This could be the day I've waited for all my life
   And it's coming true
   This could be the day I've waited for all my life
   And it looks like you
   Bells of fire hissing through
   The dark and tropical night
   Thrown by Nubian slaves
   This could be the night I've waited for all my frumpy little life
   This could be the night I cut a malignant growth
   With a steel knife
   Tongues of fire hissing through
   The dark and tropical night
   Thrown by Nubian slaves
   This could be the train I've waited for all my life
   Coming 'round the bend
   This could be the chain that fettered me all my life
   Coming to an end
   I always bowed and curtsied
   I held the candle high
   And I blessed your valuable feet
   As they went by
   Tongues of fire hissing through
   The dark and tropical night
   Thrown by Nubian slaves