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Taken from "De collected broadcasts of Idi Amin" by John Bird released 1975,
OK. Right now, here we goin' again from de top. An' this time, de first violin, er, I want you to plug de instruments into, er, into de gas main, because, er, I'm not getting de sound I am liking. An' the wives what am forming de backing group, let, er, you come round to the front of me where I can keep my eye on you. Dat better. Right now, here we are going. Stop now. Stop now when i am telling you! LISTEN, STOP! SHUT UP!
Thank you. Now, I am counting you in with de well-known counting things.
Here we go. One, two ... Oh, no! What come after two? ............Five!
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, most amazin' man, there's ever been.
He's de general, de president, de king of the scene,
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin.
Look at the history, it packed with men,
Wot rising to the top and getting chopped again
No one fathoming de secret of the whole damn thing.
You got to give de population something to sing!
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, most amazin' man, there's ever been.
He de general, de president, de king of the scene,
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin.
Take Hitler, Stalin, Attilla de Nun,
No one got a good word for a single one.
Where these first-class geniuses all goin' wrong,
They never got de population singing along.
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, most amazin' man, there's ever been.
He's de general, de president, de king of the scene,
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin.
Listen, would de world-famous Kampala Glee Club mind keeping in de damn background? What de hell goin' on here? It looking like some kind of musical coup to me.
Dat better. Three people more than enough for a quartet anyhow.
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, most amazin' man, there's ever been.
He's de general, de president, de king of the scene,
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin.
A modern leader gotta twist and shout,
Got tell the people let it all hang out.
If you don't want to vanish with a boot up the bum,
You gotta give the population something to hum.
"You still crowding the star!",
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, most amazin' man, there's ever been.
He's de general, de president, de king of the scene,
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin.
Hmm, that a pretty good voice you got there. That voice possibly taking you right to de top of de charts. Yes, sir, ma'am, every chance you getting to the number one spot on de Uganda hit parade with a voice like dat. You could be de next Englebert Bassey! You could be de new Zulu!
Pity, de world only needin' one new star really.
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, the most amazin' man de world has seen,
I de general, de president, de king of the scene,
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin.
This chorus singin' a piece of cake! Let's go now!
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, Wow wow, Idi, Idi, Idi Amin...
Listen to the falsetto goin' there! Not often a black man get that far up, you know.
Idi Amin, Idi Amin, Idi Amin, Idi, Idi Amin, Idi...
Don't forget the name there, folks!
IdiAminIdiAmin...
How I love the sound of it!
Idi Amin, Idi Amin. Ooh, Idi, Idi Amin, Idi AminIdiAmin...?
Who wrote the lyrics? This is poetry!
IdiAminIdiAminIdiAmin...
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Idi Amin - well I will let you make up your own mind about him, based up on personal interviews and records.
If you read through the entire wikipedia entry on him - the "Song of levity and ridicule" makes a lot of sense. The humorous verse, is a transcription of his mass murdering and criminal dictat. When Idi meant business, he REALLY meant business.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin
https://youtu.be/BSd2DeF5bX4
https://youtu.be/RDlGAaSGURM
https://youtu.be/M2OAdq2h8eU
A 13 part series on Idi Amin - by Uganda TV.
https://youtu.be/kywAJWW7ais
TOP 10 IDI AMIN HILARIOUS MOMENTS - actually very educational.
https://youtu.be/x96vi5SZLaE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_Pot
Subject: Lyr Add: AMAZIN' MAN (IDI AMIN)
From: Gurney
Date: 22 Aug 03 - 10:24 PM
AMAZIN' MAN
(Tuning and warming up from orchestra) OK. (Idi says) Right now, here we goin' again from the top. An' this time, de first violins, er, I want you to plug the instruments into, er, into the gas main, because, er, I'm not getting the sound I am liking. An' the wives what am forming the backing group, let, er, you come round to the front of me where I can keep my eye on you. Dat better. Right now, here we are going. Stop now. Stop now when I am telling you! Listen, stop! Shut up! (Gunshot) Thank you. Now, I am counting you in with the well-known counting things. Here we go. One, two ... Oh, no! What come after two? ... Five!
(Chorus, two contralto, two soprano:)
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, most amazin' man, there's ever been.
He's the general, the president, the king of the scene,
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin.
(Idi:) Look at the history, it packed with men,
What rising to the top and getting chopped agen. (again)
No one fathoming the secret of the whole damn thing.
You got to give the population something to sing!
(Chorus)
(Idi:) Take Hitler, Stalin, Attilla the Nun,
No one got a good word for a single one.
Where these first-class geniuses all goin' wrong,
They never got the population singing along.
(Chorus)
Listen, would the world-famous Kampala Glee Club mind keeping in the damn background? What the hell goin' on here? It looking like some kind of musical coup to me. (Gunshot, soprano scream) That better. Three people more than enough for a quartet anyhow.
(Chorus, one soprano less.)
A modern leader gotta twist and shout,
Got tell the people let it all hang out.
If you don't want to vanish with a boot up the bum,
You gotta give the population something to hum.
(In the middle of this chorus) "You still crowding the star!" two gunshots, two screams, one contralto continues uninterruptedly. )
Hmm, that a pretty good voice you got there. That voice possibly taking you right to the top of the charts. Yes, sir, ma'am, every chance you getting to the number one spot on the Uganda hit parade with a voice like that. You could be the next Englebert Bassey! You could be the new Zulu! (Gunshot, scream) Pity, the world only needin' one new star, really.
(Idi sings:)
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, the most amazin' man the world has seen,
I the general, the president, the king of the scene,
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin.
This chorus singin' a piece of cake! Let's go now!
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, Wow wow, Idi, Idi, Idi Amin...
Listen to the falsetto goin' there! Not often a black man get that far up, you know.
Idi Amin, Idi Amin, Idi Amin, Idi, Idi Amin, Idi...
Don't forget the name there, folks!
IdiAminIdiAmin...
How I love the sound of it!
Idi Amin, Idi Amin. Ooh, Idi, Idi Amin, Idi AminIdiAmin...?
Who wrote the lyrics? This is poetry!
IdiAminIdiAminIdiAmin...(Fadeout, losing rhythm and key)
Copyright Allen Coren 1975, Transatlantic Xtra 1148
John Bird chanted the "Idi" part, Afro style orchestra, two soprano two contralto chorus, no credits. All done with an Afro accent, making "the" into "de." Hope you get some of the flavour of the number.