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Thathud, boom boom boom Thathud, boom boom boom I listen As drums beat in Africa Voices rise above the pounding Mourning Crying out for their lost For their feverish Helpless people dying one loving touch at a time Ebola, your tears bring destruction You methodically make your way to the city The river from which you flow is cursed A stream of blood gushes forth Pouring out and through Africa Thathud, boom boom boom You, Ebola Travel in secrecy Disguised as lesser diseases Now the uncommon more common cold You wear malaria like a illusionist's garment Making your way through the marketplace Taxicabs fill with your unsuspecting victims Fear and ignorance, your loyal companions Following you to the hospitals Places of healing become decimated The healers hands are not protected Their fingers become your own You whisper "take me home with you, let me kiss the face of your loved ones!" Still the drums continue to beat Thathud, boom boom boom Hear the beat of Africa's heart Bring your Doctors across her borders Open Samaritan's Purse Ebola, must not win Let us love Africa one person at a time God's loving hand's poised to heal Redemption is possible He has not forgotten his children Strength will once again course through their veins Africa will sing a new song The fever will break Ebola, you cannot Shall not Will not Silence the drums of Africa! Thathud, boom boom boom Thathud, boom boom boom Thathud, boom boom boom........
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