Story Behind The Song
A western man remembers his earlier days in Africa ( Timbuktu, Mali) when he fell in love with a Mandingo woman, dark, mysterious and forbidden and mourns the loss of that youthful pleasure.
Song Description
Remembering lost exotic and forbidden love in a foreign place and dreaming of returning.
| Song Length |
6:00 |
Genre |
World - General, World - Reggae/Caribbean |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Similar Artists |
Sting, Peter Gabriel |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
Timbuktu---words and music by Gordon McLeod copyright 2003
Verse 1
Starlight gleaming, moonlight streaming, desert sky and evening?s sweet taboo.
Ancient longings, no belongings, I?ll return again to Timbuktu.
Verse 2
I remember, slow and tender, sad Mandingo queen of midnight blue.
Stolen mornings, unheard warnings, I was born again in Timbuktu.
Bridge:
Ah, the sweetness of my bitter tears,
Wakes my heart with Deja Vu.
Softly in the night her voice I hear
Calling me to Timbuktu.
Verse 3
Subtle danger, to a stranger, in a foreign land of brown and blue
Restless lover, took another, stole my heart away in Timbuktu.
Instrumental interlude over verse chords
Bridge:
Ah, the sweetness of my bitter tears,
Wakes my heart with Deja Vu.
Softly in the night her voice I hear
Calling me to Timbuktu
Verse 4
Starlight gleaming, moonlight streaming, desert sky and evening?s sweet taboo.
Ancient longings, no belongings, I?ll return again to Timbuktu.
Instrumental interlude and out