They divided up the world, Nothing surprises me anymore
If you leave me Chechnya
Me, I will leave you Armenia
If you leave me Afghanistan
Me, I will leave you Pakistan
If you don’t withdraw from Haiti
I will invade Banui for you
If you help me bomb Iraq
Me, I will take care of Kurdistan for you
They divided up the world, Nothing surprises me anymore
If you leave me the uranium
Me, I will leave you the aluminum
If you leave me your mineral deposits
Me, I will help you hunt the Taliban
If you leave me a lot of wheat
Me, I will fight the war at your side
If you let me mine your gold
Me, I will help you overthrow the general
They divided up the world, Nothing surprises me anymore
They divided up Africa without consulting us,
and then they were astonished when we disunited ourselves
One part of the Mandingue Empire
Is located in the Wolof’s home
One part of the Mossi Empire
Is located in Ghana
One part of the Soussou Empire
Is located in the Mandingue Empire
One part of the Mandingue Empire
Is located in the Mossi’s home
The divided up Africa, without asking us
Without asking us, without our advice
They divided up the world, Nothing surprises me anymore
*The word 'gisement', which I translated as mineral deposit, could also refer to oilfield but the word by itself is vague and there are no extra details to help decide what he means.
* The original french says "chez les Mossis" etc. Literally translated, home of the Mossi. I'd be more prone to say the Mossi Territory, or the Mossi's land. I tried to keep it as close to the original connotations, so I didn't change it to make it sound 'better'.
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