Marurui Roulette

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Welcome to Marurui Where the map draws thin A palatial mansion Fits in two tin rooms Passing matatus Write on the air Sukuma wiki Keeps time in the square They call it informal Like that makes it small But miracle-makers Live here after all [Pre-Chorus] Fifty shillings Stretching to the sun One pot, one promise Somehow feeds us one [Chorus] Marurui, Marurui We make it work Marurui, Marurui Out of the dirt Miracle-makers Under patched-up skies Marurui, Marurui We live our lives [Verse 2] Water in a jerrycan Two trips by dawn Kids in clean uniforms Pushing school on A wall of corrugated Hums in the rain Still the laughter moves Through every lane Neat little labels Try to box us in But a hard-earned morning Says who we’ve been [Pre-Chorus] Fifty shillings Stretching to the sun One pot, one promise Somehow feeds us one [Chorus] Marurui, Marurui We make it work Marurui, Marurui Out of the dirt Miracle-makers Under patched-up skies Marurui, Marurui We live our lives [Bridge] Call it what you want We know what it means Steel, smoke, supper And stubborn dreams No palace address Could teach this pride We build our tomorrow From the inside [Final Chorus] Marurui, Marurui We make it work Marurui, Marurui Out of the dirt Miracle-makers Under patched-up skies Marurui, Marurui We live our lives Marurui, Marurui We rise, we rise