Tondelayo

Lyrics & Music By: Thom Hirsch

Deep in the jungle, ‘bout as deep as one can be

Legend say, a woman lives, beautiful beyond belief.

Men cannot control themselves

Once they look into her eyes

Women how they envy her powers to hypnotize

They all sing:

Tondelayo

Tondelay-Oh

Tondelayo

Tondelay-Oh

Slaves to her passion, one by one men disappear

Stories say she devour them

Death by ecstasy not fear

Some say: it’s black magic

That casts them in her spell

As willingly they’d follow her

Into the fires of hell

They all sing:

Tondelayo

Tondelay-Oh

Tondelayo

Tondelay-Oh

Drums beat out a rhythm that hypnotize your soul

Can you find the power to regain your self-control?

Her touch will leave you breathless

Her whisper breaks your will

You have but once chance to escape

As you beg your heart be still

They all sing:

Tondelayo

Tondelay-Oh

Tondelayo

Tondelay-Oh

You must escape before those drum beats

Mesmerize your brain

Nothing in your experience

Take you close to this insane

You must fight to run away

While your legs are still your own

Don’t look back and risk that fate

That will turn your flesh to stone

They all sing:

Tondelayo

Tondelay-Oh

Tondelayo

Tondelay-Oh

Repeat 1st Verse & Fade

Tondelayo

Tondelay-Oh

Tondelayo

Tondelay-Oh

Tondelayo

Tonedlayoooooooooooooooooooooo

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh,

Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah,

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh,

Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah,

Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS

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“Weird and wonderful. Cool story.”

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“The song has a very catchy drum beat”.

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“Well written story song with carefully crafted lyrics.”

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“Love the ending chant and the violins.”

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"It's an OK song. Very different. The last minute and a half is the best part of the song. Kind of haunting music."

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".....The end of the song is a song all by itself."

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".....Best listened to with headphones!"

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