Amazin' Man Songtext
von John Bird

OK (Idi says) Right now, here we goin′ again from the top
An' this time, de first violins, er,
I want you to plug the instruments into, er, into
The Gas main, because, er, I′m not getting the sound I am liking

An' the wives what am forming
The backing group, let, er, you come round
To the front of me where I can
Keep my eye on you that better
Right now, here we are going
Stop now Stop now when I am telling you!
Listen, stop! shut up! (Gunshot)
Thank you now, I am counting you in with the Well-known counting things Here we go
One, two


Oh, no! What come after two? Five!
(Two contralto, two soprano)
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, most amazin' man, there′s ever been
He′s the general, the president, the king of the scene
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin
(Idi) Look at the history, it packed with men
What rising to the top and getting chopped agen (again)
No one fathoming the secret of the whole damn thing
You got to give the population something to sing!

Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, most amazin' man, there′s ever been
He's the general, the president, the king of the scene
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin

Take Hitler, Stalin, Attilla the Nun
No one got a good word for a single one
Where these first-class geniuses
All goin′ wrong they never got
The population singing along

Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, most amazin' man, there′s ever been
He's the general, the president, the king of the scene
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin

Listen, would the world-famous
Kampala Glee Club mind keeping in
The damn background?
What the hell goin' on here?
It looking like some kind of musical coup to me (Gunshot, soprano scream)
That better three people more
Than enough for a quartet anyhow


Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, most amazin′ man, there′s ever been
He's the general, the president, the king of the scene
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin

A modern leader gotta twist and shout
Got tell the people let it all hang out
If you don′t want to vanish with
A boot up the bum you gotta
Give the population something to hum

Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, most amazin' man, there′s ever been
He's the general, the president, the king of the scene
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin

(In the middle of this) "You still crowding
The Star!" two gunshots, two screams, one contralto continues uninterruptedly
Hmm, that a pretty good
Voice you got there That Voice
Possibly taking you right to the top of
The Charts Yes, sir, ma′am, every chance you getting To the number one spot on the
Uganda hit parade With a voice like that
You could be the next
Englebert Bassey! You could be the new Zulu! (Gunshot, scream)
Pity, the world only needin' one new star, really
(Idi sings)

Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, the most amazin' man the world has seen
I the general, the president, the king of the scene
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin
This singin′ a piece of cake! Let′s go now!
Idi, Idi, Idi Amin, wow wow, Idi, Idi, Idi Amin
Listen to the falsetto goin' there! Not often a black man get that far up, you know

Idi Amin, Idi Amin, Idi Amin, Idi, Idi Amin, Idi
Don′t forget the name there, folks!
Idi Amin Idi Amin
How I love the sound of it!
Idi Amin, Idi Amin Ooh, Idi, Idi Amin, Idi Amin Idi Amin?
Who wrote the lyrics? This is poetry!

Idi Amin Idi Amin Idi Amin
Idi Amin Idi Amin Idi Amin
Idi Amin Idi Amin Idi Amin
Idi Amin Idi Amin Idi Amin
Idi Amin Idi Amin Idi Amin
Idi Amin Idi Amin Idi Amin