Yaya

from Special Request by 1-O.A.K.

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Go back in time to ancient Ouro Preto Black Gold mines and incredible art Soft hazel eyes aglow, piercing through my soul Bahian beautiful girl steals my heart Homes upon hills, high up above us Deserted mine shafts, hidden beneath Her architectural frame, soaring through my brain Bahian beautiful girl to beseech The atmosphere was charged with the sound Of bongos, tambourines and bare feet on the ground In the cool of the night, spellbound by the sight Bahian beautiful girl, I have found My little Portuguese lover Soul to soul, we touched each other Swear I wanna meet her mother Would you take me home? Look baby, I want to be your drummer So you can put me in your pocket Baby girl you’re on fire (fire) The way you’re moving around has got me locked in Chorus: Yaya Yaya, take me higher Yaya Yaya, keep on
Yaya Yaya, doing it babe Yaya Yaya Yaya Yaya, take me higher Yaya Yaya, keep on Yaya Yaya, doing what you do Yaya Yaya Carnaval fills the land, just one rhythm in the dance Ten thousand parties amidst, I’d miss them all for your kiss Bahian beautiful girl to romance She pierced so deep in my soul with such care As I fixed my eyes to her stare Majestic grace and control, Yaya embraced my soul Bahian beautiful love affair My little Portuguese lover Soul to soul, we touched each other Swear I wanna meet her mother Would you take me home? Look baby, I want to be your drummer So you can put me in your pocket Baby girl you’re on fire (fire) Don’t stop movin’ Please say lover Soul to soul, we touched each other Swear I wanna meet her mother Would you take me home? Ooh baby, I want to be your drummer So you can put me in (put me in) your pocket Baby girl you’re on fire (fire,
fire) The way you’re moving around has got me locked in Chorus

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from Special Request, released February 12, 2013
Written by B. McFarland & Katrina “Mama” Watts-McFarland

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1-O.A.K. Oakland, California

In a climate where soul singers are expected to be Top 40 hit-makers or quirky darlings of hipster media, Bay Area crooner 1- O.A.K.defies easy categorization. His music keeps R&B traditionalists nodding their heads in approval, and electrifies young internet culture hunters, truly earning him the name “One of a Kind.” ... more

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