Ashé mo re, ashé mo re   Ashé mo re, ashé mo re   Ashé mo re, ashé mo re   Ashé mo re, ashé mo re      Ashé mo re, ashé mo re   Ashé mo re, ashé mo re   Ashé mo re, ashé mo re   Ashé mo re, ashé mo re      Zippin' up my boots   Goin' back to my roots, yeah   To the place of my birth   Back down to earth      I'm standing in the rain   Drenched and soaked with pain   Tired of short time benefits   And being exposed to the elements      I'm homeward bound   Got my head turned around      Ooh, ah   Zippin' up my boots   Goin' back to my roots, yeah   To the place of my birth   Back down to earth      Ain't talkin' 'bout no roots in the land   Talkin' 'bout the roots in the man   I feel my spirit's gettin' old   It's time to recharge my soul      I'm zippin' up my boots   Goin' back to my roots, yeah   To the place of my birth   Back down to earth      I'm homeward bound   Got my head turned around      Paua oouaarancì   Irà chiyeah   Ishé galé ma ba oo ah      Paua oouaarancì   Irà chiyeah   Ishé galé ma ba oo ah      Ooh, ah   Zippin' up my boots   Goin' back to my roots, yeah   To the place of my birth   Back down to earth      I'm homeward bound   Got my head turned around      Zippin' up my boots   Goin' back to my roots, yeah   To the place of my birth   Back down to earth