PETER GABRIEL - Shaking The Tree lyrics

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Souma yergon, sou nou yergon, we are shakin' the tree<br>Souma yergon, sou nou yergon, we are shakin' the tree<br><br>Waiting your time, dreaming of a better life<br>Waiting your time, you're more than just a wife<br>You don't want to do what your mother has done<br>She has done<br>This is your life, this new life has begun<br>It's your day - a woman's day<br>It's your day - a woman's day<br><br>Turning the tide, you are on the incoming wave<br>Turning the tide, you know you are nobody's slave<br>[ 1989 version - find your brothers and sisters ]<br>[ 1990 version - find your sisters and brothers ]<br>Who can hear all the truth in what you say<br>They can support you when you're on your way<br>It's your day - a woman's day<br>It's your day - a woman's day<br><br>Souma yergon, sou nou yergon, we are shakin' the tree<br>Souma yergon, sou nou yergon, we are shakin' the tree<br>Souma yergon, sou nou yergon, we are shakin' the tree<br><br>[ extra lyrics from 1989 12 remix ]<br><br>There's nothing to gain when there's nothing to be lost<br>There's nothing to gain if you stay behind and count the cost<br>Make the decision that you can be who you can be<br>You can be<br>Tasting the fruit come to the liberty tree<br>It's your day - a woman's day<br>It's your day - a woman's day<br><br>[ end of extra lyrics from 12 remix ]<br><br>Changing your ways, changing those surrounding you<br>Changing your ways, more than any man can do<br>Open your heart, show him the anger and pain, so you heal<br>Maybe he's looking for his womanly side, let him feel<br><br>You had to be so strong<br>And you do nothing wrong<br>Nothing wrong at all<br>We're gonna to break it down<br>We have to shake it down<br>Shake it all around<br><br>Souma yergon, sou nou yergon, we are shakin' the tree<br>Souma yergon, sou nou yergon, we are shakin' the tree<br>Souma yergon, sou nou yergon, we are shakin' the tree<br>...