Everybody Is Doing It by Benjamin Zephaniah

This is by the guy who turned down an OBE from the Queen today….I was checking out his website, and thought this was cool…go Benjamin!

Everybody Is Doing It by Benjamin Zephaniah
(from ‘Wicked World’)

“In Hawaii they Hula
They Tango in Argentina
They Reggae in Jamaica
And they Rumba down in Cuba,
In Trinidad and Tobago
They do the Calypso
And in Spain the Spanish
They really do Flamenco.

In the Punjab they Bhangra
How they dance Kathak in India
Over in Guatemala
They dance the sweet Marimba,
Even foxes dance a lot
They invented the Fox Trot,
In Australia it’s true
They dance to the Didgeridoo.

In Kenya they Benga
They Highlife in Ghana
They dance Ballet all over
And Rai dance in Algeria,
They Jali in Mali
In Brazil they Samba
And the girls do Belly Dancing
In the northern parts of Africa.

Everybody does the Disco
From Baghdad to San Francisco
Many folk with razzamataz
Cannot help dancing to Jazz,
They do the Jig in Ireland
And it is really true
They still Morris dance in England
When they can find time to.”

 If you wanna check out his website it’s at http://www.benjaminzephaniah.com

Oh, I should mention, the “Go Benjamin” I wrote above is for his work.  The OBE is his choice, though his reasons for it are commendable.