Africa - Toto Lyrics

Can you fill in the missing words to the lyrics of the song "Africa" by Toto?

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First submitted	October 4, 2016
Times taken	7,388
Average score	55.6%
Rating	4.58

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Lyrics	Answer
I hear the ____ echoing tonight	drums
but she hears only whispers of some _____ conversation	quiet
she's coming in __:__ flight	12:30
the moonlit _____ reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation	wings
I stopped an ___ ___ along the way	old man
hoping to find some old forgotten _____ or ancient melodies	words
he ______ to me as if to say	turned
Hurry boy it's _______ there for you	waiting
It's gonna take a lot to ____ __ ____ from you	drag me away
There's nothing that a _______ ___ or more could ever do	hundred men
I ____ ___ _____ down in Africa	bless the rains
Gonna ____ ____ ____ to do the things we never had	take some time
The ____ ____ cry out in the night	wild dogs
As they grow ________ longing for some solitary company	restless
I know that I must do what's _____	right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like _______ above the Serengeti	Olympus
I seek to cure what's ____ ______	deep inside
__________ of this thing that I've become	frightened

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18 Comments

Level 20

May 29, 2017

Got all of them.

Nice quiz, and a classic song too

Level 48

Mar 31, 2022

Nice quiz, however the line is "It's gonna take the lot drag me (...)", not a lot

Level 68

May 27, 2026

No it isn't. They're American, not British. We don't say "the lot". It's a lot.

Level 72

Aug 30, 2022

One of the best songs everrrrrr... Sadly I missed two words 😩

Level 81

May 22, 2026

Brilliant song, if a little fanciful, I wrote a blog featuring this song, amongst others, explaining why the lyrics don't quite add up. You can check it out...

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It's all written very much "tongue in cheek" or in jest, Africa is a great song really.

Level 78

May 22, 2026

This was one of my most misunderstood lyric songs for years. It wasn't until the advent of the internet and pages that posted lyrics for me to realize all the things i was singing wrong.

"...drums echoing into night. Cheers. Only whispers of some quiet conversation."

"I stopped a nomad along the way"

"I guess it rains down in Africa"

"Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like a leperess above the Serengeti" (so this one needs some explaining...I was CONVINCED that he was singing something like this. My first thought was some kind of female leper? That was weird...so my second thought was a female leopard (which is a leopardess) but maybe he just crammed the syllables together. I envisioned some proud female leopard sitting majestically on the prairie. So imagine my surprise when i read the ACTUAL lyrics).

Level 78

May 22, 2026

I also thought it was leperess, and then I decided leopardess made much more sense.

Level 89

May 22, 2026

Ugh... drag me way. I tried pull, push, wrest, take, bring, fly...

Level 87

May 22, 2026

It's not "a hundred men on Mars"?

Level 89

May 23, 2026

This quiz proved to me that I have been singing the wrong words to that song for the past forty years.

Apologies to WKRP in Cincinnatti - As God is my witness, I thought it was a leop'rdess that rose above the Serengeti.

Level 68

May 27, 2026

As a brazilian i'm proud that i've got almost eveything in this one. One of the best songs ever.

Level 56

May 27, 2026

This song came on at the end of the night when we'd all drunkenly shout the lyrics to the TV. I got 6.

Level 94

May 27, 2026

For most of my lifetime I would have sworn that he was alluding to surfing and singing "I catch the waves down in Africa" or getting a tan and "catch the rays down in Africa". Probably didn't help that I spent most of the summer it was popular at a relatives beach house and I was making it a little too personal.

Level 73

May 27, 2026

I used to think it’s “she’s coming in 12:35” and “it’s gonna take a lot to take me away from you”.

Level 75

May 27, 2026

Fun quiz! Congrats on the feature!

Level 33

May 28, 2026

I always thought it was, I guess it rains down in Africa

Level 65

May 29, 2026

I really only know one line of this song lol. I bless the rain down in Africa. I'm surprised it isn't the top guessed.

Level 60

May 29, 2026

Ahhh I got 1/18. I guess I'm aware of the song. Always thought the lyrics were "I hope it rains" not bless 😆 definitely not on my spotify!