[Verse 1]
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Jan van der Merwe when he was very young, He got abducted by a big Bobjan
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He was playing in the field all alone under a tree, When the Bobjan took him and said come with me
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Jan was scared he said “Agh please Bobjan, Take me back to my father I am his only son”
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But the Bobjan laughed and said “Agh please I will be your father you will come with me.”
[Chorus]
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You will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
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You will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
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You will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
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And if anybody asks you what is your name you will say your name is Bobjan
[Verse 2]
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Jan was crying every day, He was wanting to go back home
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But the Bobjan said he must stop to cry, He mustn’t be so alone
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He must play and sing with the other Bobjan, He will see they are all very nice
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He must eat the banana he must climb the trees, He must catch for him some lice
[Chorus]
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You will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
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You will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
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You will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
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And if anybody asks you what is your name you will say your name is Bobjan
[Verse 3]
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One day Jan was sitting in a tree, Still wanting to go back home
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He was missing his father, he was missing his mother, he was missing his best friend Jo
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And the Bobjan said “Hey Jan my son it is time for you to go.”
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“You are missing your father you are missing your mother you are missing your best friend Jo”
[Chorus]
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You will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
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You will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
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You will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
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And if anybody asks you what is your name you will say your name is Bobjan
[Verse 4]
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Jan was happy but also sad, He was leaving his friends behind
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He was starting to feel like a real Bobjan in his body and in his mind
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He was running back home like a real Bobjan, With his hands and his feets on the ground
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Shouting and crying like a real Bobjan with a real Bobjan sound
[Chorus]
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You will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
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You will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
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You will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
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And if anybody asks you what is your name you will say your name is Bobjan
[Verse 5]
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Back home his father and his mother is stressed, Their son is a different man
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He eats like a Bobjan drinks like a Bobjan sleeps like a Bobjan can
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And they ask him “Son, what is your name?” and he says “My name is Bobjan”
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And they say “No son, your name is Jan” “No my name is Bobjan!”
[Chorus]
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I will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
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I will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
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I will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
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And if anybody asks me what is my name I will say my name is Bobjan
[Verse 6]
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Now Jan is working nine to five in the office in Joburg east
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He also have a wife and lots of kids and every time they have a feast
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Jan’s wife she asks him nice, “Please behave tonight.”
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Then he says “My wife im a man in my heart but a Bobjan in my mind.”
[Chorus]
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I will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
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I will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
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I will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
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And if anybody asks me what is my name I will say my name is Bobjan