His name Sipho Jabula Mafeki
The keeper of his father’s herds
And every morning with the sunrise he leads out the cattle, playing his whistle with the singin' birds

I am alone in the wild
But nothing really scares me for God is my shield, oh yes
I know the Modimo, I know He is with me, cause that's what Grandma’s Bible says

And He helps me
And He guides me
My feet can only follow His Son

And He wants me
To keep on playing
Until the job with the cattle is done

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah Nkosi Jesu (Hallelu)

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah Nkosi Jesu

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah Nkosi Jesu (Hallelu)

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah Nkosi Jesu

I know exactly how it works, says Sipho Mafeki just as I look after the herd
The Lord Jesus is the Keeper of the sheep of Modimo
It says so in God's Word

I know I am small, I am just an umfana, but I know one day I'm gonna be king
I know I am already a Modimo’s impi, and therefore I will dance and sing

And He needs me to share His loving
Among the people of the village below
And that’s why I will keep on dancing
And play my whistle wherever I go

As for me and Morena David
He also played a pennywhistle like me
But in his heart little David was already king, that was plain to see

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah Nkosi Jesu (Hallelu)

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah Nkosi Jesu

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah Nkosi Jesu (Hallelu)

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah Nkosi Jesu