[Verse 1]
Jan van der Merwe when he was very young, He got abducted by a big Bobjan
He was playing in the field all alone under a tree, When the Bobjan took him and said come with me
Jan was scared he said âAgh please Bobjan, Take me back to my father I am his only sonâ
But the Bobjan laughed and said âAgh please I will be your father you will come with me.â
[Chorus]
You will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
You will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
You will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
And if anybody asks you what is your name you will say your name is Bobjan
[Verse 2]
Jan was crying every day, He was wanting to go back home
But the Bobjan said he must stop to cry, He mustnât be so alone
He must play and sing with the other Bobjan, He will see they are all very nice
He must eat the banana he must climb the trees, He must catch for him some lice
[Chorus]
You will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
You will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
You will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
And if anybody asks you what is your name you will say your name is Bobjan
[Verse 3]
One day Jan was sitting in a tree, Still wanting to go back home
He was missing his father, he was missing his mother, he was missing his best friend Jo
And the Bobjan said âHey Jan my son it is time for you to go.â
âYou are missing your father you are missing your mother you are missing your best friend Joâ
[Chorus]
You will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
You will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
You will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
And if anybody asks you what is your name you will say your name is Bobjan
[Verse 4]
Jan was happy but also sad, He was leaving his friends behind
He was starting to feel like a real Bobjan in his body and in his mind
He was running back home like a real Bobjan, With his hands and his feets on the ground
Shouting and crying like a real Bobjan with a real Bobjan sound
[Chorus]
You will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
You will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
You will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
And if anybody asks you what is your name you will say your name is Bobjan
[Verse 5]
Back home his father and his mother is stressed, Their son is a different man
He eats like a Bobjan drinks like a Bobjan sleeps like a Bobjan can
And they ask him âSon, what is your name?â and he says âMy name is Bobjanâ
And they say âNo son, your name is Janâ âNo my name is Bobjan!â
[Chorus]
I will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
I will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
I will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
And if anybody asks me what is my name I will say my name is Bobjan
[Verse 6]
Now Jan is working nine to five in the office in Joburg east
He also have a wife and lots of kids and every time they have a feast
Janâs wife she asks him nice, âPlease behave tonight.â
Then he says âMy wife im a man in my heart but a Bobjan in my mind.â
[Chorus]
I will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
I will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
I will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
And if anybody asks me what is my name I will say my name is Bobjan