LIBERIAN GIRL: RELEASE AND LYRICS

Liberian Girl
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"Liberian Girl" (Lyrics)
Naku penda piya-naku taka

Piya-mpenziwe)

(I love you too-i want you

Too-my love)

Liberian girl... You came and you changed

My world

A love so brand new

Liberian girl...

You came and you changed

Me girl

A feeling so true

Liberian girl

You know that you came

And you changed my world,

Just like in the movies,

With two lovers in a scene

And she says...

"Do you love me"

And he says so endlessly...

"I love you, liberian girl"

(Naku penda piya-naku taka

Piya-mpenziwe)

(I love you too-i want you Too-

my love) Liberian girl...

More precious than

Any pearl

Your love so complete

Liberian girl...

You kiss me then,

Ooh, the world

You do this to me

Liberian girl

You know that you came

And you changed my world,

Just like in the movies,

With two lovers in a scene

And she says,

"Do you love me"

And he says so endlessly

"I love you, liberian girl"

(Naku penda piya-naku taka

Piya-mpenziwe)

(I love you too-i want you

Too-my love)

Liberian girl You know that you came

And you changed my world,

I wait for the day,

When you have to say

"I do,"

And I'll smile and say it too,

And forever we'll be true

I love you, liberian girl,

All the time

(Girl)

I love you liberian girl,

All the time

(Girl)

I love you liberian girl,

All the time

(Girl)

I love you liberian girl,

All the time

(Girl)

I love you

I love you baby

(Girl)

I want you

I love you baby

(Girl)

Ooh! I love you baby,

I want You baby, ooh!

(Girl)

Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Bad
Released
July 3, 1989
Format
CD single
Recorded
1987
Genre
R&B, Adult contemporary
Length
3:53 (Album Version)3:39 (Edit)
Label
Epic Records
Writer(s)
Michael Jackson
Producer
Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Leave Me Alone"(1989)
"Liberian Girl"(1989)
"Speed Demon"(1989)
Bad track listing
"Speed Demon"(3)
"Liberian Girl"(4)
"Just Good Friends"(5)
"Liberian Girl" was the ninth single to be released from Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad. The song was written as early as 1983 and was among those considered for The Jacksons' Victory album. It was reworked and rewritten in 1986 for Bad. The song was released as a single in Europe and Australia. The song starts with Swahili language phrase: "Nakupenda pia, nakutaka pia, mpenzi we!" (I love you, and I want you, my dear!). Liberian Girl is dedicated to close friend and actress Elizabeth Taylor. This song much like fellow track "Man in the Mirror", is a pop ballad.