Kentucky thambo lami
Uyilo wena lovie wami
Sthandwa sami uphithezelisa imizwa yami
Khetha mina baby ngizokuphatha kahle
(Ngikuthande nom'uvutha baby stofu sam samalahle)
Mina ngivele ngiphonse ilitje phezu kwendlu (ilitje phezu kwendlu)
Meke phuma igazi liyashukuma
Mina ngivele ngiphonse ilitje phezu kwendlu (ilitje phezu kwendlu)

Meke phuma izulu liyaduduma
Igama lakhe uSbahle
(Angeke ngimlahle)
Kwaphela ukubhampa namhlanje ngihambe kahle
Igama lakhe uSbahle
(Angeke ngimlahle)
Stofu sam samalahle uSbahle ungfudumeza kahle
Kentucky thambo lami
Uyilo wena lovie wami
Sthandwa sami uphithizelisa imizwa yami
Khetha mina baby ngizokuphatha kahle
(Ngikuthande nom uvutha baby stofu sam samalahle)
Kentucky thambo lami
Uyilo wena lovie wami
Sthandwa sami uphithizelisa imizwa yami
Khetha mina baby ngizokuphatha kahle
(Ngikuthande nom uvutha baby stofu sam samalahle)

Sweedy lami lomkhuhlwane wena sthandwa sami
Smomoza sami ngifuna uhlale nami
Isiphalaphala sentombi sibuzwa kuwe
Sinqandamathe sami sofa silahlane
Kentucky thambo lami
Uyilo wena lovie wami
Sthandwa sami uphithizelisa imizwa yami
Khetha mina baby ngizokuphatha kahle
(Ngikuthande nom uvutha baby stofu sam samalahle)

Lo uVilakazi umphephethwa umshukumisa igazi uyamenza
Nom ihlaba inameva
Ikhandelwe mina nawe lendlela
Mvelase Mthembu my shukela pine-nut yami
Ublind untswembu my boom baap uyi punch line yami
Mama wami baphi o malume abafake amabhantji balunge
Sthandwa sami ungabi usaduga noma kumakhaza uthando luyavutha
Ubamba la ngithi eish ubambe le ngithi eish wang tsikinyetsa
I just hope you can see you ain't gotta kill me cause already ngiyazfela

Noma bangathini bathi ngiku thakathile
Wen' ubone mina kuzozonke intombi esgodini
Dali thath' okwami hayi ungink' okwakho
Ngizokuthanda kuze kufike ekufeni
Dali wena
Ukhanya njengelanga liphum' ekseni
Noma amazwi angaphela kusobala emehlweni
Wena uthanda mina
Mina ngikhethe wena
Ngizokuthanda ngize ngifike ek'feni
Kentucky thambo lami
Uyilo wena lovie wami
Sthandwa sami uphithizelisa imizwa yami
Khetha mina baby ngizokuphatha kahle
(Ngikuthande nom'uvutha baby stofu sam samalahle)

Kentucky thambo lami
Uyilo wena lovie wami
Sthandwa sami uphithizelisa imizwa yami
Khetha mina baby ngizokuphatha kahle
(Ngikuthande nom uvutha baby stofu sam samalahle