Waysele yedwa, eyedwa, eheee
Waysele yedwa
Waysele yedwa (it was too late)
Eyedwa, eheee ( It was too late)
Waysele yedwa, hoo eyedwa
Indlozi lakhe limlahlile (limlahlilidlozi)
Nabakubo bamlahlile (umndeni wonke)
Waysele yedwa (it was too late)
Eyedwa, eheee ( It was too late)
Waysele yedwa, hoo eyedwa
Hoo ngiyakhala, hoo ngiyakhala
Ngizothuliswa obani (ngikhalisililo)
Kubuhlungu, kubuhlungu
Ukubon' ulele kobandayo (Usudla libhokisi)
Yebumufi ngiyamazi (hawumufi)
Ebewumngani kimi (hawumufi)
Umufi ngiyamazi
Besixoxa konke
Wemalume nguwe, nguwe
Owenza uNontobeko ayibulale
Khulum' iqiniso phela
Waysele yedwa (it was too late)
Eyedwa, eheee ( It was too late)
Waysele yedwa, hoo eyedwa
Indlozi lakhe limlahlile (limlahlilidlozi)
Nabakubo bamlahlile (umndeni wonke)
Waysele yedwa (it was too late)
Eyedwa, eheee ( It was too late)
Waysele yedwa, hoo eyedwa
Aw aphel'amadoda
Izolo bekuba yigugu nje ukuzal'ingane yomfana
Namhlanje sesikhala ezimathomsi
Masthol'ingane yomfana
Ngoba zithi zingakhula zisuke sey'ishoda
Ngemsila nje ngoba ziphenduk'yilwane
Kukal'uNontobeko ozalwa uKhulelaphi ka makhelwane
Uthi ikhaya lakhe belimkhumbuza umgcwabo wob'ntombi bakhe bakithi
Ngoba njalo ngeyikhathi zobumnyama
Umalume ebesina ez'bethela kuye ngoncansi emnyukubeza
Mayethi uyakhala am'fundekele
Ngokushona kanina
Beluyinike ucansi kunokswela
Indawo yokukhala
Yaphenduk' umfazi ingane
Singayibonanga idlula ebuntombini
Umhlaba ungehlule yatshatsa
Amasakanayo yaphuma ngesango
Ngoba ave kubuhlungu ukukhala
Emgaqweni ubewazi khale ukuthi ikhaya likhona
Ngakho naye wathath' intambo
Emqaleni wagcina eseyibopha
Washiya incwadi ethi,
"Phind' ubhale futhi Cofi"
Ngabese ngiyabhala
Waysele yedwa, eyedwa, eheee
Waysele yedwa
Waysele yedwa (it was too late)
Eyedwa, eheee ( It was too late)
Waysele yedwa, hoo eyedwa
Indlozi lake limlahlile (limlahlilidlozi)
Nabakubo bamlahlile (umndeni wonke)
Waysele yedwa (it was too late)
Eyedwa, eheee ( It was too late)
Waysele yedwa, hoo eyedwa