Lendrema

Lendrema has gone
He’s Ralaitelofera’s son
He’s left the village
A ia oh, a ia oh, a ia ia ia oh!
Lendrema’s a damned rebel
He bad talks his people
He’s a no-good hoodlum
A ia oh, a ia oh, a ia ia ia oh!

Went and stole a car Lendrema, the hoodlum
Then he split to Tana
A ia oh, a ia oh, a ia ia ia oh!
Lendrema’s disappeared
Left his poor old folk in tears
Brothers and sisters too
A ia oh, a ia oh, a ia ia ia oh!

In Anjanamasina asylum
Raving mad with other scum
There they found him
A ia oh, a ia oh, a ia ia ia oh!

Lendrema came home, back to Ankazomalaza
He left the asylum
Once they’d cured his head

Welcome back Lendrema, welcome, old pal
Now he’s mad with joy, Lendrema

But he’s still a down-and-out
He still roams like a lout
Round the countryside

Bekoto - 1974
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