《This Time for Africa》的詞曲由艾瑞莎·弗蘭克林（Aretha Franklin）和David Porter共同完成，以下是其中的部分歌詞：
Verse 1:
Yeah, this time for Africa
Come on, now, let's go
Oh, oh, oh
Yeah, this time for Africa
Gonna show the world we're coming
Oh, oh, oh
Chorus:
Yeah, we're going to Africa
To bring some love and hope to all
Yeah, we're going to Africa
To show them how we live and roll
Verse 2:
Oh, oh, oh
Gonna take some money
And some good old fashioned love
Oh, oh, oh
Gonna show them what we got
And how we live our lives
Chorus:
Yeah, we're going to Africa
To bring some love and hope to all
Yeah, we're going to Africa
To show them how we live and roll
Bridge:
Oh, oh, oh
Come on now, everybody
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, let's do it for our land
Oh, oh, oh
Outro:
Yeah, this time for Africa
Come on now, let's go together
Yeah, this time for Africa
Oh, oh, oh (x3)
Yeah (x2)