Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
E minorEm E minorEm 
C majorC BB
Jan van der Merwe when he was very young, He got abducted by a big Bobjan
E minorEm E minorEm 
B minorBm BB
He was playing in the field all alone under a tree, When the Bobjan took him and said come with me
E minorEm E minorEm C majorC BB
Jan was scared he said “Agh please Bobjan, Take me back to my father I am his only son”
E minorEm E minorEm B minorBm BB
But the Bobjan laughed and said “Agh please I will be your father you will come with me.”
Chorus:
E MajorE BB
You will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
E MajorE
You will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
BB
You will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
E MajorE
And if anybody asks you what is your name you will say your name is Bobjan
Verse 2:
E MajorE BB
Jan was crying every day, He was wanting to go back home
E MajorE
But the Bobjan said he must stop to cry, He mustn’t be so alone
BB
He must play and sing with the other Bobjan, He will see they are all very nice
E MajorE
He must eat the banana he must climb the trees, He must catch for him some lice
Chorus:
E MajorE BB
You will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
E MajorE
You will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
BB
You will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
E MajorE
And if anybody asks you what is your name you will say your name is Bobjan
Verse 3:
E MajorE BB
One day Jan was sitting in a tree, Still wanting to go back home
E MajorE
He was missing his father, he was missing his mother, he was missing his best friend Jo
BB
And the Bobjan said “Hey Jan my son it is time for you to go.”
E MajorE
“You are missing your father you are missing your mother you are missing your best friend Jo”
Chorus:
E MajorE BB
You will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
E MajorE
You will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
BB
You will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
E MajorE
And if anybody asks you what is your name you will say your name is Bobjan
Verse 4:
E MajorE BB
Jan was happy but also sad, He was leaving his friends behind
E MajorE
He was starting to feel like a real Bobjan in his body and in his mind
BB
He was running back home like a real Bobjan, With his hands and his feets on the ground
E MajorE
Shouting and crying like a real Bobjan with a real Bobjan sound
Chorus:
E MajorE BB
You will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
E MajorE
You will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
BB
You will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
E MajorE
And if anybody asks you what is your name you will say your name is Bobjan
Verse 5:
E MajorE BB
Back home his father and his mother is stressed, Their son is a different man
E MajorE
He eats like a Bobjan drinks like a Bobjan sleeps like a Bobjan can
BB
And they ask him “Son, what is your name?” and he says “My name is Bobjan”
E MajorE
And they say “No son, your name is Jan” “No my name is Bobjan!”
Chorus:
E MajorE BB
I will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
E MajorE
I will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
BB
I will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
E MajorE
And if anybody asks me what is my name I will say my name is Bobjan
Verse 6:
E MajorE BB
Now Jan is working nine to five in the office in Joburg east
E MajorE
He also have a wife and lots of kids and every time they have a feast
BB
Jan’s wife she asks him nice, “Please behave tonight.”
E MajorE
Then he says “My wife im a man in my heart but a Bobjan in my mind.”
Chorus:
E MajorE BB
I will eat like a Bobjan, Drink like a Bobjan, Sleep like a real Bobjan
E MajorE
I will cry like a Bobjan, Love like a Bobjan, Run like a real Bobjan
BB
I will fight like a Bobjan, Shout like a Bobjan, Sing like a real Bobjan
E MajorE
And if anybody asks me what is my name I will say my name is Bobjan
