Somebody light the coal, somebody find the mat
Somebody's cousin brought a friend and the friend brought that
Talking drum is asking and the courtyard is the reply
Say you came for one dance, stayed to watch the sky

Courtyard fire, courtyard fire
Courtyard fire, courtyard fire
We came to the yard with nothing but our feet
Leaving with a fire we can't put out for weeks

Auntie's on the balcony, she's counting who arrived
The generator's humming like it's keeping us alive
Every speaker's leaning like it's tired of holding still
Push it to the edge and let the bassline foot the bill

Say it louder, say it louder
Fire in the yard, fire in the yard

Courtyard fire, courtyard fire
Courtyard fire, courtyard fire
We came to the yard with nothing but our feet
Leaving with a fire we can't put out for weeks