Cocody Rock (2010 Remastered Edition)
Alpha Blondy · Cocody Rock !!! (2010 Remastered Edition)
Rockin' Rocker from Zion I.C.
We're ready ready ready, ready to rock
We are the rockers from Zion Ivory Coast
We're ready ready ready, ready to rock
We sayin'
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rock
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rasta
Coco, Coco now, Cocody Rock
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rasta
Somebody, somebody is working out the sound system
(the sound system)
Say Jah Jah rythm
(Jah Jah rythm)
We movin through space and time
Brother Tom fear
Ain't got nothin', he's beatin' down the bass line
Why don't you get on board the Zion Express
We sayin'
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rock
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rasta
Coco, Coco now, Cocody Rock
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rasta
Rockin' in, rockin' out
Rockin' in, rockin' out
We're gonna rock you
In the Night, in the day
We bound to rock your soul
We positively movin up - oh
Weavin' Jah time
No matter what you say or do
Jah bound to rock you down
That's why we're sayin'
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rock
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rasta
Coco, Coco now, Cocody Rock
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rasta
We're ready ready ready, ready to rock
We are the rockers from Zion Ivory Coast
We're ready ready ready, ready to rock
We sayin'
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rock
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rasta
Coco, Coco now, Cocody Rock
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rasta
Somebody, somebody is working out the sound system
(the sound system)
Say Jah Jah rythm
(Jah Jah rythm)
We movin through space and time
Brother Tom fear
Ain't got nothin', he's beatin' down the bass line
Why don't you get on board the Zion Express
We sayin'
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rock
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rasta
Coco, Coco now, Cocody Rock
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rasta
Rockin' in, rockin' out
Rockin' in, rockin' out
We're gonna rock you
In the Night, in the day
We bound to rock your soul
We positively movin up - oh
Weavin' Jah time
No matter what you say or do
Jah bound to rock you down
That's why we're sayin'
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rock
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rasta
Coco, Coco now, Cocody Rock
Coco, Coco, is Cocody Rasta
About Cocody Rock
"Cocody Rock" is a key song in Alpha Blondy's catalog and a strong example of how he connected Jamaican reggae language with West African identity. Cocody, a district of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire, gives the song a specific sense of place, while the rhythm points toward the global reach of roots reggae. Blondy's vocal presence is relaxed but declarative, and his multilingual career has often made local references feel international. The track's lasting appeal comes from that combination: it is danceable, geographically grounded, and confident in its cultural mixture. The remastered version mainly renews the sound without changing the song's essential character.