Hasa Diga Eebowai

**Hasa Diga Eebowai** is a song from the controversial 2011 play *The Book of Mormon*. It features Mafala and the Ugandans teaching Elders Price and Cunningham how they cope with the horrendous conditions

## Lyrics

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* Extended

 (Spoken)

**Mafala**: In this part of Africa, we all have a saying

Whenever something bad happens

We just throw our hands to the sky and say "Hasa Diga Eebowai!"

**Elder Cunningham**: Hasa Diga Eebowai?

**Mafala**: It's the only way to get through all these troubled times

There's war, poverty, famine

But having a saying makes it all seem better!

(Singing)

There isn't enough food to eat

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Mafala**: People are starving in the street

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Elder Cunningham**: Well, that's pretty neat!

Does it mean no worries for the rest of our days?

Mafala Kind of!

We've had no rain in several days

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Mafala**: And eighty percent of us have AIDS

Ugandans Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Mafala**: Many young girls here get circumcised

Their clits get cut right off (Way oh!)

**Ugandans**: And so we say up to the sky

Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Mafala**: Now you try!

Just stand up tall, tilt your head to the sky

And list off the bad things in your life

**Elder Cunningham**: Somebody took our luggage away

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Elder Price**: The plane was crowded and the bus was late

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Mafala**: When the world is getting you down

There's nobody else to blame (Way oh!)

Raise your middle finger to the sky

And curse his rotten name

**Elder Price**: Wait, what?

**Elder Cunningham**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Am I saying that right?

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Elder Price**: Excuse me, sir

But what exactly does that phrase mean?

**Mafala**: Well, let's see "Eebowai" means "God"

And 'Hasa Diga' means "Fuck you"

So I guess in English it would be

"Fuck you, God!"

Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Elder Price**: WHAT?!

**Mafala**: When God fucks you in the butt

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Mafala**: Fuck God right back in His cunt

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Hasa Diga Eebowai! (Fuck you, God!)

Hasa Diga Eebowai! (Fuck you, God!)

Elder Price: Excuse me, sir, but you should really not be saying that

Things aren't always as bad as they seem

**Mafala** *(Spoken)*: Oh, really? Well, take this fucking asshole, Mutumbo, here

He got caught last week trying to rape a baby

**Elder Price**: What!? Why?

Mafala: Some people in his tribe believe that having sex with a virgin will cure their AIDS

There aren't many virgins left, so some of them are turning to babies

**Elder Price**: But that's horrible!

**Mafala**: I know!

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Here's the butcher, he has AIDS

Here's the teacher, she has AIDS

Here's the doctor, he has AIDS

Here's my daughter she has a...

Wonderful disposition

She's all I have left in the world

And if either of you lays a hand on her

I will give you my AIDS!

**Ugandans**: If you don't like what we say

Try living here a couple days

Watch all your friends and family die

Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Fuck you!

**Mafala and Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Fuck you, God, in the ass, mouth, and cunt-a 3x

Fuck you in the eye!

Fuck you, God, in the ass, mouth, and cunt-a (Hasa Diga Eebowai!)

Fuck you, God, in the ass, mouth, and cunt-a

Fuck you, God, in the ass, mouth, and cunt-a (Hasa Diga Eebowai!)

Fuck you in the other eye!

Fuck you, fuck you, God (Hasa Diga Eebowai!) 3x

Hasa Diga!

Fuck you, God!

In the cunt!

(Spoken)

**Mafala**: In this part of Africa, we all have a saying

Whenever something bad happens

We just throw our hands to the sky and say "Hasa Diga Eebowai!"

**Elder Cunningham**: Hasa Diga Eebowai?

**Mafala**: It's the only way to get through all these troubled times

There's war, poverty, famine

But having a saying makes it all seem better!

(Singing)

There isn't enough food to eat

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Mafala**: People are starving in the street

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Elder Cunningham**: Well, that's pretty neat!

Does it mean no worries for the rest of our days?

Mafala Kind of!

We've had no rain in several days

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Mafala**: And eighty percent of us have AIDS

Ugandans Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Mafala**: Many young girls here get circumcised

Their clits get cut right off (Way oh!)

**Ugandans**: And so we say up to the sky

Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Mafala**: Now you try!

Just stand up tall, tilt your head to the sky

And list off the bad things in your life

**Elder Cunningham**: Somebody took our luggage away

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Elder Price**: The plane was crowded and the bus was late

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Mafala**: When the world is getting you down

There's nobody else to blame (Way oh!)

Raise your middle finger to the sky

And curse his rotten name

**Elder Price**: Wait, what?

**Elder Cunningham**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Am I saying that right?

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Elder Price**: Excuse me, sir

But what exactly does that phrase mean?

**Mafala**: Well, let's see "Eebowai" means "God"

And 'Hasa Diga' means "Fuck you"

So I guess in English it would be

"Fuck you, God!"

Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Elder Price**: WHAT?!

**Mafala**: When God fucks you in the butt

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

**Mafala**: Fuck God right back in His cunt

**Elder Cunningham**: Hasa Diga Eebowai

What a nifty phrase!

**Ugandans**: Way oh

**Elder Cunningham**: Hasa Diga Eebowai

Hasa Diga Eebowai

Hasa Diga Eebowai

**Elder Price**: Elder Cunningham, Elder Cunningham stop!

Elder Cunningham ELDER CUNNINGHAM!

**Elder Cunningham**: What, what, what?

**Elder Price**: you shouldn't be saying that

**Elder Cunningham**: What? Hasa dig-

**Elder Price**: No!, it means something very bad

**Elder Cunningham**: what?

**Elder Price**: They're saying *F you* to heavenly father

**Elder Cunningham**: *F you to heavenly father* holy molie!

I've said it like 13 times

Hasa Diga Eebowai! (Fuck you, God!)

Hasa Diga Eebowai! (Fuck you, God!)

Elder Price: Excuse me, sir, but you should really not be saying that

Things aren't always as bad as they seem

**Mafala** *(Spoken)*: Oh, really? Well, take this fucking asshole, Mutumbo, here

He got caught last week trying to rape a baby

**Elder Price**: What!? Why?

Mafala: Some people in his tribe believe that having sex with a virgin will cure their AIDS

There aren't many virgins left, so some of them are turning to babies

**Elder Price**: But that's horrible!

**Mafala**: I know!

**Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Here's the butcher, he has AIDS

Here's the teacher, she has AIDS

Here's the doctor, he has AIDS

Here's my daughter she has a...

Wonderful disposition

She's all I have left in the world

And if either of you lays a hand on her

I will give you my AIDS!

**Ugandans**: If you don't like what we say

Try living here a couple days

Watch all your friends and family die

Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Fuck you!

**Mafala and Ugandans**: Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Fuck you, God, in the ass, mouth, and cunt-a 3x

Fuck you in the eye!

Fuck you, God, in the ass, mouth, and cunt-a (Hasa Diga Eebowai!)

Fuck you, God, in the ass, mouth, and cunt-a

Fuck you, God, in the ass, mouth, and cunt-a (Hasa Diga Eebowai!)

Fuck you in the other eye!

Fuck you, fuck you, God (Hasa Diga Eebowai!) 3x

Hasa Diga!

Fuck you, God!

In the cunt!

## Trivia

* Elder Cunningham says the phrase 6 times
* The word *Fuck* is used 22 times (Excluding the Hasa portion of the phrase)