World Cup (Champions) — Tropical Soul Reconstruction

The same anthem. A completely different sun.

Last time we tore it apart with wah-wah and brass. This time we let it breathe — steel pan melody gliding over the offbeat, Rhodes chords pooling warm in the low end, a soul vocalist who sounds like she's been standing barefoot on a beach since 1973.

The original lyrics are untouched. Every country, every "let's go," every "we the champions" — exactly as IShowSpeed wrote them. What changed is the world they live in now: calypso rhythm guitar skipping on the upstroke, congas and bongos chattering in the gaps, a walking bass that never rushes. The groove breathes. The melody floats.

Beres Hammond for the soul. Bill Withers for the warmth. The Caribbean for the light.

[Intro] Ha, let's go One moment, one dream 'Cause it's that time Let's go

[Verse] Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Canada Cape Verde, Colombia, Croatia Czech Republic, Curaçao, Congo Ecuador, Egypt, England, France Germany, Ghana, Haiti, Iran Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Mexico Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Scotland, South Africa South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland Tunisia, Turkey, USA, Uzbekistan Uruguay, Ivory Coast Let's play football

[Chorus] Oh, eh-oh, eh-oh-eh-oh Let's go, we the champions Oh, eh-oh, eh-oh-eh-oh Let's go, we the champions

[Refrain] 'Cause this is the World Cup Put your flags up in the air Put your hands up in the air Put your flags up, 'cause this is the World Cup Put your flags up in the air Put your hands up in the air Put your flags up, leave 'em there

[Pre-Chorus] Let's go, let's fight We up, tonight Won't break, that's right One world, unite We own it, we goin', we live for this moment We told 'em, we showed 'em, we told it

[Chorus] Oh, eh-oh, eh-oh-eh-oh Let's go, we the champions Oh, eh-oh, eh-oh-eh-oh Let's go, we the champions

[Post-Chorus] Ooh-ooh-ooh Let's go, we the champions Ooh-ooh-ooh Let's go, we the champions Ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse] We gotta rise 'til we rise to the end We gotta dream 'til we dream 'til we win Give me the cup, the championship Told them, I'm bringing it back to the crib To' el mundo mirando Everybody gritando La bola girando Uno, dos, tres, cuatro

[Pre-Chorus] Let's go, let's fight We up, tonight Won't break, that's right One world, unite We own it, we goin', we live for this moment We told 'em, we showed 'em, we told it

[Chorus] Oh, eh-oh, eh-oh-eh-oh Let's go, we the champions Oh, eh-oh, eh-oh-eh-oh Let's go, we the champions

[Post-Chorus] Ooh-ooh-ooh Let's go, we the champions Ooh-ooh-ooh Let's go, we the champions Ooh-ooh-ooh

[Outro] 2026, baby It's that World Cup time Stand up, let's go Let's go, we the champions Let's go, we the champions

Original song: IShowSpeed — World Cup (Champions) | YouTube | Genius lyrics Lyrics © IShowSpeed / Warner Records / SALXCO Records. Arrangement reconstructed in Tropical Soul style.