Fela Kuti

One day go be one day! Those wey dey steal the money for government! Ju'di, ju'di, ju'di Ju si le Ju'di, ju'di, ju'di Ju si le Ju'di, ju'di, ju'di Odi you all, yansh don fall Anywhere yansh go, yansh must fall Up, left, right, round round, it must f...

[Chorus] Authority stealing! You be thief (I no be thief) You be rogue (I no be rogue) You dey steal (I no dey steal) You be robber (I no be robber)You be armed robber (No be armed robber) I no be thief (You be thief) I no be rogue (You be rogue) I no...

Ah- Let's get now into another, underground spiritual game Just go to help me the answer, go to say, "Aiya-kata"- Oh ya O'feshe-Lu [CHORUS] AIYA-KATA *(after each line) O'feshe- g'Boh *(2x) O'feshe-Woh [CHORUS] AIYA-KATA *(after each line) O'feshe-g'...

Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen Woh! Ahhhhh Ch! Ahhhh! Ch! Ch! Through Jesus Christ, our Lord *[CHORUS] AMEN, AMEN, AMEN...

Amen, Amen, Amen... [Chorus] Amen, Amen, Amen! Through Jesus Christ our Lord By the grace of Almighty Lord Through Jesus Christ our Lord By the grace of Almighty Lord "In Spiritus Christus..." "Allah Wakubar Mohammed Salamalekum..." [Chorus] Waka,...

He be say you be colonial man it is said you are a colonial man You don be slave man before You have been a slave before Dem don release you now They have released you now, but you but you never release yourself have never released yourself Colomentality...

Eran na goat o, for Yoruba land Eran na goat o, for Yoruba land Him go bend him yansh him go shit Him go commot away from him shit Him shit go be the last thing wey he go like to see Because why o? (Because the shit dey smell!) Because why o? (Because t...

Brothers and sisters The father of Pan-Africanism Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Says to all black people All over the world: "The secret of life is to have no fear" We all have to understand that [Chorus] I be man, I be man! I am a man I am a man, yes [Choru...

I no be gentleman at all I no be gentleman at all I no be gentleman at all o I no be gentleman at all, at all [Chorus] I no be gentleman at all o! I be Africa man original I be Africa man original Them call you, make you come chop You chop small, y...

Go slow, go slow [Chorus] Go slow, go slow! Go slow, go slow Go slow, go slow Go slow, go slow Go slow, go slow Man must be man for him land o I say, man must be man for him land o You must agree with me Man must dey work for him land o You must...

Hun hun hun hun hun-un hun Hun hun hun hun hun hun-un hun hun hun Ah ah ah ah-ah, hun hun hun-un hun hun hun Hun hun hun Gentleman He carry him cloth He carry am go for shoe-maker (Chorus): He miss road Oh yes! He miss road (Chorus): Oh yes He miss r...

[Chorus] International Thief Thief! I.T.T. International thief I.T.T. International rogue Well, well... Ha! Well, well... Ha! Motherfuckers, bastard motherfuckers We yab dem, yeah Hurry up there Say "yeah" [Chorus] Well well! Well well, na...

KALAKUTA SHOW Make we talk something We never talk before and We dey see am everyday (Ahh...Ohhh....Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh) *repeat 2x Look de man he dey waka *[CHORUS] GAGA GUGU GAGA GUGU *repeat Hungry dey run for him face *[CHORUS] WOKO WOKO WOKO WOKO...

LADY If you call woman African woman no go 'gree She go say I be Lady o If you call woman African woman no go 'gree She go say I be Lady o She go say: *(CHORUS) SHE GO SAY I BE LADY O - [AFTER EACH LINE] She go say I no be woman She go say market...

We're gonna start our live recording right now We gonna play for you our first tune tonight It's gonna be about four tunes And the first tune is called O l'oun t'awa se n'yara Je k'abere Now, which means... Let's start what we have come into the room to...

Ahh Ha ................. Ahhh .... Ah .............. Ahh Ha Sati-dey La-fin Ta Ti-Ba-ba Lago.... Ojo Sunday Lafi- Moti a ye .....Huh Sati-dey La-fin Ta Ti-Ba-ba Lago.... Ojo Sunday Lafi- Moti a ye .....Huh Huh Ojo Monday Oh-Ka-tuh Rey-se-O Ni shey Ja-moh,...

La la la la la la la la la La la for me [Chorus] La la la la la la la la la! La la la la la la la Fool for forty na fool forever Na so the book people dey talk Fool for forty na fool forever Na so the book people dey talk I no go tell my brother lik...

MR. FOLLOW FOLLOW Mr. Follow Follow *[CHORUS] FOLLOW, FOLLOW, FOLLOW,- FOLLOW, FOLLOW, FOLLOW (2X) Some dey follow follow, dem close dem eye *[CHORUS] DEM CLOSE EYE, PIN- PIN- PIN Some dey follow follow, dem close dem mouth *[CHORUS] DEM CLOSE MOUTH,...

*(CHORUS) NO AGREEMENT TODAY, NO AGREEMENT TOMORROW - 2X I no go agree make my brother hungry, make I no talk *(CHORUS) LA LA LA LA ! LA LA ! - [AFTER EACH LINE] I no go agree make my brother jobless, make I no talk I no go agree make my brother homeles...

Them go show o, them go show Them go show themselves clear clear Them go show o Them go show o, them go show Opposite people Them go show themselves clear clear Them go show [Chorus] Them go show! Anywhere them dey Anywhere them dey Them go show t...

I open my eye I see for my land *(CHORUS) NA WRONG SHOW O Everywhere you go Everywhere you dey Everybody want do power show Na wrong show O You reach boarder immigration officer dey Him go bluff you Waste your time Change him pants Some dey comb d...

Roforofo fight... From Abeokuta city Translation to original English: She tear pata, he tear buba She tear pata, he tear buba She tear trouser, he tear pant She tear trouser, he tear pant She pull the thing commot, he tear the thing She pull the thing...

To ba b'oni sakara pade Pasan to ma fi na e oje l'o nje Kini won se npe o Shakara oloje ni [Chorus] Shakara oloje ni Shakara oloje ni o... We get the shakara man We get the shakara woman Shakara man, him go say, "I go beat you, I go nearly kill yo...

To ba b'oni sakara pade Pashan to ma fi na e oje l'o nje Kini won se npe o Shakara oloje ni *REPEAT STANZA 3x Shakara oloje ni o... *[CHORUS] SHAKARA OLOJE NI *(REPEAT STANZA 4X) We get the shakara man We get the shakara woman Shakara man, him go s...

You Africans, please listen to me as Africans And you non-Africans, listen to me with open mind Suffer, suffer, suffer, suffer, suffer Suffer for world Na your fault be that Me I say: na your fault be that I want you all to please take your minds Out...

You Africans, please listen to me as Africans And you non-Africans, listen to me with open mind Suffer, suffer, suffer, suffer, suffer Suffer for world Na your fault be that Me I say: na your fault be that I want you all to please take your minds Out...

SORROW, TEARS, AND BLOOD Everybody run run run Everybody scatter scatter Some people lost some bread Some one nearly die Some one just die Police dey come, Army dey come Confusion everywhere Seven minutes later All done cool down, brother Police do...

TEACHER, TEACHER-O NA THE LECTURER BE YOUR NAME TEACHER, TEACHER-O NA THE LECTURE BE THE SAME MAKE-EE NO TEACH-EE ME AGAIN OH AS SOON TEACHING FINISH YES, DA THING-EE IT GON DIE IT DEY-O AS SOON TEACHING FINISH YES, DA THING-EE IT GON DIE IT DEY-O ME AND...

TROUBLE SLEEP, YANGA WAKE AM (lead vocal scats melody), sax solo, organ intro *[CHORUS] RA RA-RA RA, RA-RA-RA-RA-RA RA RA-RA RA, RA-RA-RA-RA-RA RA RA-RA RA When Trouble sleep, Yanga go wake am, Waking him dey find *[CHORUS] PALAVER, HE DEY FIND Pa...

Open that book them call dictionary Open am make you see Open that book them call dictionary Open am make you see Upside down dey there proper Open am make you see Them recognize who work for show yes Open am make you see Because him get him meaning too Legs f...

[Afrika 70 intro] Good evening, ladies and gentleman. Bonsoir, mesdames et messieurs. Guten Abend, meine Damen und Herren. We present to you today the greatest thing that ever came out of Africa. We present to you today: Fela and the Afrika 70. Playing a mu...

To ba fe lo weh omi lo- malo (Yoruba) If you wan go wash- water you go use Toba fe sobeh omi lo- malo If you wan cook soup- water you go use To ri ba ngbona omi lero lero If your head be hot- water it cool am Tomo ba ngagda omi lo- malo If your child...

Different different fever na him dey Different different fever na him dey Different different fever na him dey Different different fever na him dey Malaria fever nko *[CHORUS] HE DEY *(AFTER EACH LINE) Jaundice fever nko Hay fever nko Influenza fever...

[Chorus] One day go be one day! Those wey dey steal the money for government! Ju'di, ju'di, ju'di Ju si le Ju'di, ju'di, ju'di Ju si le Ju'di, ju'di, ju'di Odi you all, yansh don fall Anywhere yansh go, yansh must fall Up, left, right, round round,...

Zombie-o, zombie (Zombie-o, zombie)Zombie-o, zombie (Zombie-o, zombie) Zombie no go go, unless you tell am to go (Zombie) Zombie no go stop, unless you tell am to stop (Zombie) Zombie no go turn, unless you tell am to turn (Zombie) Zombie no go think, unle...