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I T T (Part 2)
Fela Kuti
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International thief, thief
International thief, thief
International thief, thief
I.T.T.
International thief, thief
International thief
Intenational thief, thief
International thief, thief
International thief, thief
I.T.T.
International thief, thief
International rogue
International thief, thief
International thief, thief
International thief, thief
Motherfuckers
Bastard motherfuckers
We yab dem, yeah
Say, "Yeah" (yeah)
(Yab dem)
Well, well, na true I want talk again o
Na true I want talk again o
If I dey lie o
Make Osiris punish me
Make Ifa dey punish me o
Make Edumare punish me o
Make the land dey punish me o
Make Edumare punish me o
I read dem for book ee-o
I see so myself ee-o
Well-ee well-ee o
Well, well, well, well
Well-ee well-ee o
Well, well, well, well
Na true I want talk again o
If I dey lie o
Make Osiris punish me
Make Ifa dey punish me o
Make Edumare punish me o
Make the land dey punish me o
I read dem for book ee-o
I see so myself ee-o
Well-ee well-ee o
Well, well, well, well
Well-ee well-ee o
Well, well, well, well
Na true I want talk again o
If I dey lie o
Make Osiris punish me
Make Edumare dey punish me o
Make the land punish me o
Make Ifa dey punish me o
I read um for book ee-o
I see some myself ee-o
I see some myself ee-o
Well, well, well, well
Well-ee, well ee-o
Well, well, well, well
Long time ago
Long, long time ago
Long time ago
Long, long, long, long time ago
Long time ago
African man we no dey carry shit (long time ago)
We dey shit inside big, big hole (long time ago)
For Yoruba-land ina "Shalanga" (long time ago)
For Igbo-land ina "Onunu-insi" (long time ago)
For Hausa-land ina "Salga" (long time ago)
For Gaa-land ina "Tiafi" (long time ago)
For Ashanti-land ina "Yarni" (long time ago)
For Ethiopia-land ina "Sagara-bet" (long time ago)
For Kikuyu-land ina "Cho-Cho" (long time ago)
For Bemba-land ina "Chimbuzi" (long time ago)
For Tonga-land in a "Ichibuzi" (long time ago)
Long, long, long, long time ago (long time ago)
African man we no dey carry shit (long time ago)
We dey shit inside big, big hole (long time ago)
Long, long, long, long time ago
Long, long, long, long time ago
Before them come force us away as slaves
During the time them come force us away as slaves
Na European man, na him dey carry shit (long time ago)
Na for them culture to carry shit (long time ago)
During the time them come colonize us (long time ago)
Them come teach us to carry shit (long time ago)
Long, long, long, long time ago (long time ago)
African man we no dey carry shit (long time ago)
Na European man teach us to carry shit (long time ago)
Many foreign companies dey Africa carry all our money go
Say am, say am
Many foreign companies dey Africa carry all our money go
Say am, say am
Them go write big English for newspaper, dabaru we Africans
Say am, say am
Them go write big English for newspaper, dabaru we Africans
I read about one of them inside book like that
Them call him name na I.T.T.
Say am, say am
I read about one of them inside book like that
Them call him name na I.T.T.
Say am, say am
Them go dey cause confusion (confusion)
Cause corruption (corruption)
Cause oppression (oppression)
Cause inflation (inflation)
Dem go dey cause oppression (oppression)
Cause confusion (confusion)
Cause corruption (corruption)
Cause inflation (inflation)
Cause oppression (oppression)
Cause confusion (confusion)
Cause inflation (inflation)
Cause oppression (oppression)
Oppression, oppression, inflation
Corruption, oppression, inflation
Them get one style wey them dey use
Them go pick one African man
A man with low mentality
Them go give am million naira breads
To become of high position here
Him go bribe some thousand naira bread
To become one useless chief
Like rat they do them go they do from
Corner corner, pass-ee pass-ee
Under under, pass-ee pass-ee
Side side, pass-ee pass-ee
In in, pass-ee pass-ee
Out out, pass-ee pass-ee
Peep peep, pass-ee pass-ee
In in, pass-ee pass-ee
Corner corner pass-ee pass-ee
Under under pass-ee pass-ee
Side side pass-ee pass-ee
Up up, pass-ee pass-ee
Corner corner pass-ee pass-ee
Under under pass-ee pass-ee
Side side
Then he gradually, gradually, gradually, gradually
Then he gradually, gradually, gradually, gradually
Them go be, friend friend to journalist
Friend friend to Commissioner
Friend friend to Permanent Secretary
Friend friend to Minister
Friend friend to Head of State
Then start, start to steal money
Start, start them corruption
Start, start them inflation
Start, start them oppression
Start, start them confusion
Start, start them oppression
Start, start to steal money
Start, start to steal money
Like Obassanjo and Abiola
International thief, thief
I.T.T.
International thief, thief
International rogue
International thief, thief
International thief
International thief, thief
We go fight them, well, well
Well, well...
Well, well...
We don tire to carry anymore of them shit
We don tire to carry anymore of them shit
We don tire to carry oh anymore of them shit
Well, well, well, well...
International thief, thief
International thief, thief
International thief, thief
International thief, thief
International thief, thief
International thief, thief
International thief, thief