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Coffin for Head of State (Part 1 &2)
Fela Kuti
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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, Amen, Amen
Ooh
Ah, chi, ah, chi, chi
Through Jesus Christ our Lord (Amen, Amen, Amen)
By the grace of Almighty Lord (Amen, Amen, Amen)
Through Jesus Christ our Lord (Amen, Amen, Amen)
By the grace of Almighty Lord (Amen, Amen, Amen)
In Spiritus Christus, master Jesus, master Jesus
(Amen, Amen, Amen)
Allah akbar Mohammed Salam alekum Allah
(Amen, Amen, Amen)
Through Jesus Christ our Lord (Amen, Amen, Amen)
By the grace of Almighty Lord (Amen, Amen, Amen)
So I waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
I go many places (waka, waka, waka)
I see my people (waka, waka, waka)
Them dey cry, cry, cry (waka, waka, waka)
Amen, Amen, Amen (waka, waka, waka)
Amen, Amen, Amen (waka, waka, waka)
Amen, Amen, Amen (waka, waka, waka)
Amen, Amen, Amen (waka, waka, waka)
I say I waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
I go many places (waka, waka, waka)
I see my people (waka, waka, waka)
Them dey cry, cry, cry (waka, waka, waka)
Amen, Amen, Amen (waka, waka, waka)
Amen, Amen, Amen (waka, waka, waka)
Amen, Amen, Amen (waka, waka, waka)
Amen, Amen, Amen (waka, waka, waka)
I say I waka, waka, waka, waka, waka, waka
ย
I waka many village anywhere in Africa
I waka many village anywhere in Africa
Pastor's house na him dey fine pass
My people them dey stay for poor surroundings
Pastor's dress na him dey clean pass
E hard for my people for them to buy soap
Pastor na him them give respect pass
And them do bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad things
Through Jesus Christ our Lord (Amen, Amen, Amen)
By the grace of Almighty Lord (Amen, Amen, Amen)
In Spiritus Christus, master Jesus, master Jesus
(Amen, Amen, Amen)
Allah akbar Mohammed Salam alekum Allah
(Amen, Amen, Amen)
So I waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
I go many places (waka, waka, waka)
I go business places (waka, waka, waka)
I see, see, see (waka, waka, waka)
All the bad, bad, bad things (waka, waka, waka)
Them dey do, do, do (waka, waka, waka)
Call corruption (waka, waka, waka)
Them dey call nepotism (waka, waka, waka)
Inside the promotions (waka, waka, waka)
And inside all business (waka, waka, waka)
I say I waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
I see, see, see (waka, waka, waka)
So I waka, waka, waka, waka, waka, waka, waka
ย
I waka many business anywhere in Africa
I waka many business anywhere in Africa
North and South them get them policies
One Christian and the other one Muslim
Anywhere the Muslims them they reign
Na senior Alhaji na him be director
Anywhere the Christians them they reign
Na the best friend to Bishop na him be director
It is a known fact that for many thousand years
We Africans we had our own traditions
These moneymaking organizations
Them come put we Africans in total confusion
Through Jesus Christ our Lord (Amen, Amen, Amen)
By the grace of Almighty Lord (Amen, Amen, Amen)
In Spiritus Christus, master Jesus, master Jesus
(Amen, Amen, Amen)
Allah akbar Mohammed Salam alekum Allah
(Amen, Amen, Amen)
So I waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
I go many places (waka, waka, waka)
I go government places (waka, waka, waka)
I see, see, see (waka, waka, waka)
All the bad, bad, bad things (waka, waka, waka)
Them dey do, do, do (waka, waka, waka)
Look Obasanjo!
Before anything at all, him go dey shout
"Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, Almighty Lord
Oh Lord, oh God!"
And them do bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad things
Through Jesus Christ our Lord (Amen, Amen, Amen)
By the grace of Almighty Lord (Amen, Amen, Amen)
I say look Yar'Adua
I say look Yar'Adua
Before anything at all, him go dey shout
"Habba Allah, habba Allah, habba Allah
Habba Allah, habba Allah"
And them do, yes, yes
And them do bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad things
Through Mohammed our Lord (Amen, Amen, Amen)
By the grace of Almighty Allah (Amen, Amen, Amen)
So I waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
I go many places (waka, waka, waka)
I go government places (waka, waka, waka)
I see, see, see (waka, waka, waka)
All the bad, bad, bad things (waka, waka, waka)
Them they do, do, do (waka, waka, waka)
Them steal all the money (waka, waka, waka)
Them kill many students (waka, waka, waka)
Them burn many houses (waka, waka, waka)
Them burn my house too (waka, waka, waka)
Them kill my mama (waka, waka, waka)
So I carry the coffin (waka, waka, waka)
I waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
Movement of the People (waka, waka, waka)
Them waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
Young African Pioneers (waka, waka, waka)
Them waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
We go Obalende (waka, waka, waka)
We go Dodan barracks (waka, waka, waka)
We reach them gate e yo (waka, waka, waka)
We put the coffin down (waka, waka, waka)
Obasanjo dey there (waka, waka, waka)
With him big fat stomach (waka, waka, waka)
Yar'Adua dey there (waka, waka, waka)
With him neck like ostrich (waka, waka, waka)
We put the coffin down (waka, waka, waka)
Them no want take am (but them take am)
Them no want take am (but them take am)
Who go want take coffin? (But them take am)
Them must take am (but them take am)
Na the bad, bad, bad things (but them take am)
Wey they don do (but them take am)
Them no want take am (but them take am)
Obasanjo grab am (but them take am)
Yar'Adua carry am (but them take am)
Yes, them no want take am (but them take am)
Obasanjo carry am (but them take am)
Yar'Adua tow am (but them take am)
Them no want take am (but them take am)
Them no want take am (but them take am)
E dey for them office (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now (but then take am) e dey there now
E dey there now (but then take am) e dey there now
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
Now, now, now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
Now, now, now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now (but then take am) e dey there now
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
E dey there now, now, now (but them take am)
(But them take am)
(But them take am)
(But them take am)
(But them take am)
(But them take am)
(But them take am)
(But them take am)
(But them take am)
(But them take am)
(But them take am)
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