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Fela Kuti - Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
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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
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Na the same category-o
Na the same category-o
Na the same category-o
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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
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Na the same category-o
Na the same category-o
Na the same category-o
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Let's get down, to the underground spiritual game
We all sing together, play music together in happiness
All you have to do is sing what I play on my horn
Now let's go down
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
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A kujuba, a kujuba (Ye-ehhh)
A kujuba, a kujuba (Ye-ehhh)
A kujuba, a kujuba (Ye-ehhh)
A kujuba, a kujuba (Ye-ehhh)
A kujuba, a kujuba (Ye-ehhh)
A kujuba, a kujuba (Ye-ehhh)
A kujuba, a kujuba (Ye-ehhh)
Yehhhhhh-Ey!
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Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-ke, Ke-re-Ji-Ke-Ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke
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All the wahala, all the problems
All the things, all the things they go do
For this world go start
When the teacher, schoolboy and schoolgirl jam together
Who be teacher?
I go let you know
Who be teacher?
I go let you know
Who be teacher?
I go let you know
When we be pikin
(FATHA MAMA BE TEACHER)
When we dey for school
(TEACHER BE TEACHER)
Now dey University
(LECTURER BE TEACHER)
When we start to work
(GOVERNMENT BE TEACHER)
Who be government teacher?
(CU-ULTURE AND TRADITION)
Who be government teacher?
(CU-ULTURE AND TRADITION)
Cu-ulture and tradition
(CU-ULTURE AND TRADITION)
Cu-ulture and tradition
(CU-ULTURE AND TRADITION)
Now the problem side, of a teaching student-ee
I go sing about
I don pass pikin, I don pass school, university, se-fa pass
As I don start to work, na government I must se-fa pass
Da go for France (Yes sir)
Engi-land (Yes ma'am)
Italy (Yes sir)
Germany (Yes ma'am)
Na dem culture (Yes sir)
For der (Yes ma'am) be teacher (Yes sir)
For dem (Yes ma'am) to go China (Yes sir)
Russia (Yes ma'am)
Korea (Yes sir)
Viet Nam (Yes ma'am)
Na dem culture (Yes sir)
For der (Yes ma'am) be teacher (Yes sir)
For dem (Yes ma'am) to go Syria (Yes sir)
Jordan (Yes ma'am)
Iran (Yes sir)
Iraq (Yes ma'am)
Na dem culture (Yes sir)
For der (Yes ma'am) be teacher (Yes sir)
For dem (Yes ma'am)
Let us face ourselves for Afrika
Na de matter of Afrika
This part-ee of my song
Na all the problems of this world
In we dey carry, for Afrika
Wey no go ask-ee me (Which one?)
Wey no go ask-ee me (Which one?)
Wey no go ask-ee me (Which one?)
Wey no go ask-ee me (Which one?)
Problems of inflation (Which one?)
Problems of corruption (Which one?)
Of mismanagement (Which one?)
Stealing by government (Which one?)
Nothing we dey carry (Which one?)
All over Afrika (Which one?)
Na de latest one (Which one?)
Na him dey make me laugh (Which one?)
Austeri (Austerity)
Austeri (Austerity)
Na him dey latest one (Austerity)
Na him dey make me laugh (Austerity)
Why I dey laugh? (Austerity)
Man no fit cry? (Austerity)
Who be our teacher na Oyinbo?
Who be our teacher na Oyinbo?
A na false, the first election
And the second election held in Nigeria
Na the second election na it was pass
Boba la nonsense (Boba la nonsense)
Boba la nonsense (Boba la nonsense)
He pass redeem (Boba la nonsense)
He pass corruption (Boba la nonsense)
Which kind election be dis? (Boba la nonsense)
People na go vote (Boba la nonsense)
Dem come get big big numbers (Boba la nonsense)
Thousands to thousands (Boba la nonsense)
Millions to billions (Boba la nonsense)
Which kind election be dis? (Boba la nonsense)
Boba la nonsense (Boba la nonsense)
Na dem-o-cr-azy be the deal
Na dem-o-cr-azy be the deal
Who don teach us ee dem-o-cr-azy?
Bo-ptch! Oyinbo teach-ee us
Yuh-ngh! Oyinbo for Europe-oh
Oyinbo teach us many many things-ee
Many of dem things I don sing about-ee
Me I no gin copy Oyinbo style
Let us think say, Oyinbo no pass me
When Shagari finish him elections
Wey dem no tell am, say him make mistake-ee
Say this yo, no be democracy
Oyinbo dem no tell army self
Na for England-ee, I me no fit take over
I come think about this demo-crazy
Demo-crazy (Demo-crazy)
Crazy demo (Demo-crazy)
Demonstration of craze (Demo-crazy)
Crazy demonstration (Demo-crazy)
If it no be craze (Demo-crazy)
Why for Afrika? (Demo-crazy)
As time dey go (Demo-crazy)
Things just dey bad (Demo-crazy)
They bad more and more (Demo-crazy)
Poor man dey cry (Demo-crazy)
Rich man dey mess (Demo-crazy)
Demo-crazy (Demo-crazy)
Crazy demo (Demo-crazy)
Demonstration of craze (Demo-crazy)
Crazy demonstration (Demo-crazy)
If good-u teacher teach-ee something
And student make mistake
Teacher must talk-ee so
But Oyinbo no talk-ee so
I suffer dem, Dey suffer dem
Dem dey say da teaching get meaning
Different different meaning
Different different kinds of meaning
That is why I say
That is the reason of my song
That is the conclude
The conclud-ee of my song
I say, I sing, I beg everyone to join my song
I say, I sing, I beg everyone to join my song
I say, I sing, I beg everyone to join my song
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
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Na the same category-o (Category)
Na the same category-o (Category)
Na the same category-o (Category)
Na the same category-o (Category)
Na the same category-o (Category)
Na the same category-o (Not the same category)
Na the same category-o (Not the same category)
Na the same category-o (Not the same category)
Na the same category-o (Not the same category)
Na the same category-o (Not the same category)
Na the same category-o (Not the same category)
Na the same category-o (Not the same category)
Na the same category-o (Not the same category)
Na the same category-o (Not the same category)
Na the same category-o
Na the same category-o
Na the same category-o
Na the same category-ooo
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Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-ke, Ke-re-Ji-Ke-Ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)
Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaaaa!)
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
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Na the same category-o
Na the same category-o
Na the same category-o
Na the same category-ooo
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