Fela Kuti

Authority Stealing
[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 dey steal (You dey steal)I no be robber (You be robber)I no be armed robber (You be armed robber)[Chorus]Argument, argument!Argument, argument, argueThem argueEverbody dem argueThem dem dem argueUp and down them argueEverbody dem argueThem dem dem dem argueYes yes, them argueLetras de cancionesEverbody dem argueArgument about stealingSomebody don take somethingWey belong to another personThen you go hear:You be thief (I no be thief)...On top of the road, on the sidePeople dey wakaOffice workers, labourer workers, workers' workersThem go dey wakaInside bus them go deyMotorcycle them dey ridePlenty, plenty crowdInside this crowdSometimes for one cornerSometimes for one streetYou go dey hear: ha ha![Chorus]Thief, thief, thief!Rogue, rogue, rogue!Robber, robber!Catch am, catch am! Thief, thief, thief!Catch am, catch am! Rogue, rogue, rogue!Catch am, catch am! Robber, robber!Catch amPull amGet amKeep amOle...[Chorus]Catch am, catch am!Looking go startWatching go startChasing go startSomebody go deyWey them go grabThem go beat am well-wellThem go lynch am well-wellPolice go come well-wellThem go carry am go courtThem go put am for jailThem fit put am six months(Them go put am for one year)Them fit put am two years(Them go put am for five years)Them fit put am seven years(Them go put am for ten years)If not them go shoot am wellThem go shoot am for armed robberyOn top of the road, on the sidePeople dey wakaOffice workers, labourer workers, workers' workersThem go dey tryTo try to make ends meetThem go dey hustleTo try to make ends meetThem go put hands for backTo try to make ends meetThem go dey beg ogaTo try to make ends meetThem go be slaves for them townTo try to make ends meetI say turn your face smallTo the right wingOga patapata dey for thereAuthority people dey for thereInstead of workersWe have officialsInstead of busesThem dey ride motor-carInstead of motorcycleNa helicopterInstead of them wakaNa worker go waka for themAuthority people them go dey stealPublic contribute plenty moneyNa authority people dey stealAuthority man no dey pickpocketNa petty cash him go dey pickArmed robber him need gunAuthority man him need penAuthority man in charge of moneyHim no need gun, him need penPen got power gun no getIf gun steal eighty thousand nairaPen go steal two billion naira[Chorus]Thief, thief thief!Rogue, rogue, rogue!Robber, robber!You no go hear them shoutYou no go hear them shout at allYou no go hear them sayYou no go hear them say response at allNa different way be them wayNa civilize style be them style[Chorus]Yes, yes, yes, yes!"Oh yes, of course, contract, have some money back in hand, ha ha"Hear the words them dey take deceive the people:MisappropriationMaladministrationNepotismMitigationMake I remember another one wey them dey useDefraudmentForgerylizationEmbezzlementVilificationMismanagementPublic inquiryAuthority stealing pass armed robberyWe Africans we must do something about this nonsenseWe say we must do something about this nonsenseI repeat, we Africans we must do something about this nonsenseBecause now authority stealing pass armed robberyAuthority man him go dey stealPublic contribute plenty money...[Chorus]Authority stealing! From Letras Mania