Fela Kuti

Coffin for Head of State
Amen, Amen, Amen...[Chorus]Amen, Amen, Amen!Through Jesus Christ our LordBy the grace of Almighty LordThrough Jesus Christ our LordBy the grace of Almighty Lord"In Spiritus Christus...""Allah Wakubar Mohammed Salamalekum..."[Chorus]Waka, waka, waka!So I waka waka wakaI go many placesI see my peopleThem dey cry cry cryAmen, Amen, AmenAmen, Amen, AmenAmen, Amen, AmenAmen, Amen, AmenI say I waka waka waka...I waka many village anywhere in AfricaLetras de cancionesI waka many village anywhere in AfricaPastor's house na him dey fine passMy people them dey stay for poor surroundingsPastor's dress na him dey clean passE hard for my people for them to buy soapPastor na him them give respect passAnd them do bad bad bad bad bad bad thingsThrough Jesus Christ our Lord(Amen, Amen, Amen!)...[Chorus]Waka, waka, waka!So I waka waka wakaI go many placesI go business placesI see see seeAll the bad bad bad thingsThem dey do do doCall corruptionThem dey call nepotismInside the promotionsAnd inside all businessI say I waka waka wakaI see see seeSo I waka waka waka...I waka many business anywhere in AfricaI waka many business anywhere in AfricaNorth and South them get them policiesOne Christian and the other one MuslimAnywhere the Muslims them they reignNa Senior Alhaji na him be DirectorAnywhere the Christians them they reignNa the best friend to Bishop na him be DirectorIt is a known fact that for many thousand yearsWe Africans we had our own traditionsThese moneymaking organizationsThem come put we Africans in total confusionThrough Jesus Christ our Lord(Amen, Amen, Amen!)...[Chorus]Waka, waka, waka!So I waka waka wakaI go many placesI go government placesI see see seeAll the bad bad bad thingsThem dey do do doLook 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 thingsThrough 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 yesAnd them do bad bad bad bad bad bad thingsThrough Mohammed our Lord(Amen, Amen, Amen!)By the grace of Almighty Allah(Amen, Amen, Amen!)[Chorus]Waka, waka, waka!So I waka waka wakaI go many placesI go government placesI see see seeAll the bad bad bad thingsThem they do do doThem steal all the moneyThem kill many studentsThem burn many housesThem burn my house tooThem kill my mamaSo I carry the coffinI waka waka wakaMovement of the PeopleThem waka waka wakaYoung African PioneersThem waka waka wakaWe go ObalendeWe go Dodan barracksWe reach them gate oWe put the coffin downObasanjo dey thereWith him big fat stomachYar'Adua dey thereWith him neck like ostrichWe put the coffin down[Chorus]But them take am!Them no want take amThem no want take amWho go want take coffin?Them must take amNa the bad bad bad thingsWey they don doThem no want take amObasanjo grab amYar'Adua carry amYes, them no want take amObasanjo carry amYar'Adua tow amThem no want take amThem no want take amE dey for them officeE dey there now now now now nowE dey there now now now now nowE dey there now now now now now E dey there now now now now now...[Chorus]But them take am! From Letras Mania