Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti - Coffin For Head Of State lyrics
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Amen, Amen, Amen... [Chorus] Amen, Amen, Amen! Through Jesus Christ our Lord By the grace of Almighty Lord Through Jesus Christ our Lord By the grace of Almighty Lord "In Spiritus Christus..." "Allah Wakubar Mohammed Salamalekum..." [Chorus] Waka, waka, waka! So I waka waka waka I go many places I see my people Them dey cry cry cry Amen, Amen, Amen Amen, Amen, Amen Amen, Amen, Amen Amen, Amen, Amen I say I waka waka waka... 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!)... [Chorus] Waka, waka, waka! So I waka waka waka I go many places I go business places I see see see All the bad bad bad things Them dey do do do Call corruption Them dey call nepotism Inside the promotions And inside all business I say I waka waka waka I see see see So I waka waka waka... 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!)... [Chorus] Waka, waka, waka! So I waka waka waka I go many places I go government places I see see see All the bad bad bad things Them dey do do do 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 things Through Mohammed our Lord (Amen, Amen, Amen!) By the grace of Almighty Allah (Amen, Amen, Amen!) [Chorus] Waka, waka, waka! So I waka waka waka I go many places I go government places I see see see All the bad bad bad things Them they do do do Them steal all the money Them kill many students Them burn many houses Them burn my house too Them kill my mama So I carry the coffin I waka waka waka Movement of the People Them waka waka waka Young African Pioneers Them waka waka waka We go Obalende We go Dodan barracks We reach them gate o We put the coffin down Obasanjo dey there With him big fat stomach Yar'Adua dey there With him neck like ostrich We put the coffin down [Chorus] But them take am! Them no want take am Them no want take am Who go want take coffin? Them must take am Na the bad bad bad things Wey they don do Them no want take am Obasanjo grab am Yar'Adua carry am Yes, them no want take am Obasanjo carry am Yar'Adua tow am Them no want take am Them no want take am E dey for them office E dey there now now now now now E dey there now now now now now E dey there now now now now now E dey there now now now now now... [Chorus] But them take am!