Coffin for Head of State Lyrics By Fela Kuti
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
Wow, sap
Ah, sh, ah, sh, sh
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…"
(Amen, amen, amen!)
"Allah Wakubar Mohammed Salamalekum, 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!)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
How many, how many, how many (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!)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
I say, waka, waka, waka, waka, 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, 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…"
(Amen, amen, amen!)
"Allah Wakubar Mohammed Salamalekum, 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, wake
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…"
(Amen, amen, amen!)
"Allah Wakubar Mohammed Salamalekum, 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, 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, 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 dey 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 Ọbalende (waka, waka, waka!)
We go Dodan Barracks (waka, waka, waka!)
We reach them gate o (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!)
Ah, 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, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now (but them take am), e dey there now
E dey there now (but them take am), e dey there now
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
Now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
Now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now (but them take am), e dey there now
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but them take am!)
E dey there now, now, 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!)
