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Listen to The Best of the Black President by Fela Kuti
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
Producer

Lyrics

Ah, I beg, let us get down Into another underground spiritual game I beg, after my, "Pass-o, pass-o" You go der help me end am with, "Wen" Because them go hear, "Wen", yeah... Pass-o, pass-o, pass-o, pass-o Pass-o, pass-o, pass-o, pass-o Pass-o, pass-o, pass-o, pass-o Pass-o, pass-o, pass-o, pass-o Pass-o, pass-o, pass-o, pass-o Pass-o, pass-o, oh! Wen! Ay, ay, ay, yeah... When they want to call, hey When they want to call, yeah When they want to call Nigerian government Them give am name, Federal Military Government (Federal Military Government) For Libya dem give am name, Liberation Council (Liberation Council) For Liberia dem give am name, Redemption Council (Redemption Council) For Zaire dey give am name, Revolutionary Council (Revolutionary Council) Them get different, different names For different, different governments But the correct name for them, na Soldier go, soldier come! (Soldier go, soldier come!) Soldier go, soldier come! (Soldier go, soldier come!) Federal Military Government (Soldier go, soldier come!) Libya Liberation Council (Soldier go, soldier come!) Liberia Redemption Council (Soldier go, soldier come!) Zaire Revolutionary Council (Soldier go, soldier come!) Soldier go, soldier come! (Soldier go, soldier come!) Soldier go, soldier come! (Soldier go, soldier come!) Oh! When Obasanjo and Yar'Adua Chop belly full and go Them put civilian friends for there Them shout, "Second Republic!" People wey no know dey happy People wey know them dey look Them baptize the civilian government Them name am federal government Me I know by their name Me I call them, "Soldier put, soldier go" Yay! Soldier go, soldier come Soldier come, soldier go Na so our lives for Africa dey roll Since them say we get independence Soldier go, soldier come Soldier come, soldier go The civilian government wey them dey Na soldier dey protected them Soldier go, soldier come Soldier come, soldier go When our lives roll small He go go knock head for wall Soldier go, soldier come Soldier come, soldier go When our lives roll small He go go knock head for tree Soldier go, soldier come Soldier come, soldier go When our lives roll small He go go knock head for stone Soldier go, soldier come Soldier come, soldier go When I see say our lives dey roll Like on yeye ball Wey one yeye wind Dey blow from one yeye corner I put my mind for song Kalakuta show (yeye rolling) Gaga, gugu, gaga, gugu (yeye rolling) Look the man he dey waka (yeye rolling) Gaga, gugu, gaga, gugu (yeye rolling) Hungry dey run for him race (yeye rolling) Woko, woko, woko, woko (yeye rolling) I put my mind for song Mr. Follow, Follow (yeye rolling) Mr. Follow, Follow (yeye rolling) Mr. Follow, Follow, make you open eye (yeye rolling) Mr. Follow, Follow (yeye rolling) Mr. Follow, Follow, make you open sense (yeye rolling) Mr. Follow, Follow (yeye rolling) I put my mind for song Zombie o, zombie (yeye rolling) Zombie o, zombie (yeye rolling) Zombie no go go unless you tell am to go (yeye rolling) And stop (zombie o, zombie) yeye rolling Attention, quick marchm left turn Right turn, about turn, quick march (yeye rolling) Zombie o, zombie (yeye rolling) Quick march, left turn, right turn About turn, quick march, left turn (yeye rolling) Zombie o, zombie (yeye rolling) I put my mind for song Shuffling and smiling (yeye rolling) Suffering and smiling (yeye rolling) Every day my people dey inside bus (yeye rolling) Suffering and smiling (yeye rolling) 49 sitting, 99 standing (yeye rolling) Suffering and smiling (yeye rolling) Them dey faint, them dey wake like cock (yeye rolling) Suffering and smiling (yeye rolling) Everyday na the same thing (yeye rolling) Suffering and smiling (yeye rolling) I put my mind for song Unknown soldier (yeye rolling) Unknown soldier (yeye rolling) Unknown soldier (yeye rolling) That my mama wey you kill (unknown soldier) She is the only mother of nigeria Which kind injustices by this? (Unknown soldier) Wetin concern government inside? (Unknown soldier) If na unknown soldier (yeye rolling) Them turn blue into red (unknown soldier) Them turn pink into green (unknown soldier) Soldier go, soldier come Soldier come, soldier go
Writer(s): Fela Anikulapo Kuti Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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