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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
FELA! Original Broadway Cast
FELA! Original Broadway Cast
Performer
Kevin Mambo
Kevin Mambo
Performer
Sahr Ngaujah
Sahr Ngaujah
Performer
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Robert Sher
Robert Sher
Producer

Lyrics

Hey yeah Everybody run, run, run Everybody scatter, scatter Some people lost some bread Someone nearly die Someone just die Police dey come, army dey come Confusion everywhere Hey yeah Seven minutes later All done cool down, brother Police done go away Army done disappear Them leave sorrow, tears, and blood Them regular trademark Them leave sorrow, tears, and blood (Them regular trademark) them regular trademark (Them regular trademark) That is why Everybody run, run, run Everybody scatter, scatter Someone nearly died Some people lost some bread Someone just die Police dey come, army dey come Confusion everywhere Hey yeah Seven minutes later All done cool down, brother Police done go away Army done disappear Them leave sorrow, tears, and blood Them regular trademark Them leave sorrow, tears, and blood Them regular trademark La, la, la, la My people self dey fear too much We fear for the thing we no see We fear for the air around us We fear to fight for freedom We fear to fight for liberty We fear to fight for justice We fear to fight for happiness We always get reason to fear We no want die We no want wound We no want quench We no want go I get one child Mama dey for house Papa dey for house I want build house I don build house I no want quench I want enjoy I no want go Ah So policeman go slap your face You no go talk Army man go whip your yansh You go dey look like donkey Rhodesia dey do them own Our leaders dey yab for nothing South Africa dey do them own Them leave sorrow, tears, and blood Them regular trademark Them regular trademark (them regular trademark) Them regular trademark Regular trademark (them regular trademark) That is why Everybody run, run, run Everybody scatter, scatter Some people lost some bread Somene nearly die Police dey come, army dey come Confusion everywhere Ah, na so Time will dey go Time no wait for nobody Like that: choo, choo, choo, choo, ah But police go dey come, army go dey come With confusion In style like this Everybody run, run, run Everybody scatter, scatter Some people lost some bread Someone nearly die Someone just die Police dey come, army dey come Confusion everywhere Hey yeah Seven minutes later All done cool down, brother Police done go away Army done disappear Them leave sorrow, tears, and blood Them regular trademark (them regular trademark) Them leave sorrow, tears, and blood Them regular trademark That is why Everybody run, run, run Everybody scatter, scatter Some people lost some bread Someone nearly die
Writer(s): Kuti Fela Anikulapo, Fela Anikulapo Kuti Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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