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Coffin for Head of State
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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

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, amen, amen Oops, ah, ah 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... (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) Amen, amen, amen (waka, waka, waka) Amen, amen, amen (waka, waka, waka) Amen, amen, amen (waka, waka, waka) Amen, amen, amen (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) Amen, amen, amen (waka, waka, waka) Amen, amen, amen (waka, waka, waka) Amen, amen, amen (waka, waka, waka) Amen, amen, amen (waka, waka, waka) I say I 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 dey 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) In Spiritus Christus... (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) I say I waka, waka, waka, waka, 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) By the grace of Almighty Lord (amen, amen, amen) In Spiritus Christus... (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 they 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 Obalende (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? 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Writer(s): Kuti Fela Anikulapo, Fela Anikulapo Kuti Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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