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I sing dis song some time ago Call am "Confusion" Then army never burn my house Oil money flow for Lagos then LARUDU REPEKE (after each line) Repeke Laru, Laru, laru Repeke Laru, My people dey say Nigeria done dey But me as I see am I no say, Nigeria go-go down Our country go dey make-ee money My people of country no see money LARUDU REPEKE (after each line) Repeke Laru, Laru, laru, laru Repeke Laru, Laru, laru I see many many things in Nigeria I see many wrong things in Nigeria Some time ago I come sing one song Repeke Laru, Laru, laru Repeke Laru, When I say confusion Everything out of-ee control When everything out-ee of control-ee Go be say, it "Bafuka"-oh BAFUKA NA QUENCH (Confusion kills] (after each line) Bafuka fi tbe hospital-u Bafuka fit be police station Bafuka fit be mortuary Bafuka fit be nortuarty I sing about one street for Lagos Called "Ojou Eelegba" I take a copy how Nigeria be One crossroad in center town LARUDU REPEKE (after each line) Repeke Laru, Laru, laru, laru Repeke Laru, Laru, laru For "Ojou Eelegba" For "Ojou Eelegba" For "Ojou Eelegba" For "Ojou Eelegba" Moto dey come from-u East(car) Moto dey come from-u West Moto dey come from-u North Moto dey come from-u South And police-ee man no dey for center (not directing traffic- there are no traffic lights in Lagos) Na confusion be dat ee-oh BAFUKA NA QUENCH (Confusion kills) (after each line) Bafuka fit tbe police station Bafuka fit be hospital Bafuka fit be mortuary CONFUSION NA WAH Den I say confusion na wait ee-oh Confusion na wait ee-oh After he go take, Police-ee Army come burn-u my house After he go take, Police-ee Army come burn-u my house I started to think, I started to think-ee think Dey police wey go help people, not dem dey burn burn so Say army wey go defend cities, not dem dey burn burn so A na time around 1975 and '77 (dates police/army attacked Fela's home) Police go seize expensive goods, dem start to go burn burn dem Army go go market, and meeting cost money, go burn burn dem Why dem like to burn the things wey dey cost-ee money? Government fit sell to people cheap-ee cheap-ee Government fit dash people, we no get-ee money And di burn burn, na him dey sweet-ee dem pass (them burn & bribe) Na him dey sweet-ee dem pass Oya oh, dem burn burn [CHORUS} OYA (after each line) Oya oh..., dem burn burn My problem is no small at all Nothing dey for me to sing about All di things wey I de see I know like, All of dem I see, I sing about If something good today I go sing, nothing good is ever dey to sing about If I sing I say food –u nothing NA OLD-U NEWS-EE BE DAT AFTER EACH (That is old news) Dey old-u news-ee be dat-oh If I sing-ee say, water no dey Old old old news be dat-ee-oh If I sing-ee say, electric -ee light no dey Old old news be dat-ee-oh If I sing-ee say, Inf-i-lati-on If I sing-ee say, mismanagement If I sing-ee say, corrup-u-tion If I sing-ee say, stealing by government Old old old news be dat-ee-oh Di problems still dey ba'gba ra 'gba I say di problems still dey ba'gba ra 'gba Dey thing weh dey worry me How dis robbery come get-ee big-ee head The first –ee one, na leg-ee robbery LEG-EE ROBBO-ERY Where money go pick-ee pockets Dey man go start take leg-ee wrong The second one na, armed robbery ARM-O ROBBO-ERY Where man-o go-go steal big things He go take-ee gun defend himself The third one, na head-oh robbery HEAD-O ROBBO-ERY Where all pata-pata go-go steal (everything) He go take position, steal all free Free stealing, na him policy Head-ee robbery, Which head-ee get-ee no dey steal? Which president we get-ee never steal? Dem come go hold Shagari, dem say President Shagari steal But Shagari don talk before, na empty treasury him meet for der CONFUSION BREAK-EE BONE-EE, YEPA, CONFUSION BREAK-EE BONE-EE, YEPA, DOUBLE WAHALA FOR DEAD-EE BODY ABIOLA OH DEAD-EE BODY
Writer(s): Fela Anikulapo Kuti Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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