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Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
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Ginger Baker
Ginger Baker
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Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
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Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
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One, two, three Make we hear how people different for this our Lagos town (make we hear how people different) For this our Lagos town (make we hear how people different) Some people dey Ikoyi (make we hear how people different) Some people dey Mushin (make we hear how people different) Some people dey Ikoyi (make we hear how people different) Some people dey Mushin Make we hear how people different, uh huh Make we hear how people different, uh huh Ikoyi man, dey travel Him travel all over the world Him bring civilization for us Civilization we no understand Mushin man, dey for home Him never travel anywhere at all Him understand de people language De language of Africa Make we hear how people different for this our Lagos town (make we hear how people different) For this our Lagos town (make we hear how people different) Some people dey Ikoyi (make we hear how people different) Some people dey Mushin Make we hear how people different, uh huh Make we hear how people different, uh huh Ikoyi man, dey hungry He go say, "Give me my breakfast Give me my lunch, and my dinner And my fork and knife and my spoon" Mushin man, dey hungry He go say, "Give me my chop Give me my chop make ah work Make ah work with anything at all" Make we hear how people different for this our Lagos town (make we hear how people different) For this our Lagos town (make we hear how people different) Some people dey Ikoyi (make we hear how people different) Some people dey Mushin Make we hear how people different, uh huh Make we hear how people different, uh huh Ikoyi man, dey talk He go talk in big, big English He go wan' talk like Oyinbo man And the man come from Ibadan Mushin man, dey talk He go talk in broken English He go wan' talk like de way him know De original African way of life Make we hear how people different for this our Lagos town (make we hear how people different) For this our Lagos town (make we hear how people different) Some people dey Ikoyi (make we hear how people different) Some people dey Mushin Make we hear how people different, uh huh Make we hear how people different, uh huh Ikoyi way (na none sense) I say Mushin way (na people) Ikoyi way (na none sense) I say Mushin way (na people) Ikoyi way (na none sense) I say Mushin way (na people) Ikoyi way (na none sense) I say Mushin way (na people) Ikoyi way (na none sense) I say Mushin way (na people) Ikoyi way (na none sense) I say Mushin way (na people)
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