Because of English

many many years ago

when i still dey for school o

e reach one day our teacher call everybody

e say starting from today

beginning from today o

if you want to talk

make you talk English eh eh 2x

English eh

because of English eh

English eh

my teacher punish me o

English eh

because of English eh

english eh

onye nkuzi apiam utali o 2×

our teacher come talk say

anybody anybody wey talk any vernacular 2×

wey talk african language 2x

wey talk my people\'s language 2x

wey talk any vernacular

say e go punish am o

say e go wicked am o

Say e go punish am o

Say e go wicked am o

because of English eh

repeat chorus 2x

my brother e reach one day like that...

we dey for class room o oo

chinyere come carry my pencil

chinyere na my class mate o o o

when i wan use my pencil2x

i call chinyere

ma akpoturu nu chinyere

i call chinyere

si ya chinyere nyem pencil mu o

pencil pencil mu o

chinyere nyem pencil... repeat

Chinyere nyem pencil mu o

Chinyere nyem pencil

Pencil pencil m o

Oge obula ge ewere pencil m o

Pencil pencil m o

I de cha Ihe Ina ede ga enye achinum pencil m o

Pencil pencil m o

Chinyere yem pencil m oh

Pencil pencil m o

Chinyere nyem pencil m o x2

Unfortunately for me,my teacher hear the vernacular,my teacher begin to ask class,who speak that vernacular

Everybody everybody

Begin to point me

My teacher say make I stand up

E say make I come out

E say make I kneel down

E say make I hands up o

My teacher carry bulala

My teacher carry bulala

My teacher carry bulala

E begin to wicked me

My teacher suffer me o x2

Because of English eeeh,English eeh

Because of English 2x

My teacher punish me o

English eeh

Because of English eeeh

English eeh

Onye nkuzi apiam utali o

English eeh ah

Because of English eeh

English eeh

My teacher punish me ooh

English eeeh

Because of English eeh

English eeh

My teacher punish me ooh

Sawa sawa sawa

Sawa Sawa Sawa

Sawa Sawa Sawa

Sawa Sawa Sawa

Sawa Sawa Sawa

Shikino

Shikinooo

Easy

You see, as onyibo people take get their languages,English,latin and what have you

Na so we Africans get our own languages

As onyibo people take get their alphabet A,b,c,d to Z na so we Africans take get our own alphabet

In the part of Africa wey me I come from,our own alphabets,we Dey call am

a b gb d e f g gh hi i i j k l m n n o o p kp r s sh t u u v w y z ch gw kw nw ny

We’ll take that again

a b gb d e f g gh hi i i j k l m n n o o p kp r s sh t u u v w y z ch gw kw nw ny

Because of English eeh

They want to kill my language

Because of English eeh

They want to kill my culture o

Who would save Africa

Who would save my language

From English eeeh

From English eeeh

From English eeeh

From English eeeh

From English eeeh

From English eeeh

From English eeeeeeh

From English eeeh

From English eeeh

From English eeeh

From English eeeh

From English eeeeeeh

a b gb d e f g gh hi i i j k l m n n o o p kp r s sh t u u v w y z ch gw  kw  nw  ny 2x