I get my money

Plan my plan finish

Start to go for market

Start to go for shopping

Before I reach market?

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil oh

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil oh

I get my money

Plan my plan finish

Start to go for market

Start to go for shopping

Before I reach market?

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil oh

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil oh

I get my money

Plan my plan finish

Start to go for market

Start to go for shopping

Before I reach market?

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil oh

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil oh

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil oh

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Overtake don overtake overtake!

I get my money

Plan my plan finish

Start to go for market

Start to go for shopping

Before I reach market?

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil oh

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil oh

I get my money

Plan my plan finish

Start to go for market

Start to go for shopping

Before I reach market?

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil oh

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil oh

I get my money

Plan my plan finish

Start to go for market

Start to go for shopping

Before I reach market?

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil oh

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil oh

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil oh

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Overtake don overtake overtake!

Ah! I beg let us get down

Into another underground spiritual game

I beg, after my "pass o, pass o"

You go dey help me end am with "wen"

Because them go hear wen, yeah!

Pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, oh

Ay ay ay

When they want to call, eh

When they want to call, eh

When they want to call Nigerian government

Them give am name, "Federal Military Government"

(Federal Military Government!)

For Libya dem give am name, "Liberation Council"

(Liberation Council!)

For Liberia dem give am name, "Redemption Council"

(Redemption Council!)

For Zaire dem give am name, "Revolutionary Council"

(Revolutionary Council!)

Them get different different names

For different different governments

But the correct name for them

Na "soldier go, soldier come"

(Soldier go, soldier come)

Soldier go, soldier come

(Soldier go, soldier come)

Federal Military Government

(Soldier go, soldier come)

Liberia Redemption Council

(Soldier go, soldier come)

Liberia Redemption Council

(Soldier go, soldier come)

Zaire Revolution Council

(Soldier go, soldier come)

Soldier go, soldier come

(Soldier go, soldier come)

Soldier go, soldier come

(Soldier go, soldier come)

When Obasanjo and Yar'Adua

Chop belly full and go

Them put civilian friends for there

Them shout, "Second republic!"

People wey no know dey happy

People wey know them dey look

Them baptize the civilian government

Them name am federal government

Me I know by their name

Me I call them "soldier put, soldier go"

(Soldier go, soldier come, soldier come, soldier go)

Na so our lives for Africa dey roll

Since them say we get independence

(Soldier go, soldier come, soldier come, soldier go)

The civilian government wey them dey

Na soldier dey protect them

(Soldier go, soldier come, soldier come, soldier go)

When our lives roll small

He go go knock head for wall

(Soldier go, soldier come, soldier come, soldier go)

When our lives roll small

He go go knock head for tree

(Soldier go, soldier come, soldier come, soldier go)

When our lives roll small

He go go knock head for stone

(Soldier go, soldier come, soldier come, soldier go)

When I see say our lives dey roll

Like one yeye ball

Wey one yeye wind

Dey blow from one yeye corner

I put my mouth for song:

"Kalakuta Show"

Yeye rolling!

Gaga gugu, gaga gugu!

Yeye rolling!

Look the man he dey waka

Yeye rolling!

Gaga gugu, gaga gugu!

Yeye rolling!

Hungry dey run for him face

Yeye rolling!

Gaga gugu, gaga gugu!

Yeye rolling!

I put my mouth for song:

"Mr. Follow Follow"

Yeye rolling!

"Mr. Follow Follow"

Yeye rolling!

Mr. Follow Follow, make you open eye

Yeye rolling!

"Mr. Follow Follow"

Yeye rolling!

Mr. Follow Follow, make you open sense

Yeye rolling!

"Mr. Follow Follow"

Yeye rolling!

I put my mouth for song:

"Zombie o, Zombie"

Yeye rolling!

"Zombie o, Zombie"

Yeye rolling!

Zombie no go go unless you tell am to go and stop

Yeye rolling!

"Zombie o, Zombie"

Yeye rolling!

Attention, quick march, left turn

Right turn, about turn, quick march

Yeye rolling!

"Zombie o, Zombie"

Yeye rolling!

Quick march, left turn, right turn

About turn, quick march, left turn

Yeye rolling!

"Zombie o, Zombie"

Yeye rolling!

I put my mouth for song:

"Shuffering and Shmiling"

Yeye rolling!

"Shuffering and Shmiling"

Yeye rolling!

Every day my people dey inside bus

Yeye rolling!

"Shuffering and Shmiling"

Yeye rolling!

Forty-nine sitting, ninety-nine standing

Yeye rolling!

"Shuffering and Shmiling"

Yeye rolling!

Them dey faint, them dey wake like cock

Yeye rolling!

"Shuffering and Shmiling"

Yeye rolling!

Every day na the same thing

Yeye rolling!

"Shuffering and Shmiling"

Yeye rolling!

I put my mouth for song:

"Unknown Soldier"

Yeye rolling!

"Unknown Soldier"

Yeye rolling!

"Unknown Soldier"

Yeye rolling!

That my mama wey you kill (Unknown Soldier, yeye rolling)

She is the only mother of Nigeria (Unknown Soldier, yeye rolling)

Which kind injustice be this? (Unknown Soldier, yeye rolling)

Wetin concern government inside? (Unknown Soldier, yeye rolling)

If na unknown soldier (Unknown Soldier, yeye rolling)

Them turn blue into red (Unknown Soldier, yeye rolling)

Them turn pink into green (Unknown Soldier, yeye rolling)

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

The reason suffer our suffer

He don dey show him face to us

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

When black man want to start business, na big wahala

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

Na big wahala, he go run orisirisi running

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

When he start the business nko? Another wahala

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

Another wahala, he go beg orisirisi begging

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

To settle wahala, na to start wahala again

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

To start wahala again you go fall orisirisi falling

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

And things don come change again

Soldier don' put everybody for reverse

Na back the country take dey walk

Soldier don' put everybody for reverse

Na back the country take dey walk

Soldier don' put everybody for reverse

Ah, I beg, we wan change the mood of this music now

We wan inject second bass and the big conga drums

Oya! Pop!

If them wan to knock your head (na from back)

Eh-eh, na from back o (na from back)

If them wan to knock your head (na from back)

Eh-eh, na from back o (na from back)

If you wan to run, be running (na from back)

Eh-eh, na from back o (na from back)

If you wan to run, be running (na from back)

Eh-eh, na from back o (na from back)

If you wan to beg, be begging (na from back)

Eh-eh, na from back o (na from back)

If you wan to beg, be begging (na from back)

Eh-eh, na from back o (na from back)

If you wan to fall, be falling (na from back)

Eh-eh, na from back o (na from back)

If you wan to fall, be falling (na from back)

Eh-eh, na from back o (na from back)

If you wan to get wahala (na from back)

Eh-eh, na from back o (na from back)

If you wan to get wahala (na from back)

I say, na from back o (na from back)

If anybody wan to try to run forward

Soldier boots go kick am back (na from back)

Eh-eh, na from back o

Ah! Oya, pass o and wen

Pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, pass o, oh

Ah oh, second bass

Pop!

My friend wan come buy fan

Him dey sweat for him dey sleep for room

Him dey fall level of tree

The fan na seventy-five naira

My friend him dey follow salary

Him dey try to save and save and save

Every time he nearly buy the fan

Government go add ten naira more

Every time he nearly buy the fan

Government go start one activity

Till the fan reach two hundred naira

My friend nearly die, he never die

My friend he no wan die

Die-die no dey for him dictionary

For where? Huh...

Him dey try to save and save again

Him save for one year and six months

Inside cupboard

Under pillow

Under, under cooking pot

Inside socks

Under carpet

Him dey on his way to buy the fan

When alarm come blow

Government announce second tier

Everything come tear to pieces

Everything come expensive

Even water become expensive

Second bass, jare... pop!

Fan don become seven hundred naira

Me and my friend start to look ourselves

He remain small make my friend dey cry

Na laugh laugh he catch monkey

Na now he come understand him life

Enjoyment can never come him way

Na now him life dey go reverse

In Africa, him fatherland

One more time...

Na now he come understand him life

Enjoyment can never come him way

Na now him life dey go reverse

In Africa, him fatherland oh

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

Na so Africa man life dey be

Suffer don daburu him sense

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

When you wear police uniform

Na to collect money for road, Abi I lie?

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

When you wear police uniform

Na to collect money for road

I no dey lie!

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

Police station don turn to bank

D.P.O. na bank manager

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

Police station don turn to bank

I.G. na managing director

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

Na big e wahala for man to waka for road at anytime

Soldier go, soldier come!

Soldier come, soldier go!

So you see, my brothers

Overtake don overtake overtake, eh-yah

Overtake don overtake overtake, eh-yah

Overtake don overtake overtake, eh-yah

Overtake don overtake overtake, eh-yah

Overtake don overtake overtake, eh-yah

Overtake don overtake overtake, eh-yah

Overtake don overtake overtake, eh-yah

That my mama wey you kill (Overtake don overtake overtake)

She is the only mother of Nigeria (Overtake don overtake overtake)

Which kind injustice be this? (Overtake don overtake overtake)

Wetin concern government inside? (Overtake don overtake overtake)

If na unknown soldier (Overtake don overtake overtake)

Them turn blue into red (Overtake don overtake overtake)

Them turn pink into green (Overtake don overtake overtake)

I get my money

Plan my plan finish

Start to go for market

Start to go for shopping

Before I reach market nko o?

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil o

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil o

I get my money

Plan my plan finish

Start to go for market

Start to go for shopping

Before I reach market nko o?

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil o

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil o

I get my money

Plan my plan finish

Start to go for market

Start to go for shopping

Before I reach market nko o?

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil o

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil o

Government show don enter

My plan don spoil o

Overtake don overtake overtake

Overtake don overtake overtake

Overtake don overtake overtake

Overtake don overtake overtake

Overtake don overtake overtake

Overtake don overtake overtake

Overtake don overtake overtake

Overtake don overtake overtake