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Coffin for Head of State

Fela Kuti
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[10:26.26] Amen, Amen, Amen!

[10:56.28] Through Jesus Christ our Lord

[11:01.32] By the grace of Almighty Lord

[11:06.90] Through Jesus Christ our Lord

[11:11.95] By the grace of Almighty Lord

[11:17.52] "In Spiritus Christus..."

[11:22.84] "Allah Wakubar Mohammed Salamalekum..."

[11:39.57] Waka, waka, waka!

[12:00.22] So I waka waka waka

[12:02.88] I go many places

[12:05.26] I see my people

[12:07.93] Them dey cry cry cry

[12:11.11] Amen, Amen, Amen

[12:13.50] Amen, Amen, Amen

[12:16.16] Amen, Amen, Amen

[12:18.75] Amen, Amen, Amen

[12:21.40] I say I waka waka waka...

[12:35.93] I waka many village anywhere in Africa

[12:40.98] I waka many village anywhere in Africa

[12:46.56] Pastor's house na him dey fine pass

[12:51.34] My people them dey stay for poor surroundings

[12:56.85] Pastor's dress na him dey clean pass

[13:02.20] E hard for my people for them to buy soap

[13:07.85] Pastor na him them give respect pass

[13:12.90] And them do bad bad bad bad bad bad things

[13:16.62] Through Jesus Christ our Lord

[13:18.21] (Amen, Amen, Amen!)...

[13:37.25] Waka, waka, waka!

[13:38.00] So I waka waka waka

[13:39.76] I go many places

[13:42.58] I go business places

[13:45.16] I see see see

[13:48.08] All the bad bad bad things

[13:50.46] Them dey do do do

[13:53.32] Call corruption

[13:55.97] Them dey call nepotism

[13:58.63] Inside the promotions

[14:01.28] And inside all business

[14:03.94] I say I waka waka waka

[14:06.86] I see see see

[14:09.25] So I waka waka waka...

[14:24.15] I waka many business anywhere in Africa

[14:28.66] I waka many business anywhere in Africa

[14:33.91] North and South them get them policies

[14:39.49] One Christian and the other one Muslim

[14:44.80] Anywhere the Muslims them they reign

[14:50.38] Na Senior Alhaji na him be Director

[14:55.69] Anywhere the Christians them they reign

[15:01.01] Na the best friend to Bishop na him be Director

[15:06.85] It is a known fact that for many thousand years

[15:11.90] We Africans we had our own traditions

[15:17.47] These moneymaking organizations

[15:22.52] Them come put we Africans in total confusion

[15:26.25] Through Jesus Christ our Lord

[15:27.57] (Amen, Amen, Amen!)...

[15:47.15] So I waka waka waka

[15:48.12] Waka, waka, waka!

[15:49.51] I go many places

[15:52.17] I go government places

[15:55.09] I see see see

[15:57.74] All the bad bad bad things

[16:00.14] Them dey do do do

[16:02.79] Look Obasanjo!

[16:05.45] Before anything at all, him go dey shout:

[16:09.61] "Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, Almighty Lord!"

[16:15.08] "Oh Lord, oh God!"

[16:20.32] And them do bad bad bad bad bad bad things

[16:25.36] Through Jesus Christ our Lord

[16:27.69] (Amen, Amen, Amen!)

[16:30.53] By the grace of Almighty Lord

[16:32.31] (Amen, Amen, Amen!)

[16:38.15] I say, look Yar'Adua!

[16:40.81] I say, look Yar'Adua!

[16:43.11] Before anything at all, him go dey shout:

[16:46.77] "Habba Allah, habba Allah, habba Allah!"

[16:51.03] "Habba Allah, habba Allah!"

[16:55.54] And them do, yes yes

[16:57.67] And them do bad bad bad bad bad bad things

[17:03.24] Through Mohammed our Lord

[17:04.86] (Amen, Amen, Amen!)

[17:08.31] By the grace of Almighty Allah

[17:10.17] (Amen, Amen, Amen!)

[17:13.36] Waka, waka, waka!

[17:14.42] So I waka waka waka

[17:15.65] I go many places

[17:18.31] I go government places

[17:20.97] I see see see

[17:23.63] All the bad bad bad things

[17:26.28] Them they do do do

[17:28.93] Them steal all the money

[17:31.60] Them kill many students

[17:34.52] Them burn many houses

[17:37.17] Them burn my house too

[17:39.83] Them kill my mama

[17:42.48] So I carry the coffin

[17:45.13] I waka waka waka

[17:47.80] Movement of the People

[17:50.47] Them waka waka waka

[17:53.41] Young African Pioneers

[17:56.06] Them waka waka waka

[17:58.72] We go Obalende

[18:01.38] We go Dodan barracks

[18:04.30] We reach them gate o

[18:06.68] We put the coffin down

[18:09.61] Obasanjo dey there

[18:12.26] With him big fat stomach

[18:14.92] Yar'Adua dey there

[18:17.31] With him neck like ostrich

[18:20.25] We put the coffin down

[18:22.90] But them take am!

[18:23.96] Them no want take am

[18:25.02] Them no want take am

[18:27.88] Who go want take coffin?

[18:30.26] Them must take am

[18:33.18] Na the bad bad bad things

[18:35.84] Wey they don do

[18:38.75] Them no want take am

[18:41.15] Obasanjo grab am

[18:44.07] Yar'Adua carry am

[18:46.73] Yes, them no want take am

[18:49.64] Obasanjo carry am

[18:52.30] Yar'Adua tow am

[18:54.96] Them no want take am

[18:57.62] Them no want take am

[19:00.27] E dey for them office

[19:02.93] E dey there now now now now now

[19:05.59] E dey there now now now now now

[19:08.51] E dey there now now now now now

[19:11.16] E dey there now now now now now...

[19:12.71] But them take am!