Paroles O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake) de Fela Kuti

Textes et Paroles de O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)

[Chorus]I get my moneyPlan my plan finishStart to go for marketStart to go for shoppingBefore I reach market nko o?Government show don enterMy plan don spoil oGovernment show don enterMy plan don spoil o[Chorus]Overtake don overtake overtake!Ah! I beg let us get downInto another underground spiritual gameI 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...[Chorus]Wen!When they want to call, ehWhen they want to call, ehWhen they want to call Nigerian governmentThem 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 namesFor different different governmentsBut the correct name for themNa "soldier go, soldier come"[Chorus]Soldier go, soldier come!Soldier go, soldier comeFederal Military GovernmentLibya Liberation CouncilLiberia Redemption CouncilZaire Revolutionary CouncilSoldier go, soldier comeSoldier go, soldier comeWhen Obasanjo and Yar'AduaChop belly full and goThem put civilian friends for thereThem shout, "Second republic!"People wey no know dey happyPeople wey know them dey lookThem baptize the civilian governmentThem name am federal governmentMe I know by their nameMe I call them "soldier put, soldier go"[Chorus]Soldier go, soldier come!Soldier come, soldier go!Na so our lives for Africa dey rollSince them say we get independenceThe civilian government wey them deyNa soldier dey protect themWhen our lives roll small He go go knock head for wallWhen our lives roll smallHe go go knock head for treeWhen our lives roll smallHe go go knock head for stoneWhen I see say our lives dey rollLike one yeye ballWey one yeye windDey blow from one yeye cornerI put my mouth for song:"Kalakuta Show"[Chorus]Yeye rolling!Gaga gugu, gaga gugu!Woko woko, woko woko!Look the man he dey wakaHungry dey run for him faceI put my mouth for song:"Mr. Follow Follow"[Chorus]Yeye rolling!Mr. Follow Follow!Mr. Follow Follow, make you open eyeMr. Follow Follow, make you open senseI put my mouth for song:"Zombie o, Zombie"[Chorus]Yeye rolling!Zombie o, zombie!Zombie no go go unless you tell am to go and stopAttention, quick march, left turnRight turn, about turn, quick marchQuick march, left turn, right turnAbout turn, quick march, left turnI put my mouth for song:"Shuffering and Shmiling"[Chorus]Yeye rolling!Suffering and smiling!Every day my people dey inside busForty-nine sitting, ninety-nine standingThem dey faint, them dey wake like cockEvery day na the same thingI put my mouth for song:"Unknown Soldier"[Chorus]Yeye rolling!Unknown soldier!That my mama wey you killShe is the only mother of NigeriaWhich kind injustice be this?Wetin concern government inside?If na unknown soldierThem turn blue into redThem turn pink into green[Chorus]Soldier go, soldier come!Soldier come, soldier go!The reason suffer our sufferHe don dey show him face to usWhen black man want to start business, na big wahalaNa big wahala, he go run orisirisi runningWhen he start the business nko? Another wahalaAnother wahala, he go beg orisirisi beggingTo settle wahala, na to start wahala againTo start wahala again you go fall orisirisi fallingAnd things don come change againSoldier don put everybody for reverseNa back the country take dey walkSoldier don put everybody for reverseNa back the country take dey walkSoldier don put everybody for reverseAh, I beg, we wan change the mood of this music nowWe wan inject second bass and the big conga drumsOya! Pop![Chorus]Na from back!If them wan to knock your headEh-eh, na from back oIf them wan to knock your headEh-eh, na from back oIf you wan to run, be runningEh-eh, na from back oIf you wan to run, be runningEh-eh, na from back oIf you wan to beg, be beggingEh-eh, na from back oIf you wan to beg, be beggingEh-eh, na from back oIf you wan to fall, be fallingEh-eh, na from back oIf you wan to fall, be fallingEh-eh, na from back oIf you wan to get wahalaEh-eh, na from back oIf you wan to get wahalaI say, na from back oIf anybody wan to try to run forwardSoldier boots go kick am backEh-eh, na from back oAh! Oya, pass o and wenPass o, pass o, pass o, pass o...[Chorus]Wen!Ah! Oya, second bass... pop!My friend wan come buy fanHim dey sweat for him dey sleep for roomHim dey fall level of treeThe fan na seventy-five nairaMy friend him dey follow salaryHim dey try to save and save and saveEvery time he nearly buy the fanGovernment go add ten naira moreEvery time he nearly buy the fanGovernment go start one activityTill the fan reach two hundred nairaMy friend nearly die, he never dieMy friend he no wan dieDie-die no dey for him dictionaryFor where? Huh...Him dey try to save and save againHim save for one year and six monthsInside cupboardUnder pillowUnder, under cooking potInside socksUnder carpetHim dey on his way to buy the fanWhen alarm come blow[Fela vocalizes a police siren]Government announce second tierEverything come tear to piecesEverything come expensiveEven water become expensiveSecond bass, jare... pop!Fan don become seven hundred nairaMe and my friend start to look ourselvesHe remain small make my friend dey cryNa laugh laugh he catch monkeyNa now he come understand him lifeEnjoyment can never come him wayNa now him life dey go reverseIn Africa, him fatherlandOne more time...[Chorus]Soldier go, soldier come!Soldier come, soldier go!Na so Africa man life dey beSuffer don daburu him senseWhen you wear police uniformNa to collect money for roadAbi I lie?When you wear police uniformNa to collect money for roadI no dey lie!Police station don turn to bankD.P.O. na bank managerPolice station don turn to bankI.G. na managing directorNa big e wahala for man to waka for road at anytimeSo you see, my brothersOvertake don overtake overtake, eh-yahOvertake don overtake overtake, eh-yah[Chorus]Overtake don overtake overtake!Eh-yahEh-yahEh-yah...That my mama wey you killShe is the only mother of NigeriaWhich kind injustice be this?Wetin concern government inside?If na unknown soldierThem turn blue into redThem turn pink into green[Chorus]I get my moneyPlan my plan finishStart to go for marketStart to go for shoppingBefore I reach market nko o?Government show don enterMy plan don spoil oGovernment show don enterMy plan don spoil o[Chorus]Overtake don overtake overtake!

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