Coffin For Head Of State
Fela Kuti

Amen, Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen

Through Jesus Christ our Lord
By the grace of Almighty Lord
Through Jesus Christ our Lord
By the grace of Almighty Lord
In Spiritus Christus
Allah Wakubar Mohammed Salamalekum

Waka, waka, waka
So I waka, waka, waka
I go many places
I see my people
Them dey cry cry cry

Amen, Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen
I say I waka, waka, waka

I waka many village anywhere in Africa
I waka many village anywhere in Africa
Pastor's house na him dey fine pass
My people them dey stay for poor surroundings

Pastor's dress na him dey clean pass
E hard for my people for them to buy soap
Pastor na him them give respect pass
And them do bad bad bad bad bad bad things

Through Jesus Christ our Lord
(Amen, Amen, Amen)

Waka, waka, waka
So I waka, waka, waka
I go many places
I go business places
I see, see, see
All the bad bad bad things
Them dey do do do

Call corruption
Them dey call nepotism
Inside the promotions
And inside all business
I say I waka, waka, waka
I see, see, see
So I waka, waka, waka

I waka many business anywhere in Africa
I waka many business anywhere in Africa
North and South them get them policies
One Christian and the other one Muslim

Anywhere the Muslims them they reign
Na Senior Alhaji na him be Director
Anywhere the Christians them they reign
Na the best friend to Bishop na him be Director

It is a known fact that for many thousand years
We Africans we had our own traditions
These moneymaking organizations
Them come put we Africans in total confusion

Through Jesus Christ our Lord
(Amen, Amen, Amen)

Waka, waka, waka
So I waka, waka, waka
I go many places
I go government places
I see, see, see
All the bad bad bad things
Them dey do, do, do

Look Obasanjo
Before anything at all, him go dey shout
Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, Almighty Lord
Oh Lord, oh God
And them do bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad things

Through Jesus Christ our Lord
(Amen, Amen, Amen)
By the grace of Almighty Lord
(Amen, Amen, Amen)

I say, look Yar'Adua, I say, look Yar'Adua
Before anything at all, him go dey shout
Habba Allah, habba Allah, habba Allah
Habba Allah, habba Allah, and them do, yes, yes
And them do bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad things

Through Mohammed our Lord
(Amen, Amen, Amen)
By the grace of Almighty Allah
(Amen, Amen, Amen)

Waka, waka, waka
So I waka, waka, waka
I go many places
I go government places
I see, see, see
All the bad, bad, bad things
Them they do, do, do

Them steal all the money
Them kill many students
Them burn many houses
Them burn my house too
Them kill my mama

So I carry the coffin
I waka, waka, waka
Movement of the People
Them waka, waka, waka
Young African Pioneers
Them waka, waka, waka

We go Obalende
We go Dodan barracks
We reach them gate o
We put the coffin down

Obasanjo dey there
With him big fat stomach
Yar'Adua dey there
With him neck like ostrich
We put the coffin down

But them take am
Them no want take am
Them no want take am
Who go want take coffin?

Them must take am
Na the bad bad bad things
Wey they don do
Them no want take am
Obasanjo grab am
Yar'Adua carry am

Yes, them no want take am
Obasanjo carry am
Yar'Adua tow am
Them no want take am
Them no want take am

E dey for them office
E dey there now, now, now, now, now
E dey there now, now, now, now, now
E dey there now, now, now, now, now
E dey there now, now, now, now, now

But them take am

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