[Chorus]nInternational Thief Thief!nnI.T.T.nInternational thiefnI.T.T.nInternational roguennWell, well...nHa!nWell, well...nHa!nnMotherfuckers, bastard motherfuckersnWe yab dem, yeahnHurry up therenSay yeahnn[Chorus]nWell well!nnWell well, na true I want talk again onNa true I want talk again onIf I dey lie onMake Osiris punish menMake Ifa dey punish me onMake Edumare punish me onMake the land dey punish me onMake Edumare punish me onnI read dem for book ee-onI see so myself ee-onWell-ee well-ee onWell well... well well!nn[Chorus]nWell well... well well!nnLong time agonLong, long time agonn[Chorus]nLong time ago!nnLong, long, long, long time agonAfrican man we no dey carry shitnWe dey shit inside big big holenFor Yoruba-land na ShalanganFor Igbo-land na Onunu-insinFor Hausa-land na SalganFor Gaa-land na TiafinFor Ashanti-land na YarninFor Ethiopia-land na Sagara-benFor Kagyu-land na Cho-ChonFor Bemba-land na ChimbuzinFor Tunga-land na EchibuzinLong, long, long, long time agonAfrican man we no dey carry shitnWe dey shit inside big big holenn[Chorus]nLong time ago!nnLong, long, long, long time agonLong, long, long, long time agonnBefore them come force us away as slavesnDuring the time them come force us away as slavesnNa European man, na him dey carry shitnNa for them culture to carry shitnDuring the time them come colonize usnThem come teach us to carry shitnLong, long, long, long time agonAfrican man we no dey carry shitnNa European man teach us to carry shitnn[Chorus]nSay am, say am!nnMany foreign companies dey Africa carry all our money gonMany foreign companies dey Africa carry all our money gonThem go write big English for newspaper, dabaru we AfricansnThem go write big English for newspaper, dabaru we AfricansnnI read about one of them inside book like thatnThem call him name na I.T.T.nI read about one of them inside book like thatnThem call him name na I.T.T.nnThem go dey cause confusion (Confusion!)nCause corruption (Corruption!)nCause oppression (Oppression!)nCause inflation (Inflation!)nnOppression, oppression, inflationnCorruption, oppression, inflationnnThem get one style wey them dey usenThem go pick one African mannA man with low mentalitynThem go give am million naira breadsnTo become of high position herenHim go bribe some thousand naira breadnTo become one useless chiefnnLike rat they do them go do from nCorner corner, pass-ee pass-eenUnder under, pass-ee pass-eenInside inside, pass-ee pass-eenIn in, pass-ee pass-eenOut out, pass-ee pass-eenPeep peep, pass-ee pass-eenUp up, pass-ee pass-ee...nnThen he gradually, gradually, gradually, gradually...nThen he gradually, gradually, gradually, gradually...nnThem go be:nFriend friend to journalistnFriend friend to CommissionernFriend friend to Permanent SecretarynFriend friend to MinisternFriend friend to Head of StatennThen start start to steal moneynStart start them corruptionnStart start them inflationnStart start them oppressionnStart start them confusionnStart start them oppressionnStart start to steal moneynStart start to steal moneynnLike Obasanjo and Abiolann[Chorus]nInternational Thief Thief!nnI.T.T.nInternational roguenInternational thiefnWe go fight them, well wellnn[Chorus]nWell well!nnWell, well...nnWe don tire to carry anymore of them shitnWe don tire to carry anymore of them shitnWe don tire to carry anymore of them shitnnWell, well...nn[Chorus]nInternational Thief Thief!