TEACHER DON'T TEACH ME NO SENSE
Fela Kuti
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TEACHER, TEACHER-O NA THE LECTURER BE YOUR NAME TEACHER, TEACHER-O NA THE LECTURE BE THE SAME MAKE-EE NO TEACH-EE ME AGAIN OH AS SOON TEACHING FINISH YES, DA THING-EE IT GON DIE IT DEY-O AS SOON TEACHING FINISH YES, DA THING-EE IT GON DIE IT DEY-OME AND YOU NO DEY FOR THE SAME-U CATEGORY NA THE SAME CATEGORY-O Let's get down, to the underground spiritual game We all sing together, play music together in happiness All you have to do is sing what I play on my horn Now Let's go... A kujuba, A kujuba YE-EHHHH! Yehhhhhh-Ey! Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-ke, Ke-re-Ji-Ke-Ke YAA! Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! All the wahala, all the problems, All the things, all the things they go do, For this world go start, When the teacher, schoolboy and schoolgirl jam together Who be teacher? I go let you know When we be pikin FATHA/ MAMA BE TEACHER When we dey for school TEACHER BE TEACHER Now dey University LECTURER BE TEACHER When we start to work GOVERNMENT BE TEACHER CU-ULTURE AND TRADITION Who be government teacher? CU-ULTURE AND TRADITION Who be government teacher? CU-ULTURE AND TRADITION Cu-ulture and tradition CU-ULTURE AND TRADITION Cu-ulture and tradition CU-ULTURE AND TRADITION Now the problem side, of a teaching student-ee I go sing about I don pass pikin, I don pass school, university, se-fa pass As I don start to work, na government I must se-fa pass Da go for France YES SIR/YES MAAM Engi-land, YES SIR/YES MAAM Italy, YES SIR/YES MAAM Germany, YES SIR/YES MAAM Na dem culture, YES SIR/YES MAAM For der, YES SIR/YES MAAM Be teacher, YES SIR/YES MAAM For dem , YES SIR/YES MAAM Go China , YES SIR/YES MAAM Russia, YES SIR/YES MAAM Korea, YES SIR/YES MAAM Viet Nam, YES SIR/YES MAAM Na dem culture, YES SIR/YES MAAM For der, YES SIR/YES MAAM Be teacher, YES SIR/YES MAAM For dem, YES SIR/YES MAAM Go Syria, YES SIR/YES MAAM Jordan, YES SIR/YES MAAM Iran, YES SIR/YES MAAM Iraq, YES SIR/YES MAAM Na dem culture, YES SIR/YES MAAM For der, YES SIR/YES MAAM Be teacher, YES SIR/YES MAAM For dem Let us face ourselves for Afrika Na de matter of Afrika This part-ee of my song Na all the problems of this world In we dey carry, for Afrika Wey no go ask-ee me WHICH ONE? (*after each line) Problems of inflation Problems of corruption Of mismanagement Stealing by government Nothing we dey carry All over Afrika Na de latest one Na him dey make me laugh AUSTERITY (*after each line) Austeri- Austeri- Na him dey latest one Na him dey make me laugh Why I dey laugh? Man no fit cry? Who be our teacher na Oyinbo? Who be our teacher na Oyinbo? A na false, the first election And the second election held in Nigeria Na the second election na it was pass BOBA LA NONSENSE Boba la nonsense, BOBA LA NONSENSE Boba la nonsense, BOBA LA NONSENSE He pass redeem, BOBA LA NONSENSE He pass corruption, BOBA LA NONSENSE Which kind election be dis? BOBA LA NONSENSE People na go vote, BOBA LA NONSENSE Dem come get big big numbers , BOBA LA NONSENSE Thousands to thousands, BOBA LA NONSENSE Millions to billions, BOBA LA NONSENSE Which kind election be dis? BOBA LA NONSENSE Boba la nonsense, BOBA LA NONSENSE Na dem-o-cr-azy be the deal Na dem-o-cr-azy be the deal Who don teach us ee dem-o-cr-azy? (Bo-ptch!) Oyinbo teach-ee us (Yuh-ngh!) Oyinbo for Europe-oh Oyinbo teach us many many things-ee Many of dem things I don sing about-ee Me I no gin copy Oyinbo style Let us think say, Oyinbo no pass me When Shagari finish him elections Wey dem no tell am, say him make mistake-ee Say this yo, no be democracy Oyinbo dem no tell army self Na for England-ee, I me no fit take over I come think about this demo-crazy Democrazy DEMO-CRAZY Crazy demo, DEMO-CRAZY Demonstration of craze, DEMO-CRAZY Crazy demonstration, DEMO-CRAZY If it no be craze, DEMO-CRAZY Why for Afrika? DEMO-CRAZY As time dey go, DEMO-CRAZY Things just dey bad, DEMO-CRAZY They bad more and more, DEMO-CRAZY Poor man dey cry, DEMO-CRAZY Rich man dey mess, DEMO-CRAZY Demo-crazy, DEMO-CRAZY Democrazy, DEMO-CRAZY Crazy demo, DEMO-CRAZY Demonstration of craze, DEMO-CRAZY Crazy demonstration, DEMO-CRAZY If good-u teacher teach-ee something And student make mistake Teacher must talk-ee so But Oyinbo no talk-ee so I suffer dem, Dey suffer dem Dem dey say da teaching get meaning Different different meaning Different different kinds of meaning That is why I say That is the reason of my songThat is the conclude The conclud-ee of my song I say, I sing, I beg everyone to join my song I say, I sing, I beg everyone to join my I say, I sing, I beg everyone to join my TEACHER, TEACHER-O NA THE LECTURER BE YOUR NAME TEACHER, TEACHER-O NA THE LECTURE BE THE SAME MAKE-EE NO TEACH-EE ME AGAIN OH AS SOON TEACHING FINISH YES, DA THING-EE IT GON DIE IT DEY-O AS SOON TEACHING FINISH YES, DA THING-EE IT GON DIE IT DEY-OME AND YOU NO DEY FOR THE SAME-U CATEGORY NA THE SAME CATEGORY-O Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-Ke, Ke-re-ke, Ke-re-Ji-Ke-Ke YAA! Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! ke Ji Ke-ke YAA! Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke YAA!
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Written by: FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI
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