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Lyrics: You Gimme Shit I Give You Shit (Fela Kuti and Egypt 80)
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
CHORUS: yes, yes, yes
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
CHORUS: yes, yes, yes
(repeat)
This matter dey vex me plenty
it should vex any African man plenty
Why son of man he still dey chop shit he him don’t know
he don’t pass matter
CHORUS: he passe me
I had a discussion between a European man and myself
he dey bush and Shakara and Fege too
he don’t pass matter
CHORUS: he passe me
I have been in Nigeria for 25 years
CHORUS: Talko true
You don’t know me I have o seventy company
CHORUS: Abaaa
Nine hundred seventy seven black man dey work for me
CHORUS: Talko true
B.A.C. engineer dem dey there too
CHORUS: Abaaa
You don’t know me I como from America
CHORUS: Talko true
My father he como from Englandy
CHORUS: Abaaa
Me I get ten motor car I dey use for myself
CHORUS: Talk o true
My company get two hundred and fifty motor
CHORUS: Abaaa
Your head of state him be my personal friend
CHORUS: Talko true
I dey for cocktail party wey he come yesterday
CHORUS: Abaaa
Seventy of your ministers dem dey there too
CHORUS: Talko true
I shake am o, I give am OGOGORO
the rest NNG wey dey inside my pocket
I dash am, he happy, he start to talk
Africa na great country dey better pass my own
CHORUS: Talk o true
three of your ministers dem be my personal friend
CHORUS: Abaaa
One of them minister he give me contract
CHORUS: Talk o true
Seventy million o Naira contract
CHORUS: Abaaa
Me I dash am Mercedez Benz 280 SE
CHORUS: Talko true
I come dash am one biggy house for London Street
CHORUS: Abaaa
he no tell me more, I beg am
him say him tired, then I asked him a question
about African people for him country wey like this
African man wey dey in your contry, wetty him get
CHORUS: he no get nothing
Tell me one more time I no hear you proper now
African man wey dey in your country, wetty him get
CHORUS: he no get nothing
he no get nothing ke
kekekereikikongoneinaha
him get plenty money
CHORUS: he no get nothing
Him get plenty money
CHORUS: he no get nothing
him get plenty motor
CHORUS: he no get nothing
plenty white man dey work for am
CHORUS: he nog get nothing
whom him be
CHORUS: He no be nothing
where him dey
CHORUS: he no dey nothing
wetty him get
CHORUS: he no get nothing
whom him know
CHORUS: he no know nothing
whom him be
CHORUS: he no bee nothing
where him dey
CHORUS: he no dey nothing
wetty him get
CHORUS: he no get nothing
ah, yes, yes, yes
CHORUS: yes, yes, yes
(repeat)
this y matter dey vex me plenty
it must vex any African man plenty
why African man still be slave and him no know
In that case
so therefore
I am giving them serious warning
anybody wey give us shit
CHORUS: him go get his shit
anybody wey give us shit
CHORUS: we go give am shit
like Abiola him go get
CHORUS: him go get his shit
plenty plenty shit
CHORUS: we go give am shit
ten pockets full of shit
CHORUS:We go give am shit
plenty plenty shit
CHORUS:him go get his shit
in that case
CHORUS: we go give am shit
So therefore
In that case
CHORUS:him go get his shit
I’m giving them serious warning
CHORUS: Him go get his shit
Anybody wey give us shit
CHORUS:we go give am shit
(chorus continues)
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