Kuti's Anthem - F. Mills, Fela Kuti

Eh-ya!

Seven minutes later

All don cool down, brother

Police don go away

Army don disappear

Them leave sorrow, tears and blood

Them regular trademark

Them leave sorrow, tears and blood

Them regular trademark

Them regular trademark

Them regular trademark

That is why

Eh-ya!

Someone just die (2x)

Eh-ya!

Police they come, army they come

That is why

Eh-ya!

Everybody run run run

Eh-ya!

Everybody scatter scatter

Eh-ya!

Someone just die

That is why

And you ask me what I think about the news

It ain’t current enough for my views

Ain’t no marching enough for my shoes

They ain’t stomping enough to get through

Borderline, I’m so borderline fumbling through this voter line

Am I just living or am I just letting go of my

Self

Hating the others waited I’m certified

Murder rise they ill advised but what am I?

A target shit we far from it we come alive

Them bullets flying become aligned they struck a line

A fucking lion I’m roaring nah we soaring nah

We been working oh boy am I

Distorted nah

Appeared through

There’s a clear view in my rear view

But what I’m seeing is it geared to

What I’m into

Most just talking they scared walking and fearful

That is why

Eh-ya!

Someone just die (2x)

Eh-ya!

Police they come, army they come

That is why

Eh-ya!

Everybody run run run

Eh-ya!

Everybody scatter scatter

Eh-ya!

Someone just die

That is why

And you ask me what I think about the news

It ain’t current enough for my views

Ain’t no marching enough for my shoes

They ain’t stomping enough to get through (2x)

What you yelling

Fuck you, tell em again

What we yelling

Fuck you, tell em again

What you yelling

Fuck you, tell em again

Seven minutes later

All don cool down, brother

Police don go away

Army don disappear

Them leave sorrow, tears and blood

Them regular trademark

Them leave sorrow, tears and blood

Them regular trademark

Them regular trademark

Them regular trademark

That is why

What you yelling

Fuck you, tell em again

What we yelling

Fuck you, tell em again oh (2x)

And flying off the handle ain’t dismantling shit

And we strive to get wealth

We ain’t dying for our health

That is why

Eh-ya!

Someone just die (2x)

Eh-ya!

Police they come, army they come

That is why

Eh-ya!

Everybody run run run

Eh-ya!

Everybody scatter scatter

Eh-ya!

Someone just die

That is why