"Black Man's Cry" lyrics - FELA KUTI

Black man's cry
One, two, three, eh
Nijo wo la ma bo o o
L'oko eru
Nijo wo la ma bo o o o o
L'oko eru
A o bo njokan o o o, eh
L'oko eru
A o bo njokan o o o
L'oko eru
A o no njokan o
Eh
Eh, jeh he eh he eh
Jeh he eh he eh, eh
Talo so fun mipe awo dudu ti mo gbe sara mi oda o o
Emu wa ki nri o [4x]
Eh
Eh, jeh he eh jeh he eh
Ehn
Eh jeh jeh
Jebu jebu jay jay jay
Jebu jebu jebu jay jay jay
Jebu jebu jay jay jay
Jebu jay jay jay
Eh
Nijo wo la ma bo o o
L'oko eru
A a bo njokan o, eh
L'oko eru
A o bo njokan o o
L'oko eru
A o bo njokan o
Eh
Eh, jeh he eh he eh
Jeh he eh he eh, eh
He know, he know, he know, he know, know
Eh, jeh he eh he eh
Jeh he eh he eh, eh
Eh [3x]
He nay nay nay, he nay nay
Ehn
Nijo wo la ma bo o o
L'oko eru o
Nijo wo la ma bo o o o
L'oko eru o
A a bo njokan o
L'oko eru o
A o bo njokan o o
L'oko eru o
S'engbo eh, S'engbo eh, S'engbo ehn ehn
Talo so fun mipe awo dudu ti mo gbe sara mi oda o
Emu wa ki nri o
Emu wa ki nri o o o eh eh eh eh eh
Ehn
Talo so fun yin pe awo dudu ti e gbe s'ara yin oda o
E mu wa k'eri o [2x]
Oh eh
Je he eh he eh
Ko s'oun to da bi awo dudu ti e gbe sara yin eh eh eh
E wo yin dada o
E wo yin dada eh, ehn
Ko s'osun to da bi awo dudu ti mo gbe sara mi o
E wo mi dada o
E wo mi dada eh, eh
Ye, ye he ye he ye ye
Ehn
That's the Black Man's cry
Listen one more time for the black man's cry
Ye, ye he ye he ye ye
Get it one more time
Ye, ye he ye he ye ye
N de de nde
Dede nde, ehn
N de de de nde de ndede
Nde dede nde
One more time, the black man's cry
Ye, ye he ye he ye ye
Black man's cry
Eh
Ye, ye he ye he ye
Ye he ye he ye
Ye
Ye, ye he ye he ye
Ye he ye he ye, eh
Eh, Nde ndede
Nde, ndedede
Eh
Ye, ye he ye he ye
Ye he ye he ye
Eh
Nde ndede
Nde, ndedede
Jebu jebu jay jay jay
Jebu jebu jebu jay jay jay
Jebu jebu jay jay jay
Jebu jay jay jay
Eh
Uhn!