"Confusion Break Bone" lyrics - FELA KUTI
I sing song some time ago
Dey call am confusion"
Then army never burn my house
Oil money dey flow for Lagos then (Larudu repeke)
Repeke Laru, Laru, laru (Larudu repeke)
Repeke Laru
My people think say Nigeria done dey
But me as I see am
I know say, Nigeria go go down
How country go dey make-ee money
Make people of country no see money
(Larudu repeke) Repeke Laru, Laru, laru
(Larudu repeke)
I see many wrong things in Nigeria (Larudu repeke)
Some time ago I come sing one song (Larudu repeke)
Repeke Laru, Laru, laru (Larudu repeke)
When I say confusion
Everything out of-ee control
When everything out-ee of control-ee
E go be say, it Pafuka-oh (Pafuka na quench)
Pafuka fit be police station (Pafuka na quench)
Pafuka fit be hospital-u (Pafuka na quench)
I sing about one street for Lagos
Dey call am Ojuelegba
I take am compare how Nigeria be
One crossroad in center town (Larudu repeke)
Repeke Laru, Laru(Larudu repeke)
Repeke Laru, Laru, laru
For Ojuelegba
For Ojuelegba
For Ojuelegba
For Ojuelegba
Motor dey come from-u East
Motor dey come from-u West
Motor dey come from-u North
Motor dey come from-u South
And police-ee man no dey for center
Na confusion be dat ee-oh (Bafuka na quench)
Bafuka fit be police station (Bafuka na quench)
Bafuka fit be hospital (Bafuka na quench)
Bafuka fit be mortuary (Bafuka na quench)
And then I say confusion na wetin-oh (Confusion na wa)
And then I say confusion na wetin-oh (Confusion na wa)
And then I say confusion na wetin-oh (Confusion na wa)
After e no tay, Police and Army come burn-u my house
After e no tay, Police and Army come burn-u my house
I come start to think, I start to think-ee think
Shey police wey go help people, na dem dey burn burn so
Shey army wey go defend citizen, na dem dey burn burn so
Dis time around 1975 and '77
Police go seize expensive goods, dem start to burn burn dem
Army go go market, anything wey cost money, go burn burn dem
Why dem like to burn the things wey cost-ee money?
Government fit sell to people cheap-ee cheap-ee
Government fit dash people, wey no get-ee money
Na the burn burn, na im dey sweet-ee dem pass
Na the burn burn, na him dey sweet-ee dem pass
Oya oh, burn burn (Oya)
Oya oh dem burn burn (Oya)
Oya oh with petrol, burn burn (Oya)
Oya oh with matches, burn burn (Oya)
Oya oh, burn burn (Oya)
Oya oh, burn burn (Oya)
My problem e no small at all
Nothing dey for me to sing about
If something good dey I go sing
Nothing good do self to sing about
Nothing good do self to sing
All the things e dey no dey good
If I sing-ee say, water no dey
Na old old old news be dat-ee-oh
If I sing I say food -u nothing
Na old old old news be dat-ee-oh
If I sing-ee say, Inf-i-lati-on
I come sing-ee say, electric -ee light no dey
Old old news be dat-ee-oh
I come sing-ee say, mismanagement
If
I come sing-ee say, corrup-u-tion
If I sing-ee say, stealing by government
Na old old old news be dat-ee-oh
Old old old news be dat-ee-oh
Di problems still dey paparapa
I say di problems still dey ba'gba ra 'gba
Dey thing weh dey worry me
How dis robbery come get-ee big-ee head
Dey thing weh dey worry me
How dis robbery come get-ee big-ee head
The first -ee one, na leg-ee robbery (Leg-ee robbo-ery)
Where man e go go pick-ee pockets (Leg-ee robbo-ery)
Dey man go start take leg-ee wrong (Leg-ee robbo-ery)
The second one na, armed robbery (Leg-ee robbo-ery)
ARM-O ROBBO-ERY
Where man-o go-go steal big things (Leg-ee robbo-ery)
He go take-ee gun defend himself (Leg-ee robbo-ery)
The third one, na head-oh robbery (Leg-ee robbo-ery)
Where oga pata-pata go-go steal (Leg-ee robbo-ery)
He go take position, steal all free (Leg-ee robbo-ery)
Free stealing, na him policy (Leg-ee robbo-ery)
Head-ee robbery
Which head-ee get-ee no dey steal?
Which president we get-ee never steal?
Dem come go hold Shagari
Dem say President Shagari steal
But Shagari don talk before
Na empty treasury him meet for there
Say na Shagari alone dem go hold?
What about the other presidents
I say look-oo (Look-look)
See-oo (See-see)
Hear-oo (Hear-hear)
President na him de control of police (Look-look)
President na him de control of de army (See-see)
So army and police dem must be thief too well (Hear-hear)
I say look-oo (Look-look)
See-oo (See-see)
Hear-oo (Hear-hear)
But all of you don hear my song before
I know if you hear my song before
Where I be sing like dis
And we say confusion everything out of control
When I say confusion
Everything out of-ee control
When everything out-ee of control-ee
Go be say, it Bafuka-oh (Bafuka na quench)
Bafuka fit be police station (Bafuka na quench)
Bafuka fi tbe hospital-u (Bafuka na quench)
For Ojuelegba
For Ojuelegba
For Ojuelegba
For Ojuelegba
Motodey come from-u East
Moto dey come from-u West
Moto dey come from-u North
Moto dey come from-u South
And police-ee man no dey for center
Na confusion be dat ee-oh (Bafuka na quench)
Bafuka fit be police station (Bafuka na quench)
Bafuka fit be hospital (Bafuka na quench)
Bafuka fit be mortuary (Bafuka na quench)
Confusion break-ee bone-ee, yepa
Double wahala for dead-ee body
Biola oh dead-ee body
