Beasts of No Nation Songtext
von Fela Kuti
Beasts of No Nation Songtext
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Let′s get now into the underground spiritual game
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Ah, let's get now into another underground spiritual game
Just go dey help me dey answer, you go dey say, "Aya kata", oh ya
O feshe lu, (Aya kata)
O feshe gban, (Aya kata)
O feshe lu, (Aya kata)
O feshe gban, (Aya kata)
O feshe wan, (Aya kata)
O feshe gben, (Aya kata)
Aya kata, (Aya kata)
Aya Koto, (Aya kata)
Aya Kiti, (Aya kata)
Aya Kutu, (Aya kata)
O feshe lu, (Aya kata)
O feshe gban, (Aya kata)
O feshe lu, (Aya kata)
O feshe gban, (Aya kata) (OOOHHH!!)
Basket mouth wan start to leak again oh
(Basket mouth wan open mouth again oh)
Abi you don forget say I sing ee-oh
(Basket mouth wan open mouth again oh)
I sing-i say, I go open my mouth like basket ee-oh, ma lanu be ag bere
(Basket mouth wan open mouth again oh)
Basket mouth wan start to leak again oh
(Basket mouth wan open mouth again oh)
Abi you don forget say I sing ee-oh
(Basket mouth wan open mouth again oh)
I sing-i say, I go open my mouth like basket ee-oh, ma lanu be apere
(Basket mouth wan open mouth again oh)
Basket mouth wan start to leak again oh
(Basket mouth wan open mouth again oh)
Fela, wetin you go sing about?
(Dem go worry me)
Fela, wetin you go sing about?
(Dem go worry me)
Fela, wetin you go sing about?
(Dem go worry me)
Dem go worry me, worry me
Worry, worry, worry, worry
(Dem go worry me)
Dey wan to make us sing about prison
(Dem go worry me)
Dem go worry me, worry me. Worry, worry all over da town
(Dem go worry me)
Dey wan to know about prison life
(Dem go worry me)
Dem go worry me, worry me. Worry, worry all over da town
(Dem go worry me)
Dey wan to make us sing about prison
(Dem go worry me)
Dem go worry me, worry me
Worry, worry, worry, worry worry
(Dem go worry me)
Dey wan to know about prison life
(Dem go worry me)
Dem go worry me, worry me
Worry, worry, worry, worry, worry, worry
(Dem go worry me)
Fela, wetin you go sing about?
(Dem go worry me)
Dem go worry me, worry me
Worry, worry, worry, worry
(Dem go worry me)
The time wey I dey for prison, I call am inside world
The time wey I dey outside prison, I call am outside world
Na craze world, no be outside world
(Craze world) No be outside the police dey
(Craze world) No be outside the soldier dey
(Craze world) No be outside the court dem dey
(Craze world) No be outside the magistrate dey
(Craze world) No be outside the judge dem dey
(Craze world)
Na craze world be dat
(Craze world) No be outside Buhari dey
(Craze world)
Na craze man be dat
(Craze world) Animal in craze-man skin-i
(Craze world)
Na craze world be dat
(Craze world) Na be outside- Idia-gbon dey
(Craze world)
Na craze man be dat- oh
(Craze world) Animal in craze-man skin-i
(Craze world)
Na craze world be dat
(Craze world) Na be outside- dem find me guilty
(Craze world) Na be outside- dem jail me five years
(Craze world) I no do nothing
(Craze world) Na be outside-dem judge dey beg ee-o
(Craze world)
Na craze world be dat ee-o (Craze world)
Na craze world be dat
(Craze world) Na be outside- dem kill dem students
(Craze world) Soweto, Zaria, and Ife
(Craze world)
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh (Craze world)
Na craze world be dat
(Craze world) Na be outside- all dis dey happen
(Craze world) Na craze world be dat, ee-oh (Craze world)
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh (Craze world)
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh (Craze world)
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh (Craze world)
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh
Make you hear this one
War against indiscipline, ee-oh
Na Nigerian government, ee-oh
Dem dey talk ee-oh
"My people are useless"
"My people are senseless, My people are indiscipline"
Na Nigerian government, ee-oh
Dem dey talk be dat
"My people are useless"
"My people are senseless, My people are indiscipline"
I never hear dat before- oh
Make Government talk, ee-oh
"My people are useless"
"My people are senseless, My people are indiscipline"
Na Nigerian government, ee-oh
Dem dey talk be dat
Which kind talk be dat- oh?
Na craze talk be dat ee-oh
Na animal talk be dat ee-oh
Na animal talk be dat ee-oh
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal I put a tie oh
Animal I wear agbada
Animal I put a suit oh
These disguising leaders ee-oh, na wah for dem
Dem hold meeting everywhere oh, dem reach America
These disguising leaders ee-oh, na wah for dem
Dem hold meeting everywhere oh, dem reach America
Dem call the place the United Nations
Hear oh another animal talk
Wetin united inside United Nations?
Who and who unite for United Nations?
No be there Thatcher and Argentina dey
No be there Reagan and Libya dey
Israel versus Lebanon
Iran-i-oh versus Iraq-i
East West Block versus West Block East
No be there dem dey oh United Nations
Dis "united" United Nations
One veto vote is equal to 92 (or more, or more)
What kind sense be dat? Na animal sense
What kind sense be dat? Na animal sense
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Dem go hold meeting oh, Dem go start yap human beings
Animal talk don start again
Dash dem human rights
Dem go hold meeting oh, Dem go start yap human beings
Animal talk don start again
Dash dem human rights
How animal go know say dem no born me as slave?
How animal go know say slave trade don pass?
And, they wan dash us human rights
Animal must talk to human beings
Give dem human rights
I beg-I oh, make you hear me well, well
I beg-I oh, make you hear me very well
Human rights na my property
So therefore, you can′t dash me my property
Human rights na my property
Dey wan dash us human rights
Some people say why I dey talk like dis
No be talk like dis dem take to carry me go prison ee-oh"
No be me dey talk, na Prime Minister Botha dey talk ee-oh
No be me dey talk, na Prime Minister Botha dey talk ee-oh
Him say, this uprising will bring out the beast in us
(This uprising will bring out the beast in us)
Him say, this uprising will bring out the beast in us
(This uprising will bring out the beast in us)
Him say, this uprising will bring out the beast in us
(This uprising will bring out the beast in us)
Ke ji keke; my argument
Botha na friend to Thatcher & Reagan
Botha na friend to some other leaders too
And together dem wan dash us human rights
Animal wan dash us human rights
Animal can't dash me human rights
Animal can't dash us human rights
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Beasts of no nation- Egbe Ke Gbe na bad society
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke (Na bad society)
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe (Na bad society)
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke (Na bad society)
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe (Na bad society)
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Ah, easy, easy, easy, easy, easy, easy, ah
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Let′s get now into the underground spiritual game
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Ah, let's get now into another underground spiritual game
Just go dey help me dey answer, you go dey say, "Aya kata", oh ya
O feshe lu, (Aya kata)
O feshe gban, (Aya kata)
O feshe lu, (Aya kata)
O feshe gban, (Aya kata)
O feshe wan, (Aya kata)
O feshe gben, (Aya kata)
Aya kata, (Aya kata)
Aya Koto, (Aya kata)
Aya Kiti, (Aya kata)
Aya Kutu, (Aya kata)
O feshe lu, (Aya kata)
O feshe gban, (Aya kata)
O feshe lu, (Aya kata)
O feshe gban, (Aya kata) (OOOHHH!!)
Basket mouth wan start to leak again oh
(Basket mouth wan open mouth again oh)
Abi you don forget say I sing ee-oh
(Basket mouth wan open mouth again oh)
I sing-i say, I go open my mouth like basket ee-oh, ma lanu be ag bere
(Basket mouth wan open mouth again oh)
Basket mouth wan start to leak again oh
(Basket mouth wan open mouth again oh)
Abi you don forget say I sing ee-oh
(Basket mouth wan open mouth again oh)
I sing-i say, I go open my mouth like basket ee-oh, ma lanu be apere
(Basket mouth wan open mouth again oh)
Basket mouth wan start to leak again oh
(Basket mouth wan open mouth again oh)
Fela, wetin you go sing about?
(Dem go worry me)
Fela, wetin you go sing about?
(Dem go worry me)
Fela, wetin you go sing about?
(Dem go worry me)
Dem go worry me, worry me
Worry, worry, worry, worry
(Dem go worry me)
Dey wan to make us sing about prison
(Dem go worry me)
Dem go worry me, worry me. Worry, worry all over da town
(Dem go worry me)
Dey wan to know about prison life
(Dem go worry me)
Dem go worry me, worry me. Worry, worry all over da town
(Dem go worry me)
Dey wan to make us sing about prison
(Dem go worry me)
Dem go worry me, worry me
Worry, worry, worry, worry worry
(Dem go worry me)
Dey wan to know about prison life
(Dem go worry me)
Dem go worry me, worry me
Worry, worry, worry, worry, worry, worry
(Dem go worry me)
Fela, wetin you go sing about?
(Dem go worry me)
Dem go worry me, worry me
Worry, worry, worry, worry
(Dem go worry me)
The time wey I dey for prison, I call am inside world
The time wey I dey outside prison, I call am outside world
Na craze world, no be outside world
(Craze world) No be outside the police dey
(Craze world) No be outside the soldier dey
(Craze world) No be outside the court dem dey
(Craze world) No be outside the magistrate dey
(Craze world) No be outside the judge dem dey
(Craze world)
Na craze world be dat
(Craze world) No be outside Buhari dey
(Craze world)
Na craze man be dat
(Craze world) Animal in craze-man skin-i
(Craze world)
Na craze world be dat
(Craze world) Na be outside- Idia-gbon dey
(Craze world)
Na craze man be dat- oh
(Craze world) Animal in craze-man skin-i
(Craze world)
Na craze world be dat
(Craze world) Na be outside- dem find me guilty
(Craze world) Na be outside- dem jail me five years
(Craze world) I no do nothing
(Craze world) Na be outside-dem judge dey beg ee-o
(Craze world)
Na craze world be dat ee-o (Craze world)
Na craze world be dat
(Craze world) Na be outside- dem kill dem students
(Craze world) Soweto, Zaria, and Ife
(Craze world)
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh (Craze world)
Na craze world be dat
(Craze world) Na be outside- all dis dey happen
(Craze world) Na craze world be dat, ee-oh (Craze world)
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh (Craze world)
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh (Craze world)
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh (Craze world)
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh
Make you hear this one
War against indiscipline, ee-oh
Na Nigerian government, ee-oh
Dem dey talk ee-oh
"My people are useless"
"My people are senseless, My people are indiscipline"
Na Nigerian government, ee-oh
Dem dey talk be dat
"My people are useless"
"My people are senseless, My people are indiscipline"
I never hear dat before- oh
Make Government talk, ee-oh
"My people are useless"
"My people are senseless, My people are indiscipline"
Na Nigerian government, ee-oh
Dem dey talk be dat
Which kind talk be dat- oh?
Na craze talk be dat ee-oh
Na animal talk be dat ee-oh
Na animal talk be dat ee-oh
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal I put a tie oh
Animal I wear agbada
Animal I put a suit oh
These disguising leaders ee-oh, na wah for dem
Dem hold meeting everywhere oh, dem reach America
These disguising leaders ee-oh, na wah for dem
Dem hold meeting everywhere oh, dem reach America
Dem call the place the United Nations
Hear oh another animal talk
Wetin united inside United Nations?
Who and who unite for United Nations?
No be there Thatcher and Argentina dey
No be there Reagan and Libya dey
Israel versus Lebanon
Iran-i-oh versus Iraq-i
East West Block versus West Block East
No be there dem dey oh United Nations
Dis "united" United Nations
One veto vote is equal to 92 (or more, or more)
What kind sense be dat? Na animal sense
What kind sense be dat? Na animal sense
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Dem go hold meeting oh, Dem go start yap human beings
Animal talk don start again
Dash dem human rights
Dem go hold meeting oh, Dem go start yap human beings
Animal talk don start again
Dash dem human rights
How animal go know say dem no born me as slave?
How animal go know say slave trade don pass?
And, they wan dash us human rights
Animal must talk to human beings
Give dem human rights
I beg-I oh, make you hear me well, well
I beg-I oh, make you hear me very well
Human rights na my property
So therefore, you can′t dash me my property
Human rights na my property
Dey wan dash us human rights
Some people say why I dey talk like dis
No be talk like dis dem take to carry me go prison ee-oh"
No be me dey talk, na Prime Minister Botha dey talk ee-oh
No be me dey talk, na Prime Minister Botha dey talk ee-oh
Him say, this uprising will bring out the beast in us
(This uprising will bring out the beast in us)
Him say, this uprising will bring out the beast in us
(This uprising will bring out the beast in us)
Him say, this uprising will bring out the beast in us
(This uprising will bring out the beast in us)
Ke ji keke; my argument
Botha na friend to Thatcher & Reagan
Botha na friend to some other leaders too
And together dem wan dash us human rights
Animal wan dash us human rights
Animal can't dash me human rights
Animal can't dash us human rights
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Beasts of no nation- Egbe Ke Gbe na bad society
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke (Na bad society)
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe (Na bad society)
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke (Na bad society)
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe (Na bad society)
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Ah, easy, easy, easy, easy, easy, easy, ah
Many leaders as you see dem
Na different disguise dem dey oh
Animal in human skin
Animal he put a tie oh
Animal he wear agbada
Animal he put a suit oh
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Beasts of no nation, Egbe Ke Gbe
Beasts of no nation, eturu gbe ke
Writer(s): Kuti Fela Anikulapo, Fela Anikulapo Kuti Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
