Lady Songtext
von Fela Kuti

If you call am woman
African woman no go ′gree
She go say, she go say, "I be lady, oh"
Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
If you call am woman
African woman no go 'gree
She go say, she go say, "I be lady, oh"
Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
If you call am woman
African woman no go ′gree
She go say, she go say, "I be lady, oh"


She go say, "I be lady,"
She go say, "I be lady, oh"
She go say, "I no be woman"
She go say, "I be lady, oh"
She go say, "Market woman na woman"
She go say, "I be lady oh"
She go say, "Market woman na woman"
She go say, "I be lady oh"
She go say, "Market woman na woman"
She go say, "I be lady oh"
She go say, "I be lady"
She go say, "I be lady, oh"
She go say, "I be lady"
She go say, "I be lady, oh"
She go say, "I be lady"
She go say, "I be lady, oh"

Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha

I wan' tell you about lady
I wan' tell you about lady
I wan′ tell you about lady

She go say im equal to man
She go say im get power like man
She go say anything man do im self fit do

She go say im equal to man
She go say im get power like man
She go say anything man do im self fit do

I never tell you finish
I never tell you finish
I never tell you finish
I never tell you finish
I never tell you

She go wan′ take cigar before anybody
She go wan' make you open door for am
She go wan′ make man wash plate
For kitchen


She wan' salute man
She go, sit down for chair
She wan′ salute man
She go, sit down for chair

She wan' sit down
For table before anybody
She wan′ sit down
For table before anybody

She wan' take piece of meat
Before anybody
She wan' take piece of meat
Before anybody

Call am for dance
She go dance lady dance
Call am for dance
She go dance lady dance

African woman go dance
She go dance the fire dance
African woman go dance
She go dance the fire dance

She know im man na master
She go cook for am
She go do anything he say
But lady, no be so
But lady, no be so
But lady, no be so
But lady, no be so

Lady na master
Lady na master
Lady na master

Call am for dance
She go dance lady dance
Call am for dance
She go dance lady dance

African woman go dance
She go dance the fire dance
African woman go dance
She go dance the fire dance

She know im man na master
She go cook for am
She go do anything he say
But lady, no be so
But lady, no be so
But lady, no be so
But lady, no be so

Lady na master
Lady na master
Lady na master
Lady na master

If you call am woman
African woman no go ′gree
She go say, she go say, "I be lady, oh"

She go say, "I be lady,"
She go say, "I be lady, oh"
She go say, "I no be woman"
She go say, "I be lady, oh"
She go say, "Market woman na woman"
She go say, "I be lady oh"

She go say, "I be lady"
She go say, "I be lady, oh"
She go say, "I be lady"
She go say, "I be lady, oh"
She go say, "I be lady"
She go say, "I be lady, oh"
Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha