Swegbe and Pako Songtext
von Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Africa ’70

Swegbe and Pako
Na Swegbe na Swegbe
Na Pako na Pako
Na Swegbe na Swegbe
Na Pako na Pako
Weti this thing mean
Them go tell you now
Carpenter wey no know work, na Swegbe eh (Na Swegbe oooh)
Ahhhh


Tailor wey dey sew like carpenter na Swegbe eh (Na Swegbe oooh)
Doctor wey dey do like a lawyer na Swegbe eh (Na Swegbe oooh)
Lawyer wey dey talkie like a doctor na Swegbe eh (Na Swegbe oooh)
Commissioner wey no know e work, na Swegbe eh (Na Swegbe oooh)
We don finish for swegbe, now na Pako
Carpenter wey no know work, na Pako oh (Na Pako oooh)
Tailor wey dey sew like carpenter na Pako oh (Na Pako oooh)
Lawyer wey dey talkie like a doctor na Pako ohhh (Na Pako oooh)
Doctor wey dey do like a lawyer na Pako oh (Na Pako oooh)
Commissioner wey no know e work, na Pako oh (Na Pako oooh)
If you pako you be swegbe (Na Swegbe oooh)

If you give you be pako (Na Pako oooh)

Swegbe na swegbe ehh eh (Na Swegbe oooh)
Pako na pako oohh (Na Pako oooh)