Lyrics Just Like That - Fela Kuti

Akuba Oranyan! Akuba Oranyan! Akuba Oranyan!
Akuba Oranyan! Akuba Oranyan! Akuba Oranyan!
Akuba Oranyan! Akuba Oranyan! Akuba Oranyan!
Akuba Oranyan! Akuba Oranyan! Akuba Oranyan!
OHHH
Many things dey happen dey say na wonder
When I say wonder I mean Wonderfulment
Me myself I see wonderful things many of dem den wonderful
Dem pass wonder
I see am e pass wonder
I shock I react AHHH (Just like that)
I see am I shock AHHH (Just like that)
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I see am I shock AHHH (Just like that)
I see am I react AHHH (Just like that)

Wonder di reason
I want to sing this song (Wonder)
Make you no forget about this things (Wonder)
Make you do something about this things (Wonder)
Di reason I want to sing this song (Wonder)
Make you do something about this things (Wonder)
Make you no forget about this things (Wonder)

Wonder Wonderfulment (Wonder)
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I remember how my brother
Professor Hindu
Brother Okunlirjn
E come here for shrine
E kill person for here
E wake am di third day

Wonder Wonderfulment (Wonder)
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Wonder Wonder (Wonder)
Wonder Wonderfulment (Wonder)
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Wonder Wonderfulment (Wonder)
Wonder Wonder (Wonder)
Wonder Wonderfulment (Wonder)

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Akuba Oranyan! Akuba Oranyan! Akuba Oranyan!
Whiteman rule us many years we get electric constantly
Our people come take over dem come build Kainji-dam
Dem come build the dam finish electricity com stop
One year two years twelve years till now no electricity for town

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Akuba Oranyan! Akuba Oranyan! Akuba Oranyan!
In 1966 civil war start to keep Nigeria one
I remember the slogan to keep Nigeria one
A task dat must be done
Dem kill plenty Ibos before di war
And more during di war
Our leaders start dem show Gowon
Divide am into twelve
Murtala and Obasanjo den come
Divide am into 19
Shagari and Awolowo den won
Divide am into more

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Remember the election you see how everything come be
You see enough with your eyes how our country come day go
How everything come dey scatter right before your face
Nor be Obasanjo put e old padi padi friends for there
Di young politicians e come shuffle dem for one side
In di name of democracy, justice and fair play

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Akuba Oranyan! Akuba Oranyan! Akuba Oranyan!

Nothing dey for town to give di youths good example
How our big people and traditional rulers dey do
Den don spoil di tradition and corrupt all di town
Den come make di youths look up to Europe and U.S.A.
In those places sef people don lose den common sense
Na di number of nuclear arms and guns you
Get na him give you power pass
We in Afrika we must start to think our own
In our tradition where human beings and nature grow
Where creativity and understanding must be
Right now, think now, fight now, right now
Suffer must stop.

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After all the things wey we don talk
And the things wey you don see for yourselves
I get some questions to ask
Shay our leaders den like us or den like themselves
Opressors
Shay dem be good leaders or shadow criminals
Suppressors
Shay all na plan or no be plan
Suppressors
Shay our leaders dem like us or dem like themselves
Opressors
Shay dem be good leaders or shadow criminals
Suppressors
Shay all na plan or no be plan
Suppressors
I get my own answer
Den be original criminals (Just like that)
All na plan e ooo (Just like that)
Den dey like dem self (Just like that)
Den be original criminals (Just like that)
All na plan e ooo (Just like that)
Den dey like dem self (Just like that)

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