Slave Masters
When you waka my brother, you must look your back (look your back)
When you waka my sister, you must look your back (look your back)
Look am wellu wellu to remember your past (look your back)
Look am wellu wellu so you no forget yourself (look your back)
Look am wellu wellu so you know your bad from your good (look your back)
Look am so you can appreciate how the ritual you rich (look your back)
Na important lesson of life be that (ahh ha han)
Ye!! (ahh ha han)
I took a long long time
I think of long long time
Defeat of today no different from the past
Na the same thing wey happen to our fathers be this
For hundreds of years slave life been dey
Dey work for the dough everyday no money
No justice, no freedom, no respect at all
Them dey beat them and kill them and send them away
For many, many, many, many, many, many years
Them dey tire for the beating
For many, many, many, many, many, many years
Them dey tire for the killing
For many, many, many, many, many, many years
Them tire for the cheating
For many, many, many, many, many, many
Many, many, many, many, many, many, many
Many, many, many years
Many, many, many african fathers died for the fight to be free
Yes, yes
Many, many, many african fathers died for the fight to be free
Yes, yes
Yes, yes, yes, yes they died for the children to come
Yes, yes
For their children to come not to see the same thing them see
Yes, yes
For their children to come not to live the same life wey them live
Yes, yes
Where dem no beat us or kill us or sell us or where we no go fit work our land to live
Yes, yes
We they rule ourselves for africa, the black race must be free
Yes, yes
Yes, yes
To forget who we be for africa
Yes, yes
To forget the things our ancestors die for
Yes, yes
To forget where we suppose to dey today with everything wey we get for africa
I looku my back i see say na slavery we dey
I looku my back i see say na slavery we oohhhh dey
Na slavery we dey
Na slavery we ohhh dey
Na we must to work for them to chop
Na slavery we dey
Na we go dey work for government to chop
Na slavery we ohhh dey
Na we go dey work for them to chop
Na slavery we dey
Na we go dey work for their family self to chop
Na slavery we ohhh dey
The slave no go talk for land make e work
Na slavery we ohhh dey
Na slave no dey chop for land make e work
Na slavery we oohh dey
The way them dey cheat us na slave them dey cheat like that?
Na slavery we dey
The way them dey beat us na slave them dey beat like that?
Na slavery we ohhh dey
The way them dey sell us na slave them dey sell like that?
Na slavery we dey
Europe to america now them dey sell us to china
Na slavery we ohhh dey
We tired for the slave masters (tired)
We tired for the slave masters (tired)
We tired for the slave masters (tired)
We tired for the slave masters (tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire for your beating and your killing (we tired)
We tire for your cheating and your looting (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
I'm talking to you african rulers
We tired
I'm talking to you african rulers
We tired
I'm talking to you african rulers
We tired
I'm talking to you african rulers
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
When you waka my sister, you must look your back (look your back)
Look am wellu wellu to remember your past (look your back)
Look am wellu wellu so you no forget yourself (look your back)
Look am wellu wellu so you know your bad from your good (look your back)
Look am so you can appreciate how the ritual you rich (look your back)
Na important lesson of life be that (ahh ha han)
Ye!! (ahh ha han)
I took a long long time
I think of long long time
Defeat of today no different from the past
Na the same thing wey happen to our fathers be this
For hundreds of years slave life been dey
Dey work for the dough everyday no money
No justice, no freedom, no respect at all
Them dey beat them and kill them and send them away
For many, many, many, many, many, many years
Them dey tire for the beating
For many, many, many, many, many, many years
Them dey tire for the killing
For many, many, many, many, many, many years
Them tire for the cheating
For many, many, many, many, many, many
Many, many, many, many, many, many, many
Many, many, many years
Many, many, many african fathers died for the fight to be free
Yes, yes
Many, many, many african fathers died for the fight to be free
Yes, yes
Yes, yes, yes, yes they died for the children to come
Yes, yes
For their children to come not to see the same thing them see
Yes, yes
For their children to come not to live the same life wey them live
Yes, yes
Where dem no beat us or kill us or sell us or where we no go fit work our land to live
Yes, yes
We they rule ourselves for africa, the black race must be free
Yes, yes
Yes, yes
To forget who we be for africa
Yes, yes
To forget the things our ancestors die for
Yes, yes
To forget where we suppose to dey today with everything wey we get for africa
I looku my back i see say na slavery we dey
I looku my back i see say na slavery we oohhhh dey
Na slavery we dey
Na slavery we ohhh dey
Na we must to work for them to chop
Na slavery we dey
Na we go dey work for government to chop
Na slavery we ohhh dey
Na we go dey work for them to chop
Na slavery we dey
Na we go dey work for their family self to chop
Na slavery we ohhh dey
The slave no go talk for land make e work
Na slavery we ohhh dey
Na slave no dey chop for land make e work
Na slavery we oohh dey
The way them dey cheat us na slave them dey cheat like that?
Na slavery we dey
The way them dey beat us na slave them dey beat like that?
Na slavery we ohhh dey
The way them dey sell us na slave them dey sell like that?
Na slavery we dey
Europe to america now them dey sell us to china
Na slavery we ohhh dey
We tired for the slave masters (tired)
We tired for the slave masters (tired)
We tired for the slave masters (tired)
We tired for the slave masters (tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire for your beating and your killing (we tired)
We tire for your cheating and your looting (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
I'm talking to you african rulers
We tired
I'm talking to you african rulers
We tired
I'm talking to you african rulers
We tired
I'm talking to you african rulers
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
We tire, we tire, we tire (we tired)
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Writer(s): Seun Kuti
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