Vernacular
King Cody
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Freedom boy Africa bad man dey o Africa badman dey o Africa bad man dey o o Hun hun hun hun hun hun hun hun Gonna those days When mi start school Inna mi father land Dem government lie Dem teacher lie Inna mi father land Dem say him bad For me to yarn Inna mi mother tongue Dem British language more Powerful than me own mother tongue Long time ago Long time long time Haha long time ago Oh o oh o oh o oh o Long time ago ago ago Ha ha ha ha Longtime ago ago Listen please I wanna telli you a story o No be story o I wanna telli you a story o No be story o I wanna telli you Yelli you telli you a story o I wanna telli you a story o no be story o Before dem born me and you Before dem come dabaru me and you My people good No grudge for mind dem They happy dem Just They smile Dem get dem rules dem get dem gods Dem get dem education mi no go lie Technology and civilisation Na him spoil dem Dem leave dem god mi no go lie But why when this people come mi side Why they wan destroy mi side Destroy mi shine Why they wanna hold mi down Black live matter no be clown Dem no be clown Why you wanna stop mi shine Why you wanna stop mi shine And take mi line Why you wanna see me cry Why you choose to do me bad eyi koda Never forget who you are You be back You be Africa Temptation come from near and far Just be strong Sometime it critical You strong and Powerful Shey you know Spiritual and in physical Na we be king say you now know Check your history and your biblical Gonna those days When mi start school Inna mi father land Dem government lie Dem teacher lie Inna mi father land Dem say him bad For me to yarn Inna mi mother tongue Dem British language more powerful than me Own mother tongue Long time ago Long time long time Haha long time ago Oh o oh o oh o oh o Long time ago ago ago ha ha ha ha Longtime ago ago ago Listen please My people my people My people my people My people my people my people Waka waka waka Everyday mi people mi people mi people Mi people mi people mi people Waka waka waka If dem go mosque Dem go church Dem go shrine If dem go school Dem go pay dem go pay eh eh Waka Waka Waka My county my people my country my people My country my people Waka waka waka When mi Broda sister wake up Dey pray to rastafari when dey wake up o Dem no do bad na him be f*ck up Waka waka night and day no food to chop up o For mi country land mi see some hold up Police go slap your face you gonna shut up o Many many family don break up With tears and blood No food to chop up o Many many rugged Jean with one top Police be your friend not all dem be bad corps o Everywhere ya go no loose guard o No dey shenk your broda One day you go need back up o No money today wey will use buy food Then sock gari no water to drink up o Coro money tell me how ya spend am Mi Broda faint when camera is still up o o o Gonna those days When mi start school Inna mi father land Dem government lie Dem teacher lie Inna mi father land Dem say him bad For me to yarn Inna mi mother tongue Dem British language more powerful than me Own mother tongue Long time ago Long time long time Haha long time ago Oh o oh o oh o oh o Long time ago ago ago Ha ha ha ha Longtime ago ago Listen please
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