Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake AM

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Fela Kuti

Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 - 2 August 1997), or simply Fela ([feˈlæ]) was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick. more »


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1972
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When trouble sleep
Yanga go wake am
Waking him dey find 
Palaver, he dey find 
Palaver, he go get-e o) 
Palaver, he go get 
Palaver 

When cat sleep
Rat go bite him tail
Waking him dey find
Palaver, he dey find 
Palaver, he go get-e o 
Palaver, he go get 
Palaver 

Tenant lost him job
Him sit down for house
Him dey think of job
Mr. landord come wake am up
He say, “mister, pay me your rent” 
Waking him dey find 
Palaver, he dey find 
Palaver, he go get-e o 
Palaver, he go get 
Palaver 

My friend just come from prison
Him dey look for work
Waka waka day and night
Police man come stop am for road
He say, “mister, I charge you for wandering” 
Waking him dey find 
Palaver, he dey find 
Palaver, he go get-e o 
Palaver, he go get 
Palaver 

Mr. husband marry for church
He make big party
Then he start to spra
Because him love him wife
Him say, “wife come run away” 
Bank manager run come
He say, “mister, pay me your debt” 
Waking him dey find, for lagos e-o 
Palaver, he dey find 
Palaver, he go get-e o 
Palaver, he go get 
Palaver 

When trouble sleep
Yanga go wake am
Waking him dey find 
Palaver, he dey find 
Palaver, he go get-e o 
Palaver, he go get 
Palaver, he go get-e o 

When cat sleep
Rat go bite him tail
Waking him dey find
Palaver, he dey find 
Palaver, he go get-e o 
Palaver, he go get 
Palaver, he go get e-o 

Ra ra-ra ra

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Written by: FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI

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