Fela Kuti — Confusion Break Bones

I sing song some time ago Dey call am confusion" Then army never burn my house Oil money dey flow for Lagos then (Larudu repeke) Repeke Laru, Laru, laru (Larudu repeke) Repeke Laru My people think say Nigeria done dey But me as I see am I know say, Nigeria go go down How country go dey make-ee money Make people of country no see money (Larudu repeke) Repeke Laru, Laru, laru (Larudu repeke) I see many wrong things in Nigeria (Larudu repeke) Some time ago I come sing one song (Larudu repeke) Repeke Laru, Laru, laru (Larudu repeke) When I say confusion Everything out of-ee control When everything out-ee of control-ee E go be say, it Pafuka-oh (Pafuka na quench) Pafuka fit be police station (Pafuka na quench) Pafuka fit be hospital-u (Pafuka na quench) I sing about one street for Lagos Dey call am Ojuelegba I take am compare how Nigeria be One crossroad in center town (Larudu repeke) Repeke Laru, Laru(Larudu repeke) Repeke Laru, Laru, laru For Ojuelegba For Ojuelegba For Ojuelegba For Ojuelegba Motor dey come from-u East Motor dey come from-u West Motor dey come from-u North Motor dey come from-u South And police-ee man no dey for center Na confusion be dat ee-oh (Bafuka na quench) Bafuka fit be police station (Bafuka na quench) Bafuka fit be hospital (Bafuka na quench) Bafuka fit be mortuary (Bafuka na quench) And then I say confusion na wetin-oh (Confusion na wa) And then I say confusion na wetin-oh (Confusion na wa) And then I say confusion na wetin-oh (Confusion na wa) After e no tay, Police and Army come burn-u my house After e no tay, Police and Army come burn-u my house I come start to think, I start to think-ee think Shey police wey go help people, na dem dey burn burn so Shey army wey go defend citizen, na dem dey burn burn so Dis time around 1975 and '77 Police go seize expensive goods, dem start to burn burn dem Army go go market, anything wey cost money, go burn burn dem Why dem like to burn the things wey cost-ee money? Government fit sell to people cheap-ee cheap-ee Government fit dash people, wey no get-ee money Na the burn burn, na im dey sweet-ee dem pass Na the burn burn, na him dey sweet-ee dem pass Oya oh, burn burn (Oya) Oya oh dem burn burn (Oya) Oya oh with petrol, burn burn (Oya) Oya oh with matches, burn burn (Oya) Oya oh, burn burn (Oya) Oya oh, burn burn (Oya) My problem e no small at all Nothing dey for me to sing about If something good dey I go sing Nothing good do self to sing about Nothing good do self to sing All the things e dey no dey good If I sing-ee say, water no dey Na old old old news be dat-ee-oh If I sing I say food –u nothing Na old old old news be dat-ee-oh If I sing-ee say, Inf-i-lati-on I come sing-ee say, electric -ee light no dey Old old news be dat-ee-oh I come sing-ee say, mismanagement If I come sing-ee say, corrup-u-tion If I sing-ee say, stealing by government Na old old old news be dat-ee-oh Old old old news be dat-ee-oh Di problems still dey paparapa I say di problems still dey ba'gba ra ‘gba Dey thing weh dey worry me How dis robbery come get-ee big-ee head Dey thing weh dey worry me How dis robbery come get-ee big-ee head The first –ee one, na leg-ee robbery (Leg-ee robbo-ery) Where man e go go pick-ee pockets (Leg-ee robbo-ery) Dey man go start take leg-ee wrong (Leg-ee robbo-ery) The second one na, armed robbery (Leg-ee robbo-ery) ARM-O ROBBO-ERY Where man-o go-go steal big things (Leg-ee robbo-ery) He go take-ee gun defend himself (Leg-ee robbo-ery) The third one, na head-oh robbery (Leg-ee robbo-ery) Where oga pata-pata go-go steal (Leg-ee robbo-ery) He go take position, steal all free (Leg-ee robbo-ery) Free stealing, na him policy (Leg-ee robbo-ery) Head-ee robbery Which head-ee get-ee no dey steal? Which president we get-ee never steal? Dem come go hold Shagari Dem say President Shagari steal But Shagari don talk before Na empty treasury him meet for there Say na Shagari alone dem go hold? What about the other presidents I say look-oo (Look-look) See-oo (See-see) Hear-oo (Hear-hear) President na him de control of police (Look-look) President na him de control of de army (See-see) So army and police dem must be thief too well (Hear-hear) I say look-oo (Look-look) See-oo (See-see) Hear-oo (Hear-hear) But all of you don hear my song before I know if you hear my song before Where I be sing like dis And we say confusion everything out of control When I say confusion Everything out of-ee control When everything out-ee of control-ee Go be say, it Bafuka-oh (Bafuka na quench) Bafuka fit be police station (Bafuka na quench) Bafuka fi tbe hospital-u (Bafuka na quench) For Ojuelegba For Ojuelegba For Ojuelegba For Ojuelegba Motodey come from-u East Moto dey come from-u West Moto dey come from-u North Moto dey come from-u South And police-ee man no dey for center Na confusion be dat ee-oh (Bafuka na quench) Bafuka fit be police station (Bafuka na quench) Bafuka fit be hospital (Bafuka na quench) Bafuka fit be mortuary (Bafuka na quench) Confusion break-ee bone-ee, yepa Double wahala for dead-ee body Biola oh dead-ee body