My Best song so far by Fela Anikulapo Kuti

I so much love this song by Fela Anikulapo Kuti from Nigeria recorded in 1977.

Why do we suffer and keep smiling?
Why do we fail to talk when there is a problem to be addressed?
Why do we have religious leaders enjoying and fail to talk when there is need to.
Why would the Military harass a civilian and he fails to talk?
Enjoy this good Nigerian music.

Lyrics: Shuffering and Shmiling

Suffer suffer suffer suffer
Suffer for World
Na your fault be that
Me I say na your fault be that
Suffer suffer for World

Enjoy for Heaven
CHORUS: Amen

Christians go dey yab*
CHORUS: Amen

“ In Spiritum Heavinus”
CHORUS: Amen

Moslems go dey call
CHORUS: Amen

“Allah wa Akbar”
CHORUS: Amen

Open your eye everywhere
Archbishop na miliki*
Pope na enjoyment
Imam na gbaladun*

Archbishop dey enjoy (with chorus)
Pope self dey enjoy (with chorus)
Imam self dey enjoy (with chorus)
My brother wetin* you say? (with chorus)
My brother wetin you say? (with chorus)

My sister wetin you go hear?
My sister wetin you go hear?
Archbishop dey for London
Pope dey for Rome
My people – them go dey follow Bishop
CHORUS: Amen

Them go follow Pope
CHORUS: Amen

Them go follow Imam
CHORUS: Amen

Them go go for London
CHORUS: Amen

Them go go for Rome
CHORUS: Amen

Them go go for Mecca
CHORUS: Amen

Them go carry all the money
CHORUS: Amen

Them go juba* Bishop
CHORUS: Amen

Juba Pope
CHORUS: Amen

Juba Imam
CHORUS: Amen
Them go start to yab themselves

Every day – for house
Every day – for road
Every day – for bus
Every day – for work
My people my people my people
Every day my people inside bus
CHORUS: Suffering and smiling

Forty-nine sitting forty-nine standing
CHORUS: Suffering and smiling

Them go pack themselves in like sardine
CHORUS: Suffering and smiling

Them dey faint, them dey wake like cock
CHORUS: Suffering and smiling

Them go reach house water no dey
CHORUS: Suffering and smiling

Them go reach bed power no dey
CHORUS: Suffering and smiling

Them go reach road go-slow go come
CHORUS: Suffering and smiling

Them go reach road police go slap
CHORUS: Suffering and smiling

Them go reach road army go whip
CHORUS: Suffering and smiling

Them go look pocket money no dey
CHORUS: Suffering and smiling

Every day na the same thing
CHORUS: Suffering and smiling

Suffer suffer for World
CHORUS: Amen

Enjoy for Heaven
CHORUS: Amen

Christians go dey jab
CHORUS: Amen

“ In Spiritum Heavinus”
CHORUS: Amen

Moslems go dey call
CHORUS: Amen

“Allah wa Akbar”
CHORUS: Amen

How many many you go make
CHORUS: Many many

Suffer suffer for world
CHORUS: Amen

Notes:

Yab (Pidgin)- To talk

Miliki (Yoruba) - To have a good time

Gbaladun (Yoruba)- To enjoy

Wetin? (Pidgin)- What?

Juba (Yoruba)- Worship

Source: netbeg