Many many, many many years ago
For Yoruba land
Before them born your papa
And my mama
Before them born your grandpapa papa papa papa self o
You not dey there
I not dey there
But you believe
We believe our history o
Them say, fire fire
Fire, fire dey come out
Fire, fire fire fire for him mouth
Chorus: Sango o
Sango Olukoso
Last century which him pass
History happen for my eye
This one not be them say, them say
It happen for my eye
Korokoro like this o
If I not dey for there
I for say na lie
Just like some people who no believe say fire dey come out for Sango mouth o
Na those who dey for there
Pass down the history
But this particular history happen for my eye gangan
This one not be them say, them say
It happen for my eye
Korokoro like this o
Chorus: Abami
When him start to dey yab, ahh
Dictator go dey shake ahh
Oppressor go dey fear
When him put him mouth for song
Philosophy go dey fllow
When him put him horn for mouth
Melody go dey blow
Eleeniyan
Ogostine
Baba 70 0
Ah bee fe bee ko, shm!
Bee fe bee ko se
Laye
Refrain: abami ti d’orisa o, yeepa
Baba 70 dey o
Dey o, dey o
Abami ti d’orisa o, yeepa
Baba 70 dey o
Ti o ba te e lorun
If it not sweet your belle
Enter Idumota motor
Drop for Iddo
Waka reach Carter bridge
Look down you go see
Plenty plenty water
Oya jump inside o
Mr “Holier than thou”
What you do for your society?
Baba struggle for better society
You say him dey chop
Baba say na vegetable him dey chop
O tan abi o tan o
O tan
O pari abi o pari
Finito e
Abami ti d’orisa …