Fela Kuti
Pansa Pansa
[Verse 1]
I go someplace
I see the place
I sing this song
I sing Alako, ehh, Alako
(Dem vex, complain, dem say all goddamn things)

I sing this song
I sing Kalakuta show, ooh, Kalakuta show
(Dem vex, complain, dem say all goddamn things)

I sing, zombie
I sing, no bread
I sing monkey, dey walk, baboon dey chop
(Dem vex, complain, dem say all goddamn things)

[Chorus]
I sing this song
Before I jump like monkey give me banana, make you hear (Yes sire)
Give me banana (Yes sire)
Before I jump like monkey (Yes sire)
Monkey, dey chop banana (Yes sire)
Give me banana (Yes sire)
Before I jump like monkey (Yes sire)
Monkey, dey chop banana (Yes sire)
Give me banana (Yes sire)
Before I jump like monkey (Yes sire)
Monkey, dey chop banana (Yes sire)
Before I jump like monkey give me banana, make you hear (Yes sire)
Give me banana (Yes sire)
Before I jump like monkey (Yes sire)
Monkey, dey chop banana (Yes sire)
Give me banana (Yes sire)
Before I jump like monkey (Yes sire)
Monkey, dey chop banana (Yes sire)
Give me banana (Yes sire)
Before I jump like monkey (Yes sire)
Monkey, dey chop banana (Yes sire)
Give me banana (Yes sire)
Before I jump like monkey (Yes sire)
Monkey, dey chop banana (Yes sire)
(Dem vex, complain, dem say all goddamn things)

[Verse 2]
I sing a song
Go slow, go slow, go slow, go slow
(Dem vex, complain, dem say all goddamn things)

[Pre-Chorus]
For me I swear, for me I swear
For me I swear as long as
Africa, dey suffer
Africa, dey hungry
Africa, no unite
No freedom (Yey)
No justice (Yey)
No happiness (Yey)
No belonging (Yey)
Dem go yeah (Pansa pansa) (Hey)
(Pansa pansa)
Dem go yeah pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)
Dem go yeah pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)
[?] (Pansa pansa)
[?] (Pansa pansa)
Pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)
Pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)
Pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)

Hey! He, he, he, he, he...
[?]

[Chorus]
I sing this song
Before I jump like monkey give me banana, make you sir[?] (Yes sire)
Give me banana (Yes sire)
Before I jump like monkey (Yes sire)
Monkey, dey chop banana (Yes sire)
Give me banana (Yes sire)
Before I jump like monkey (Yes sire)
Monkey, dey chop banana (Yes sire)
(Dem vex, complain, dem say all goddamn things)

[Verse 3]
I sing a song
Go slow, go slow, go slow, go slow
(Dem vex, complain, dem say all goddamn things)
[Pre-Chorus]
For me I swear, for me I swear
For me I swear as long as
Africa, dey suffer
Africa, dey hungry
Africa, no unite
No freedom (Yey)
No justice (Yey)
No happiness (Yey)
No belonging (Yey)
Dem go yeah (Pansa pansa) (Hey, ahhhhh!)
(Pansa pansa)

Dem go yeah pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)
Dem go yeah pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)
[?] (Pansa pansa)
[?] (Pansa pansa)
Pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)
Pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)
Pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)
Pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)
[?] (Pansa pansa)
Dem go yeah pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)
Dem go yeah pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)
[?] (Pansa pansa)
Pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)
Pansa pansa (Pansa pansa)
Pa- pansa (Pansa pansa)

[Instrumental piano break]

(Pansa pansa)
(Pansa pansa)
(Pansa pansa)
(Pansa pansa)
(Pansa pansa)
(Pansa pansa)
(Pansa pansa)
(Pansa pansa)

(Hey!)
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
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(Hey!)
(Hey!)
(Hey!)