Fela Kuti - International Thief Thief lyrics

International thief thief, I.T.T. International thief, I.T.T. International rogue Well, well, ha Well, well, ha Motherf**ers ba*tard motherf**ers We yab dem, yeah Hurry up there, say, "Yeah" Well, well Well, well, na true I want talk again o Na true I want talk again o If I dey lie o Make Osiris punish me Make Ifa dey punish me o Make Edumare punish me o Make the land dey punish me o Make Edumare punish me o I read dem for book ee-o I see so myself ee-o Well-ee well-ee o Well, well, well, well Well, well, well, well Long time ago Long, long time ago Long time ago Long, long, long, long time ago African man we no dey carry sh** We dey sh** inside big big hole For Yoruba-land na "Shalanga" For Igbo-land na "Onunu-insi" For Hausa-land na "Salga" For Gaa-land na "Tiafi" For Ashanti-land na "Yarni" For Ethiopia-land na "Sagara-be" For Kagyu-land na "Cho-Cho" For Bemba-land na "Chimbuzi" For Tunga-land na "Echibuzi" Long, long, long, long time ago African man we no dey carry sh** We dey sh** inside big big hole Long time ago Long, long, long, long time ago Long, long, long, long time ago Before them come force us away as slaves During the time them come force us away as slaves Na European man, na him dey carry sh** Na for them culture to carry sh** During the time them come colonize us Them come teach us to carry sh** Long, long, long, long time ago African man we no dey carry sh** Na European man teach us to carry sh** Say am, say am Many foreign companies dey Africa carry all our money go Many foreign companies dey Africa carry all our money go Them go write big English for newspaper, dabaru we Africans Them go write big English for newspaper, dabaru we Africans I read about one of them inside book like that Them call him name na I.T.T. I read about one of them inside book like that Them call him name na I.T.T. Them go dey cause confusion (Confusion) Cause corruption (Corruption) Cause oppression (Oppression) Cause inflation (Inflation) Oppression, oppression, inflation Corruption, oppression, inflation Them get one style wey them dey use Them go pick one African man A man with low mentality Them go give am million naira breads To become of high position here Him go bribe some thousand naira bread To become one useless chief Like rat they do them go do from Corner corner, pa**-ee pa**-ee Under under, pa**-ee pa**-ee Inside inside, pa**-ee pa**-ee In in, pa**-ee pa**-ee Out out, pa**-ee pa**-ee Peep peep, pa**-ee pa**-ee Up up, pa**-ee pa**-ee Then he gradually, gradually, gradually, gradually Then he gradually, gradually, gradually, gradually Them go be, friend friend to journalist Friend friend to Commissioner Friend friend to Permanent Secretary Friend friend to Minister Friend friend to Head of State Then start start to steal money Start start them corruption Start start them inflation Start start them oppression Start start them confusion Start start them oppression Start start to steal money Start start to steal money Like Obasanjo and Abiola International thief thief I.T.T. International rogue International thief We go fight them, well, well Well, well Well, well We don tire to carry anymore of them sh** We don tire to carry anymore of them sh** We don tire to carry anymore of them sh** Well, well International thief thief