Seun Kuti, Egypt 80 and Sampa The Great Lyrics
Read Emi Aluta lyrics by Seun Kuti below, the fourth track on Heavier Yet (Lays the Crownless Head) album. The theme of Emi Aluta by Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, featuring Sampa The Great, is centered around resistance, activism, and the fight for social justice. The song carries the spirit of revolution, with “Aluta” symbolizing struggle and the continuous battle against oppression. Seun Kuti, following in his father Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat legacy, uses Emi Aluta powerful lyrics to advocate for empowerment, urging people to stand up against corruption and inequality.
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Seun Kuti, Egypt 80 & Sampa The Great – Emi Aluta Lyrics
Egbe! Egbe! I say egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! I say egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Yeh!
Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Wein weinEgbe! Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Wein weinEgbe! Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Wein weinEgbe! Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Wein weinEgbe! Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Wein weinEgbe! Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Wein wein
If we sick for house G.O. go say na we motherWein weinIf we die for road Imam go say na we fatherWein weinIf we no money G.O. go say na we brotherWein weinIf we no work G.O. go say na we sisterWein weinBlame we friends, blame we cousins, blame we neighboursWein weinBlame the cat, blame the dog, blame the birdsWein weinG.O. no seeThe politicians wey dey rob all the money
Egbe! Egbe! Egbe! Wein weinEgbe! Egbe! Egbe! Wein weinAh-ha, yeh!
Imam no see the politician wey dey rob all the moneyEgbe! Egbe! Egbe! Wein weinEgbè! Egbè!
Ah! Dem dey see futureWein weinSee visionWein weinDem no see governorWein weinOr senatorWein weinWey dey dem frontWein weinInside dem churchWein weinWey dey dem frontWein weinInside dem mosqueWein weinSay dey see winch oWein weinSee ghost oWein weinDem no see presidentWein weinOr ministersWein weinWey dey dem frontWein weinInside dem churchWein weinWey dey dem frontWein weinInside dem mosqueWein weinSay dey see catch winch oWein weinCatch demonWein weinNo catch councilorWein weinOr legislatorWein weinWey dey dem frontWein weinInside dem churchWein weinWey dey dem frontWein weinInside dem mosqueWein weinSay dey cast everyWein weinBind everyWein weinNo cast IGWein weinOr oga zombieWein weinWey dey dem frontWein weinInside dem churchWein weinWey dey dem, ah!
Shebi, are we done?I’ll keep it going till this song is doneY’all sayNothing is over the beat and the hornShebi, are we done?I’ll keep it going till this song is doneY’all sayNothing is over the beat and the hornI’m dealing with violenceI’m dealing with pawnsI’m dealing with hateInsufficient guidanceOur leaders are pawnsThey leading our fateThe seat of the armourSecuring my futureHustle, I wakeI wake, I hustleI shake, I bustleI’m one of the greatsDey too desperate ohLet me refresh you thoughWhen I was righteous you step on my handThere is no kindness, I’m taking a standI’m standing on businessThis is the instanceSee they go runWalewaHere comes the beat and the horn
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