"V. I. P. (Part I)" lyrics - FELA KUTI

FELA KUTI
"V. I. P. (Part I)"

V.i.p
(Very important person)
V.i.p
(Very important person)

V.i.p
(Very important person)
V.i.p
(Very important person)

Very important person
Mean say na power, mean na so so power
Him be special person
But everybody get him power everywhere

Everybody get him power everywhere
I say everybody get him power everywhere
Everybody get him power everywhere

Omolanke truck pusher, him get him power
Over him Omolanke everywhere
Molue bus driver, him get him power
Over him bus and conductor everywhere

Businessman nko, him get him power
Over employee and employer everywhere
Inspector General, him get him power
Over different, different recruits everywhere

Kalakuta President, him get him power
Over Kalakuta Republic everywhere
Head of State nko, him get him power
Over him own country everywhere

Man get power, him take am
Talk nonsense, ha, ha, why?
(I don't know)
Don't know

Man get power, him take am
Cheat person, ha, ha, why?
(I don't know)
Don't know

Man get power, him take am
Steal money, ha, ha, why?
(I don't know)
You don't know anything at all
It is my brother, try this one

Him no know hungry people
(Hah, hah)
Him no know jobless people
(Hah, hah)

Him no know homeless people
(Hah, hah)
Him no know suffering people
(Hah, hah)

Them go dey, ride best car
Them go dey, chop best food
(Ha, ha)
Them go dey, live best house

Them go dey waka for road
(Ha, ha)
You go dey commot for road for them
They go dey steal money
(Ha, ha)

Them be wrong men
(No Vagabonds in power)
(No Vagabonds in power)

I say then be wrong men
(No Vagabonds in power)
No Vagabonds in power
(No Vagabonds in power)

I say then be wrong men
(No Vagabonds in power)
No Vagabonds in power
(No Vagabonds in power)

I say then be wrong men
(No Vagabonds in power)
No Vagabonds in power
(No Vagabonds in power)

No Vagabonds in power
No Vagabonds in power
No Vagabonds in power

No Vagabonds in power
No Vagabonds in power
No Vagabonds in power

No Vagabonds in power
No Vagabonds in power
No Vagabonds in power