E pa’nu de o Esinsin n’bo Ehn, eh, oh E pa’nu de o Enu yin n’run Ehn, oh, ehn E pa’nu de o Enu yin n’run Ehn, oh, ehn
Hey Oh, oh, ehn
E pa de o O n’run Ehn, oh E pa de o O n’bo Ehn, oh
(Fela’s gibberish: Yay he yay yay Wo ooh oh Yay he yay yay he yay yay Wo ooh oh Yay he yay yay he yay yay Wo ooh oh Yay he yay yay he yay Yay ye yay Yay ye yay Yay ye yay)
Oh, oh
E pa enu de o Esinsin n’bo Ehn, eh, oh
E pa’nu de o Enu yin n’run Ehn, oh, ehn
Oh, ah, ah, ah, eh, ehn
E pa de o O n’bo Ehn
(Fela’s Gibberish Yay he yay yay Ehn ye ehn Yay he yay yay he yay yay Wo ooh oh Yay he yay yay he yayyyyyyyy eh)
E pa’nu de o Esinsin n bo Ehn, eh, oh
E pa’nu de o Enu yin n’run Ehn, oh, ehn
Oh
O wo mi tititi wowo wowo O lanu o soro O wo mi tititi wowo wowo O lanu o soro O ni tani mo je E pa’nu de o Esinsin n bo ehn
O wo mi tititi wowo wowo O lanu o soro O wo mi tititi wowo wowo O lanu o soro O ni who are you? Who are you re? E pa enu de o Enu yin n run Ehn
Mr. who are you (o de) Mr. who are you (o de) E ba mi gba leti o pen pen pen (o de) E ba mi yin l’orun o ro ro (o de) E know, e know, e know eh E know, e know, e know eh
Uhn
I am going to play an African folk tune now Now listen, to my African folk tune Here goes…
Ehn
O wo mi tititi wowo wowo O lanu o soro O wo mi tititi wowo wowo wo O lanu o soro O ni who’re you? Who are you re? E pa’nu de o Esinsin n’bo
Ehn, eh
Mr. who are you (o de) Mr. who are youuuu (o de) Mr. who are he or he or she (o de) Mr. and Mrs. who are he or she or who are (o de) Mr. who are you (o de) Mr. who are you (o de)
He know, he know, yay He know, he know, he know, hey He know, he know, he know, ehn
(Fela’s gibberish: Hey hey hey he hey Oh ooh oh Yay he yay yay he yay yay Wo ooh oh Yay he yay yay he yay yay Wo ooh oh Yay he yay yay he yay yay Wo ooh oh Yay he yay yay he yay Yay he yay Yay he yay Yay he yay)