YELLOW FEVER Different different fever na him dey Different different fever na him dey Different different fever na him dey Different different fever na him dey
Malaria fever nko *[CHORUS] HE DEY *(AFTER EACH LINE) Jaundice fever nko Hay fever nko Influenza fever nko Inflation fever nko Freedom fever nko Yellow fever nko
[CHORUS] NA HIM DEY BRING THE MATTER NOW HE DEY
Yellow fever nko *[CHORUS] HE DEY
[Chorus]NA HIM DEY BRING THE MATTER NOW HE DEY
I say tell them make them hear *[CHORUS] YOU SAY *(AFTER EACH LINE) All fever na sickness Original sickness Hay fever na sickness Original sickness Malaria na sickness Original sickness Jaundice na sickness Original sickness Influenza na sickness Original sickness Inflation na sickness Original sickness Freedom na sickness Original sickness Yellow fever nko
[CHORUS] ORIGINAL AND ARTIFICIAL HE DEY
Yellow fever nko *[CHORUS] YOU SAY One more...
[CHORUS] ORIGINAL AND ARTIFICIAL HE DEY
Bom bom bom, tell me now...
Original catch you *[CHORUS] YOU SAY *(after each) Your eye go yellow Your yansh go yellow Your face go yellow Your body go weak I say but later if you no die inside The yellow go fade away Artificial catch you You be man or woman Na you go catch am yourself Na your money go do am for you You go yellow pass yellow You go catch moustache for face You go get your double colour Your yansh go black like coal You self go think say you dey fine Who say you fine?
[CHORUS] NA LIE, YOU NO FINE AT ALL AT ALL, NA LIE
My sister, who say you fine
[CHORUS] NA LIE, YOU NO FINE AT ALL AT ALL, NA LIE
Yellow fever
You dey bleach, o you dey bleach [CHORUS]YOU DEY BLEACH, O YOU DEY BLEACH *(after each) African mother You dey bleach, o you dey bleach Sissy wey dey go Yellow fever Stupid thing Yeye thing Fucking thing Ugly thing Yellow fever You dey bleach, o you dey bleach African mother You dey bleach, o you dey bleach Sissy wey dey go Yellow fever
Now to the underground spiritual game Underground where dey down for school Over there for school, yes Where dey go say, teacher Oya!
Who steal my bleaching *[CHORUS] TEACHER *(AFTER EACH) My precious bleaching I buy am for shopping For forty naira How I go yellow How I go find out I go die o I go die o I go die o
According to complaint Complaint must get answer I beg please, help me help teacher Oya, foolish Oya!
Who steal your bleaching [CHORUS] FOOLISH *(AFTER EACH) Your precious bleaching You buy am for shopping For forty naira You self all yellow How you go find out? Your face go yellow Your yansh go black Your moustache go show Your skin go scatter You go die o You go die o You go die o You go die o
You dey bleach, o you dey bleach [CHORUS]YOU DEY BLEACH, O YOU DEY BLEACH *(after each) African mother You dey bleach, o you dey bleach Sissy wey dey go Yellow fever Stupid thing Yeye thing Fucking thing Ugly thing Yellow fever You dey bleach, o you dey bleach African mother You dey bleach, o you dey bleach Sissy wey dey go Yellow fever
----------------------------- YELLOW FEVER Explanation *Makes fun of popular fad ("sickness") of Africans bleaching their skin to look white- turning themselves yellow