Fela Kuti - Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is The Boss | Текст песни

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MR. GRAMMARTICALOGYLISATIONALISM IS THE BOSS

Now listen to me now
My brothers & sisters- I beg you
Now listen to me now!
Oh- now listen to me now
My brothers & sisters I beg you
Now listen to me now!
Dey na be man
*[CHORUS] WHICH MAN?
Weh talk Oyinbo** well-a-well to rule our land ee-oh **(foreigner/white)
*[CHORUS] THAT MAN!

Oh yes
*[CHORUS] HE TALK OYINBO PASS-EE ENGLISH MAN – [AFTER EACH LINE]
He talk Oyinbo pass American man
He talk Oyinbo pass French man
Me, I say he talk Oyinbo pass Germany man

The better Oyinbo you talk
The more bread you go get
School start- na grade four bread
BA- na gradee three bread
MA- na gradee two bread
PhD- a gradee one bread
The better Oyinbo you talk
The more bread you go get

Dey na be man
*[CHORUS] WHICH MAN?
Weh talk Oyinbo well-a-well to rule our land ee-oh
*[CHORUS] THAT MAN!
Oh yes
*[CHORUS] HE TALK OYINBO PASS-EE ENGLISH MAN
He talk Oyinbo pass American man
*[CHORUS] HE TALK OYINBO PASS-EE ENGLISH MAN

Hear it! (Horn responses)
One more time
First thing for early morning
Na newspaper dem give us read
First thing for early morning
Na newspaper dem give us read
The Oyinbo weh dey inside
Petty trader no fit to know
The Oyinbo weh dey inside
Market woman- na fit to read
The Oyinbo weh dey inside
Na riddle for- laborer man
Inside dey paper
Lambastical dey
Inside dey paper
Ipso facto- dey dat one na Latin
Inside dey paper,
Jar-gonism dey
Inside dey paper,
Youth delinquency dey
Who be deliquent?
Na dem be deliquent
Who be delinquent?
The Oyinbo talker delinquent
Who be delinquent?
Na be me-oh

Na be man
*[CHORUS] WHICH MAN?
Weh talk Oyinbo well-a-well to rule our land-o
*[CHORUS] THAT MAN!

Oh yes
*[CHORUS] HE TALK OYINBO PASS-EE ENGLISH MAN - [AFTER EACH LINE]
He talk Oyinbo past American man
*He talk Oyinbo past French-e man* [Fill]
He talk Oyinbo past Germany man
Me, I say , he talk Oyinbo past French man
*REPEAT CHORUS INDEFINITELY

*Organ solo…

MR. GRAMMARTICALOGYLISATIONALISM : Explanation

A criticism of African Educational system as a ‘poor imitation’ of the Western Education system. The man who speaks better English gets paid more. The school’s grades are rated (better bread as climb). The English use words against us-- first thing in the morning we are given newspapers, they brainwash us with big words. It’s all jargon/nonsense-- irrelevant issues that have no bearing on common men. Then the leaders blame the poor’s problems on ignorance & delinquency, but it’s the (English speaking) leaders who are delinquent.