Fela Kuti – Coffin for Head of State (Edit) Lyrics

Coffin for Head of State (Edit)

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"Coffin for Head of State (Edit)." - Fela Kuti

Saturday, 24 October 2026, 03:54 pm

Album: Coffin for Head of State (Edit)

Track No: 01

Amen, amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen, amen
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord (amen, amen, amen)
By the grace of Almighty Lord (amen, amen, amen)
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord (amen, amen, amen)
By the grace of Almighty Lord (amen, amen, amen)
"In Spiritus Christus master, Jesus master..." (amen, amen, amen)
"Allah Akubar Mohammed Salamalekum, Allah" (amen, amen, amen)
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord (amen, amen, amen)
By the grace of Almighty Lord (amen, amen, amen)
So I waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
I go many places (waka, waka, waka)
I see my people (waka, waka, waka)
Dem dey cry, cry, cry (waka, waka, waka)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
I say, "I waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
I go many places (waka, waka, waka)
I see my people (waka, waka, waka)
Dem dey cry, cry, cry" (waka, waka, waka)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
How many, how many, how many (waka, waka, waka)
I say, "I waka, waka, waka, waka, waka, waka, waka"
I waka many village anywhere in Africa
I waka many village anywhere in Africa
Pastor's house na im dey fine pass
My people dem dey stay for poor surroundings
Pastor's dress na im dey clean pass
E hard for my people for dem to buy soap
Pastor na him dem give respect pass
And dem they do bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad things
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord (amen, amen, amen)
By the grace of Almighty Lord (amen, amen, amen)
"In Spiritus Christus master, Jesus master..." (amen, amen, amen)
Allah Akubar Mohammed Salamalekum, Allah (amen, amen, amen)
So I waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
I go many places (waka, waka, waka)
I go business places (waka, waka, waka)
I see, see, see (waka, waka, waka)
All the bad, bad, bad things (waka, waka, waka)
Dem dey do, do, do (waka, waka, waka)
Called corruption (waka, waka, waka)
Dem dey call nepotism (waka, waka, waka)
Inside the promotions (waka, waka, waka)
And inside all business (waka, waka, waka)
I say, "I waka, waka, waka" (waka, waka, waka)
I see, see, see (waka, waka, waka)
So I waka, waka, waka, waka, waka, waka, waka
I waka many business anywhere in Africa
I waka many business anywhere in Africa
North and south dem get dem policies
One Christian and the other one Muslim
Anywhere the Muslims dem they reign
Na Senior Alhaji na him be Director
Anywhere the Christians dem they reign
Na the best friend to Bishop na him be Director
It is a known fact that for many thousand years
We Africans we had our own traditions
These moneymaking organizations
Dem come put we Africans in total confusion
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord (amen, amen, amen)
By the grace of Almighty Lord (amen, amen, amen)
"In Spiritus Christus master, Jesus master..." (amen, amen, amen)
"Allah Akubar Mohammed Salamalekum, Allah" (amen, amen, amen)
So I waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
I go many places (waka, waka, waka)
I go government places (waka, waka, waka)
I see, see, see (waka, waka, waka)
All the bad, bad, bad things (waka, waka, waka)
Dem dey do, do, do (waka, waka, waka)
Look Ọbasanjo!
Before anything at all, him go dey shout
"Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, Almighty Lord!"
"Oh Lord, oh God"
And dem they do bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad things
Through Jesus Christ our Lord (amen, amen, amen)
By the grace of Almighty Lord (amen, amen, amen)
I say, "look Yar'Adua"
I say, "Look Yar'Adua"
Before anything at all, him go dey shout
"Habba Allah, habba Allah, habba Allah!"
"Habba Allah, habba Allah!"
And dem they do, 'yes-yes'
And dem they do bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad things
Through Mohammed, our Lord (amen, amen, amen)
By the grace of Almighty Allah (amen, amen, amen)
So I waka waka waka (waka, waka, waka)
I go many places (waka, waka, waka)
I go government places (waka, waka, waka)
I see, see, see (waka, waka, waka)
All the bad, bad, bad things (waka, waka, waka)
Dem they do, do, do (waka, waka, waka)
Dem steal all the money (waka, waka, waka)
Dem kill many students (waka, waka, waka)
Dem burn many houses (waka, waka, waka)
Dem burn my house too (waka, waka, waka)
Dem kill my mama (waka, waka, waka)
So I carry the coffin (waka, waka, waka)
I waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
Movement of the People (waka, waka, waka)
Dem waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
Young African Pioneers (waka, waka, waka)
Dem waka, waka, waka (waka, waka, waka)
We go Ọbalende (waka, waka, waka)
We go Dodan Barracks (waka, waka, waka)
We reach dem gate o (waka, waka, waka)
We put the coffin down (waka, waka, waka)
Ọbasanjo dey there (waka, waka, waka)
With him big fat stomach (waka, waka, waka)
Yar'Adua dey there (waka, waka, waka)
With him neck like ostrich (waka, waka, waka)
We put the coffin down (waka, waka, waka)
Dem no wan take am (but dem take am)
Dem no wan take am (but dem take am)
Who go want take coffin? (But dem take am)
Dem must take am (but dem take am)
Na the bad, bad, bad things (but dem take am)
Wey they don do (but dem take am)
Dem no want take am (but dem take am)
Ọbasanjo grab am (but dem take am)
Yar'Adua carry am (but dem take am)
Yes, dem no want take am (but dem take am)
Ọbasanjo carry am (but dem take am)
Yar'Adua tow am (but dem take am)
Dem no want take am (but dem take am)
Dem no want take am (but dem take am)
E dey for dem office (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there, e dey there now, e dey there now
E dey there now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
Now-now-now-now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
Now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, e dey there now, e dey now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
E dey there now, now, now, now, now (but dem take am)
But them take am!
But them take am!
But them take am!
But them take am!
But them take am!
But them take am!
But them take am!
But them take am!
But them take am!
But them take am!

Writer(s): Fela Kuti.

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