Fela Kuti – Opposite People Lyrics

Opposite People

Fela Kuti

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"Opposite People." - Fela Kuti

Friday, 23 October 2026, 01:48 pm

Album: Opposite People

Track No: 01

Them go show oh, them go show
Them go show themselves clear, clear
Them go show oh
Them go show oh, them go show opposite people
Them go show themselves clear, clear
Them go show

Anywhere them dey (them go show)
Anywhere you dey (them go show)
Them go show themselves (them go show)
Opposite people (them go show)
Anywhere dem dey (them go show)
Anywhere you dey (them go show)
Them go show themselves (them go show)
Opposite people (them go show)

Everyone dey dance
They dance for enjoyment (dey dance!)
Everyone dey talk
They talk for communication (dey talk!)

Everyone dey hear
They hear for ideology (dey hear!)
Everyone dey think
They think for him progress (dey think!)
Everyone dey dance
They dance for enjoyment (dey dance!)
Everyone dey talk
They talk for communication (dey talk!)

Everyone dey hear
They hear for ideology (dey hear!)
Everyone dey think
They think for him progress (dey think!)

Now, now but look am, him don show himself
Opposite people
I say look am, him don show himself
Opposite people
I say look am, him don show himself
Opposite people
I say look the thing him don show himself

Everyone dey dance, him go push
Everyone dey talk, him go shout
Everyone dey hear, him go sleep
Everyone dey think, him go drink

Everyone dey dance (him go push!)
Everyone dey talk (him go shout!)
Everyone dey hear (him go sleep!)
Everyone dey think (him go drink!)
Everyone dey dance (him go push!)
Everyone dey talk (him go shout!)
Everyone dey hear (him go sleep!)
Everyone dey think (him go drink!)

Everyone dey dance (him go push!)
Everyone dey talk (him go shout!)
Everyone dey hear (him go sleep!)
Everyone dey think (him go drink!)

See, him don show himself
Him go dey shakara (him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara!)
Them don show themselves
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara!)
Opposite people
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara!)
Them don show themselves
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata)

Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata
Him go dey shakara
Him go dey shakara and katakata put am together
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata)
Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)

Opposite people
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata)
Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata)
Him go dey shakara and katakata put am together
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)

Opposite people
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
Them don show themselves
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
Opposite people
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
Him go dey shakara and katakata put am together

(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata

(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
Look am dem don show themselves
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata

(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
Him go dey shakara and katakata put am together
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
Opposite people

(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
Dem don show themselves
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
Dem don show themselves
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
Opposite people
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
Dem don show themselves
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)

(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)

(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)
(Him go dey shakara, him go dey katakata, him go dey shakara)

Writer(s): Fela Kuti.

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