Fela Kuti Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense Lyrics
(Instrumentals)
Teacher, teacher-o no be lecturer be your name
Teacher, teacher-o no be lecture be the same
Make-ee no teach-ee me again oh
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it dey-o
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it dey-o
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it dey-o
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
(Instrumentals)
Teacher, teacher-o no be lecturer be your name
Teacher, teacher-o no be lecture be the same
Make-ee no teach-ee me again oh
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it dey-o
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it dey-o
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it dey-o
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
(Instrumentals)
Let’s get down, to the underground spiritual game
We all sing together, play music together in happiness
All you have to do is to sing what I play on my horn
Now let’s go…
(Instrumentals with voices)
A kujuba
A kujuba
Eehhhhh!
Kujuba
Kujuba
Kujuba
Kujuba
Ehhhhhh-ey!
Ke-re-ke, ke-re-ke, ke-re-ke, ke-re-ke, ke-re-ke, ke-re-ji-ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke-re-ke ji ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke ji ke ke
Yaa
Ke-re-ke ji ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke-re-ke-ke ji ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke ji ke ke
Yaa
Ke-re-ke ji ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke-re-ke-ke ji ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke ji ke ke
Yaa
Ke-re-ke ji ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke-re-ke-ke ji ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke ji ke ke
Yaa
Ke-re-ke
All the wahala, all the problems
All the things say we think say e good o
For this world dey start
When the teacher, schoolboy and schoolgirl jam together
Who be teacher?
I go let you know
Who be teacher?
I go let you know
Who be teacher?
I go let you know
When we be pikin
father/ mama be teacher
When we dey for school
Teacher be teacher
Now dey university
Lecturer be teacher
When we start to work
Government be teacher
Who be government teacher? (Culture & Tradition)
Who be government teacher? (Culture & Tradition)
Cu-ulture and tradition (Culture & Tradition)
Cu-ulture and tradition (Culture & Tradition)
Now the problem side, of a teaching student-ee
I go sing about
I don pass pikin, I don pass school, university, sef i pass
As I don start to work, na government I must turn first oh
Dey go for France
Engi-land
Italy
Germany
Na dem culture
For der’
Be teacher
For dem
Go China
Russia
Korea
Viet Nam
Na dem culture
For der’
Be teacher
For dem
Go Syria
Jordan
Iran
Iraq
Na dem culture
For der’
Be teacher
For dem
Let us face ourselves for Afrika
Na de matter of Afrika
This part-ee of my song
Na all the problems of this world
In we dey carry, for Afrika
You no go ask-ee me (which one)
You no go ask-ee me (which one)
You no go ask-ee me (which one)
Problems of inflation (which one)
Problems of corruption (which one)
Of mismanagement (which one)
Stealing by government (which one)
Nothing we dey carry (which one)
All over Afrika (which one)
Na de latest one (which one)
Na him dey make me laugh (which one)
Austeri- (Austerity)
Austeri- (Austerity)
Na him be latest one (Austerity)
Na him dey make me laugh (Austerity)
Why I dey laugh? (Austerity)
Man no fit cry? (Austerity)
Who be our teacher na Oyinbo?
Who be our teacher na Oyinbo?
All of us, the first election
And the second election held in Nigeria
Na the second election na him worse pass
Baba la nonsense (Baba nla nonsense)
Baba la nonsense (Baba nla nonsense)
He pass redeem (Baba nla nonsense)
He pass corruption (Baba nla nonsense)
Which kind election be dis? (Baba nla nonsense)
People no go vote (Baba nla nonsense)
Dem come get big big numbers (Baba nla nonsense)
Thousands to thousands (Baba nla nonsense)
Millions to billions (Baba nla nonsense)
Which kind election be dis? (Baba nla nonsense)
Baba la nonsense (Baba nla nonsense)
Na dem-o-cr-azy be the deal
Na dem-o-cr-azy be the deal
Who don teach us ee dem-o-cr-azy?
(Bo-ptch!) Oyinbo teach-ee us
Hmm Oyinbo for Europe-oh
Oyinbo teach us many many things-ee
Many of dem things I don sing about-ee
Me I no gree to copy Oyinbo style
Let us think say, Oyinbo no pass me
When Shagari finish him elections
Why dem no tell am, say him make mistake-ee
Say this yo, no be democracy
Oyinbo dem no tell army self
Na for England-ee, army no fit take over
I come think about this demo-crazy
Democrazy
Crazy demo (Democrazy)
Demonstration of craze (Democrazy)
Crazy demonstration (Democrazy)
If it no be craze (Democrazy)
Why for Afrika? (Democrazy)
As time dey go (Democrazy)
Things just dey bad (Democrazy)
They bad more and more (Democrazy)
Poor man dey cry (Democrazy)
Rich man dey mess (Democrazy)
Demo-crazy (Democrazy)
Democrazy (Democrazy)
Crazy demo (Democrazy)
Demonstration of craze (Democrazy)
Crazy demonstration (Democrazy)
If good-u teacher teach-ee something
And student make mistake
Teacher must talk-ee so
But Oyinbo no talk-ee so
I support dem, Dey support dem
Dem dey say da teaching get meaning
Different different meaning
Different different kinds of meaning
That is why I say
That is the reason of my song
That is the conclude
The conclud-ee of my song
I say, I sing, I beg everyone to join my song
I say, I sing, I beg everyone to join my song
I say, I sing, I beg everyone to join my song
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Teacher, teacher-o no be lecturer be your name
Teacher, teacher-o no be lecture be the same
Make-ee no teach-ee me again oh
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it dey-o
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it dey-o
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it dey-o
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
(Instrumentals)
Ke-re-ke, ke-re-ke, ke-re-ke, ke-re-ke, ke-re-ke, ke-re-ji-ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke-re-ke ji ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke ji ke ke
Yaa
Ke-re-ke ji ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke-re-ke-ke ji ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke ji ke ke
Yaa
Ke-re-ke ji ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke-re-ke-ke ji ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke ji ke ke
Yaa
Ke-re-ke ji ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke-re-ke-ke ji ke-ke
Yaa!
Ke ji ke ke
Yaa
(Instrumentals)
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it dey-o
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it dey-o
As soon teaching finish yes, da thing-ee it gon die it dey-o
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Me and you no dey for the same-u category
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o
Not the same category-o