[male vocals] Intro -
Oba
lalase
orisa
Kabiyesi!
E
ku
oye
o!
Alade,
enikeji
Orisa
Ade
o
lere,
Ade
o
se
fi
owo
ra
o!
Who
dey
touch
the
crown
gan?!
Government
wetin
bi
your
own
for
obaship
Senetor
go
do
your
work
leave
tradition
for
traditionalist
Verse 1
Oba
no
be
chairman
wey
you
fit
elect
for
street,
Oba
na
Igbakeji
Orisa,
na
god
for
street!
Before
Oba
enter
palace,
he
enter
Igbo
Irunmole,
Before
he
wear
crown,
Orunmila
don
choose
am!
Ade
no
be
cap,
Ade
na
Orisa!
Kingly
stool
no
be
plastic
chair
for
government
house!
Na
covenant!
Na
blood!
Na
spirit!
You
no
fit
buy
am
for
party
secretariat!
CHORUS
E
ma
fowo
si
Ade
o! (
Don't
touch
the
crown!)
E
ma
te
ISESE
mole
o! (
Don't
desecrate
tradition!)
Ifa
lo
n
yan
Oba,
no
be
governor
lo
n
yan!
Ifa
lo
n
yan
Oba,
no
be
Imam,
no
be
Pastor
lo
n
yan!
Oye
titobi,
Ifa
lo
da!
Oye
kekere,
Ifa
lo
da!
Eyin
fanatics,
e
fi
Oba
sile
o!
Government,
e
fi
Ade
sile
o!
Before
thunder
strike
una
finish
Verse 2
You
sit
for
Abuja,
you
sit
for
State
House,
You
dey
draw
list, "
This
one
na
my
candidate",
You
no
consult
Ifa,
you
no
consult
Afin,
You
want
impose
boy
wey
Orisa
reject!
You
want
Oba
wey
go
dey
kneel
for
una
party,
Oba
wey
go
dey
praise
una
for
mosque,
for
church,
But
how
Oba
go
beg
Osun
if
he
no
know
Osun?
How
Oba
go
enter
Ogun
shrine
if
una
call
Ogun
demon?!
You
dey
kill
town,
you
dey
kill
culture,
you
dey
cut
root
of
tree!
CHORUS
E
ma
fowo
si
Ade
o! (
Don't
touch
the
crown!)
E
ma
te
ISESE
mole
o! (
Don't
desecrate
tradition!)
Ifa
lo
n
yan
Oba,
no
be
governor
lo
n
yan!
Ifa
lo
n
yan
Oba,
no
be
Imam,
no
be
Pastor
lo
n
yan!
Oye
titobi,
Ifa
lo
da!
Oye
kekere,
Ifa
lo
da!
Eyin
fanatics,
e
fi
Oba
sile
o!
Government,
e
fi
Ade
sile
o!
Before
thunder
strike
una
finish
Bridge
Eyin
elefanatiki,
eyin
ti
e
n
pe
ISESE
ni
idolatry,
But
na
ISESE
born
your
grandfather!
You
dey
use
loudspeaker
dey
curse
Ogun
for
market
square,
You
dey
call
Esu
devil,
but
na
Esu
be
police
of
Orunmila!
Eyin
ti
e
fe
pa
ile
Yoruba
run,
e
ti
fail!
Oba
must
pour
libation,
Oba
must
carry
Eshu,
Oba
must
dance
Egungun,
no
be
to
carry
Bible
and
Quran
for
palace!
If
Oba
no
fit
do
ISESE,
he
no
be
Oba!
Verse 3
Oba
sacred,
Oba
no
be
puppet,
Palace
no
be
church,
palace
no
be
mosque,
Palace
na
Ile
Irunmole!
Respect
ISESE,
respect
culture,
Make
Yoruba
no
lost!
Ifa
lo
n
yan
Oba
o!
No
be
vote!
Ifa
lo
n
yan
Oba
o!
No
be
note! (
money)
If
you
impose
your
own,
town
go
scatter,
If
you
impose
your
own,
Orisa
go
anger!
E
fi
Ade
sile
o!
E
ma
fowo
si
o!
CHORUS 1
E
ma
fowo
si
Ade
o! (
Don't
touch
the
crown!)
E
ma
te
ISESE
mole
o! (
Don't
desecrate
tradition!)
Ifa
lo
n
yan
Oba,
no
be
governor
lo
n
yan!
Ifa
lo
n
yan
Oba,
no
be
Imam,
no
be
Pastor
lo
n
yan!
Oye
titobi,
Ifa
lo
da!
Oye
kekere,
Ifa
lo
da!
Eyin
fanatics,
e
fi
Oba
sile
o!
Government,
e
fi
Ade
sile
o!
Before
thunder
strike
una
finish
CHORUS 1
E
ma
fowo
si
Ade
o! (
Don't
touch
the
crown!)
E
ma
te
ISESE
mole
o! (
Don't
desecrate
tradition!)
Ifa
lo
n
yan
Oba,
no
be
governor
lo
n
yan!
Ifa
lo
n
yan
Oba,
no
be
Imam,
no
be
Pastor
lo
n
yan!
Oye
titobi,
Ifa
lo
da!
Oye
kekere,
Ifa
lo
da!
Eyin
fanatics,
e
fi
Oba
sile
o!
Government,
e
fi
Ade
sile
o!
Before
thunder
strike
una
finish
Chorus 2
E
MA
FOWO
SI
ADE
O!!! (
DON'T
TOUCH
THE
CROWN!!!)
IF
A
NO
YAN
AN,
OYE
O
LE
DALE
O! (
IF
IFA
DIDN'T
CHOOSE
HIM,
HE
CAN'T
LAST!)
Eni
to
ba
di
Oba
nipa
tita,
yoo
fi
itiju
lo! (
Whoever
becomes
king
by
bribery
will
leave
in
shame!)
Eni
to
ba
di
Oba
nipa
Ifa,
Ori
la
ma
fi
joye!
ISESE
la
ye
wa,
ISESE
ni
Oba
wa!
Ade
Orisa,
no
be
Ade
politics!
CHORUS
E
ma
fowo
si
Ade
o! (
Don't
touch
the
crown!)
E
ma
te
ISESE
mole
o! (
Don't
desecrate
tradition!)
Ifa
lo
n
yan
Oba,
no
be
governor
lo
n
yan!
Ifa
lo
n
yan
Oba,
no
be
Imam,
no
be
Pastor
lo
n
yan!
Oye
titobi,
Ifa
lo
da!
Oye
kekere,
Ifa
lo
da!
Eyin
fanatics,
e
fi
Oba
sile
o!
Government,
e
fi
Ade
sile
o!
Before
thunder
strike
una
finish
Outro
Iba
Oba
atijọ,
ẹ
dide!
Ẹ
wọ
ilu
o!
Eni
to
ba
fowo
si
Ade...
Ogun
a
ma
fowo
si
ile
re
o!
Ase.
Government!
E
fi
Ade
sile!
Pastor!
E
fi
Ade
sile!
Imam!
E
fi
Ade
sile!
Ade
no
be
una
own!