INTRO
Hmmm...
Iba
se...
Iba
Orun,
Iba
Aye,
Iba
gbogbo
Oosa
ti
n
be
ni
Ile
Ife.
E
je
n
gbe
ebo
mi
ke...
VERSE 1
Ise
la
ba
wa,
ise
la
ba
ri,
Isese
no
be
religion
wey
man
create,
Na
the
way
we
take
breathe,
na
the
way
we
take
live,
Na
to
honor
earth,
and
honor
fate.
Iwa
la
fi
n
s'Isese,
iwa
rere
l'ewa
o,
We
no
dey
preach
hate,
we
dey
teach
balance.
Obatala
teach
us
to
get
clean
heart,
Ifa
teach
us
say
wisdom
pass
power.
PRE-CHORUS
You
call
us
darkness,
but
we
bring
light
o,
You
call
us
backward,
but
na
we
know
root
of
life.
If
leaf
no
drop
for
ground,
root
no
go
strong,
If
you
no
know
where
you
from,
where
you
dey
go?
CHORUS *
Jeki
ogun
mi
o,
emi
o
mo
ija,* *
E
fi
mi
sile,
ki
n
sin
Oosa
mi.* *
Ise
mi
ni
mo
n
se,
mo
n
toju
aye,* *
Mo
n
bọ
Ori,
mo
n
bọ
Ile,
e
jẹ
ki
n
gbe.*
Jeki
ogun
mi! (
Leave
my
war
alone)
We
never
wage
war
on
your
God,
Why
you
dey
wage
war
on
our
own?
Isese
never
burn
church,
never
burn
mosque,
Why
you
dey
burn
our
shrine
with
your
tongue?
VERSE 2
Check
am
well,
who
no
chop
from
Isese
pot?
When
doctor
give
up,
na
Elegbo
leaf
cure
am.
When
you
wan
swear
truth,
na
Ogun
you
dey
call,
When
you
thirst
for
child,
na
Osun
bank
you
dey
run
go.
Ayamaza
for
Ifa,
na
mathematics
of
universe,
Opon
Ifa
na
the
first
computer
for
Earth.
Odundun
leaf,
Ewe
ogbo,
na
our
pharmacy,
You
use
our
gift
everyday,
but
you
curse
our
name.
Isese
ni
first
mother,
gbogbo
e
sin
le
omo
re
ni,
If
you
respect
mother,
you
go
live
long.
No
be
we
create
division,
na
love
we
dey
preach,
Ife
la
wa,
ife
la
mu
wa.
CHORUS *
Jeki
ogun
mi
o,
emi
o
mo
ija,* *
E
fi
mi
sile,
ki
n
sin
Oosa
mi.* *
Ise
mi
ni
mo
n
se,
mo
n
toju
aye,* *
Mo
n
bọ
Ori,
mo
n
bọ
Ile,
e
jẹ
ki
n
gbe.*
Jeki
ogun
mi! (
Leave
my
war
alone)
We
never
wage
war
on
your
God,
Why
you
dey
wage
war
on
our
own?
Isese
never
burn
church,
never
burn
mosque,
Why
you
dey
burn
our
shrine
with
your
tongue?
BRIDGE
Tani
o
la
aye?
Orisha
la
aye
o...
Tani
o
toju
omi?
Yemoja
lo
toju
omi
o...
Tani
o
fun
wa
ni
emi?
Olodumare,
Eledumare...
So
why
we
dey
fight
each
other?
E
je
ka
f'ara
we,
e
je
ka
f'ara
we...
PRE-CHORUS
You
call
us
darkness,
but
we
bring
light
o,
You
call
us
backward,
but
na
we
know
root
of
life.
If
leaf
no
drop
for
ground,
root
no
go
strong,
If
you
no
know
where
you
from,
where
you
dey
go?
CHORUS *
Jeki
ogun
mi
o!
Mo
toro
alafia!* *
E
ma
fi
enu
yin,
da
ese
fun
wa
o!* *
E
je
ki
aye
gba
wa,
bi
a
se
gba
yin
o!* *
One
love,
one
source,
one
Olodumare!* *
Jeki
ogun
mi
o!
Mo
toro
alafia!* *
E
ma
fi
enu
yin,
da
ese
fun
wa
o!* *
E
je
ki
aye
gba
wa,
bi
a
se
gba
yin
o!* *
One
love,
one
source,
one
Olodumare!*
OUTRO
So
if
you
hear
my
voice
for
this
song,
No
be
fight
I
dey
find,
na
respect
I
dey
find.
Jeki
ogun
mi,
jeki
ogun
mi
o...
Ka
jo
ni
Ife,
ka
jo
ni
Alaafia...
Peace
to
all
mankind.
Peace
to
humanity
One
love,
one
life,
one
brotherhood,
one
for
all,
all
for
one
Jeki
ogun
mi
o!
Mo
toro
alafia!* *
E
ma
fi
enu
yin,
da
ese
fun
wa
o!* *
E
je
ki
aye
gba
wa,
bi
a
se
gba
yin
o!* *
One
love,
one
source,
one
Olodumare!*
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Ase.
Ase
Edumare,
Ase
wa