Shakara (Oloje) - Fela Kuti

To ba b’oni sakara pade

Pasan to ma fi na e oje l’o nje

Kini won se npe o

Shakara oloje ni

Shakara oloje ni

Shakara oloje ni o

We get the Shakara man

We get the Shakara woman

Shakara man, him go say

«I go beat you, I go nearly kill you»

Na Shakara, I go beat you

You go be like you get accident

Na Shakara

You no know me, na Shakara

Wait make I commot my dress

Na Shakara

You see, even if you do nothing

Na Shakara oloje

We get a song for that

We dey sing am like this, we go say

Ah, ah, ah ni, ah ni, ah ni

Ma kan na e, ma kan na e pa

Iwo ke, oti mo mi ni

To ba to ko duro de mi o

Duro de mi ki’nbo so mi

Wa je baba nla iya iro ni o ko le ja

Oje lo nyo, kini won se npe o

Shakara oloje ni

Shakara oloje ni o

The Shakara woman

Tell am say, «My dear I like you»

She go say, «You like who?, who you like?»

Commot jare, look at this man

Why you come from self?

Non be me and you, no touch me o

Ah, you see, she wan do

Na Shakara

We dey call am Shakara oloje

We get a song for that

We sing am like this, we go sing

Ah, ah, ah ni, ah ni, ah ni

To ba f’owo kan mi

To ba f’owo kan mi

Jowo fi mi sile, tabi ki lo nse e

O m’egbe ni, nibo loti jawa

Nibo loti jawa

Nibo loti jawa to lokun lorun

Emi pelu re ko

Ah ah, Iro ni o, o fe se o oje lon’yo

Kini won se npe o

Shakara oloje ni

Shakara oloje ni o