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Lyrics: Government Chicken Boy (Fela Kuti and Egypt 80)
(Note: this is the version of the lyrics as found on the sleeve of the 1985’s Army Arrangement
album. The song was cut in half by the producer. If you have the complete lyrics please e-mail me)
Kukuru uku
CHORUS: Everybody wake up in time to see
Kukuru uku
CHORUS: It’s time to put our heads together
CHORUS: Meetin’oh
Meetin’oh
Kukuru uku
CHORUS: It’s time to put our heads together
CHORUS: Meetin’oh
Meetin’oh
Kukuru uku
CHORUS: Everybody wake up in time to see
Kukuru uku
CHORUS: It’s time to put our heads together
CHORUS: Meetin’oh
Meetin’oh
Kukuru uku
CHORUS: It’ time to put our heads together
CHORUS: Meetin’oh
Meetin’oh
CHORUS: Make our life go dey better
Meetin’oh
CHORUS: Make our life go dey fine o (repeat)
Mugu oh oh
CHORUS: Make nobody go dey fool us
Mugu oh oh
CHORUS: Make nobody make us fools
Meetin’oh
CHORUS: Make our life go dey better
Meetin’oh
CHORUS: Make our life go dey fine o (repeat)
Mugu oh oh
CHORUS: Make nobody go dey fool us
Mugu oh oh
CHORUS: Make nobody make us fools
Mugu mugu mugu mugu mugu mugu mugu oh
Meetin’oh
CHORUS: Make our life go dey better
Meetin’oh
CHORUS: Make our life go dey fine o (repeat)
Mugu oh oh
CHORUS: Make nobody go dey fool us
Mugu oh oh
CHORUS: Make nobody make us fools
Meetin’oh
Mugu oh
Kukuru uku
CHORUS: Everybody wake up in time to see
Kukuru uku
CHORUS: It’s time to put our heads together
Kukuru uku
CHORUS: Meetin’oh
Meetin’oh
CHORUS: Everybody wake up in time to see
Kukuru uku
CHORUS: It’s time to put our heads together
Meetin’oh
Da mi lowun, da mi lowun
Da mi lowun, ah, ah, ah
As you wear your watch
and look the time
6 P.M. chicken quench
CHORUS: Kukuru uku
Crooked life, crooked show
Gata gata way, na chicken style
CHORUS: Kukuru uku
Since the time dem born am
Na back him hand him dey dey
CHORUS: Kukuru uku
The only time wey him hand dey for side
na when him dey run from fear
CHORUS: Kukuru uku
Try to fly na wahala for am
Na mouth him go take him land
CHORUS: Kukuru uku
Show am plenty chop, na small sens he gets
Na one by one him go chop
CHORUS: Kukuru uku
As he will chop am one by one
Somebody go sweep am from him mouth
CHORUS: Kukuru uku
Now the picture of chicken na begs for you to see
CHORUS: 1. Okan
Ministery
CHORUS:2. Eji
N.B.C. (Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation)
CHORUS: 3. Eta
N.B.C. (Nigerian Television Authority)
CHORUS: 4. Erin
N.E.P.A. (National Electric Power Authority)
CHORUS: 5. Maarun
Water works
CHORUS: 6. Mefa
T.N.T.
CHORUS: 7. Medje
Police force
CHORUS: 8. Medjo
Nigerian Army
CHORUS: 9. NSO
Nigerian Navy
CHORUS: 10. Mewa
Nigerian Airforce
CHORUS: 1. Okan
Maja Maja
CHORUS: 2. Eji
N.S.O. (Nigerian Security Organisation)
CHORUS: 3. Eta
Assembly
CHORUS: 4. Erin
Senator
CHORUS: 5. Maarun
Parlementarian
CHORUS: 6. Mefa
Permanent secretary
CHORUS: 7. Medje
Speaker an’co
CHORUS: 8. Medjo
President
CHORUS: 9. NSO
9. NSO
10. Mewa
Leekansi o
CHORUS: 1. Okan
Daily Times
CHORUS:2. Eji
New Nigeria
CHORUS: 3. Eta
Punch n’co
CHORUS: 4. Erin
Nigerian tribune
CHORUS: 5. Maarun
Reporter
CHORUS: 6. Mefa
Editor
CHORUS: 7. Medje
Secretary
CHORUS: 8. Medjo
Gbogbowon
CHORUS: 9. NSO
NSO
10. Mewa
Inside these offices
see some people who dey work
some good people
and some bad people who dem dey
The good people na wahala he be for them
an’ the bad people na them dey do
an this is we dey call who shaki shaki
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
Dem let make you dey looko
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
Him crooked
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
Anywhere you see them dey
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
Na back dem hand dem dey
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
Dem let make you dey look dem
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
Dem bendi
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
Chicken style bendin
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
Boy boy he bendin
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
Oga dey come, yes sir
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
Oga dey go, no sir
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
Give me the file, yes sir
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
That’s not the file, no sir
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
Government can steal, yes sir
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
Government can kill, yes sir
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
Government Chicken Boy oh
CHORUS: Shaki Shaki don’t catch them
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