Album Cover Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense

Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense

Fela Kuti

4

Teacher, teacher-o na the lecturer be your name

Teacher, teacher-o na the lecture be the same

Make-ee no teach-ee me again ohAs 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

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

Na the same category-o

Na the same category-o

Na the same category-o

Teacher, teacher-o na the lecturer be your name

Teacher, teacher-o na the 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

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

Na the same category-o

Na the same category-o

Na the same category-o

Let′s get down, to the underground spiritual game

We all sing together, play music together in happiness

All you have to do is sing what I play on my horn

Now let's go down

La la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la

La la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la

A kujuba, a kujuba (Ye-ehhh)

A kujuba, a kujuba (Ye-ehhh)

A kujuba, a kujuba (Ye-ehhh)

A kujuba, a kujuba (Ye-ehhh)

A kujuba, a kujuba (Ye-ehhh)

A kujuba, a kujuba (Ye-ehhh)

A kujuba, a kujuba (Ye-ehhh)

Yehhhhhh-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-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke-re-ke

All the wahala, all the problems

All the things, all the things they go do

For this world go 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

(FATHA 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?

(CU-ULTURE AND TRADITION)

Who be government teacher?

(CU-ULTURE AND TRADITION)

Cu-ulture and tradition

(CU-ULTURE AND TRADITION)

Cu-ulture and tradition

(CU-ULTURE AND TRADITION)

Now the problem side, of a teaching student-ee

I go sing about

I don pass pikin, I don pass school, university, se-fa pass

As I don start to work, na government I must se-fa pass

Da go for France (Yes sir)

Engi-land (Yes ma′am)

Italy (Yes sir)

Germany (Yes ma'am)

Na dem culture (Yes sir)

For der (Yes ma'am) be teacher (Yes sir)

For dem (Yes ma′am) to go China (Yes sir)

Russia (Yes ma′am)

Korea (Yes sir)

Viet Nam (Yes ma'am)

Na dem culture (Yes sir)

For der (Yes ma′am) be teacher (Yes sir)

For dem (Yes ma'am) to go Syria (Yes sir)

Jordan (Yes ma′am)

Iran (Yes sir)

Iraq (Yes ma'am)

Na dem culture (Yes sir)

For der (Yes ma′am) be teacher (Yes sir)

For dem (Yes ma'am)

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

Wey no go ask-ee me (Which one?)

Wey no go ask-ee me (Which one?)

Wey no go ask-ee me (Which one?)

Wey 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 dey 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?

A na false, the first election

And the second election held in Nigeria

Na the second election na it was pass

Boba la nonsense (Boba la nonsense)

Boba la nonsense (Boba la nonsense)

He pass redeem (Boba la nonsense)

He pass corruption (Boba la nonsense)

Which kind election be dis? (Boba la nonsense)

People na go vote (Boba la nonsense)

Dem come get big big numbers (Boba la nonsense)

Thousands to thousands (Boba la nonsense)

Millions to billions (Boba la nonsense)

Which kind election be dis? (Boba la nonsense)

Boba la nonsense (Boba la 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

Yuh-ngh! Oyinbo for Europe-oh

Oyinbo teach us many many things-ee

Many of dem things I don sing about-ee

Me I no gin copy Oyinbo style

Let us think say, Oyinbo no pass me

When Shagari finish him elections

Wey 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, I me no fit take over

I come think about this demo-crazy

Demo-crazy (Demo-crazy)

Crazy demo (Demo-crazy)

Demonstration of craze (Demo-crazy)

Crazy demonstration (Demo-crazy)

If it no be craze (Demo-crazy)

Why for Afrika? (Demo-crazy)

As time dey go (Demo-crazy)

Things just dey bad (Demo-crazy)

They bad more and more (Demo-crazy)

Poor man dey cry (Demo-crazy)

Rich man dey mess (Demo-crazy)

Demo-crazy (Demo-crazy)

Crazy demo (Demo-crazy)

Demonstration of craze (Demo-crazy)

Crazy demonstration (Demo-crazy)

If good-u teacher teach-ee something

And student make mistake

Teacher must talk-ee so

But Oyinbo no talk-ee so

I suffer dem, Dey suffer 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

Teacher, teacher-o na the lecturer be your name

Teacher, teacher-o na the 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

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

Na the same category-o (Category)

Na the same category-o (Category)

Na the same category-o (Category)

Na the same category-o (Category)

Na the same category-o (Category)

Na the same category-o (Not the same category)

Na the same category-o (Not the same category)

Na the same category-o (Not the same category)

Na the same category-o (Not the same category)

Na the same category-o (Not the same category)

Na the same category-o (Not the same category)

Na the same category-o (Not the same category)

Na the same category-o (Not the same category)

Na the same category-o (Not the same category)

Na the same category-o

Na the same category-o

Na the same category-o

Na the same category-ooo

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-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke-re-ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaa!)

Ke-re-ke-Ke Ji Ke-ke (Yaaaa!)

Teacher, teacher-o na the lecturer be your name

Teacher, teacher-o na the 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

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

Na the same category-o

Na the same category-o

Na the same category-o

Na the same category-ooo

Lagu lain oleh Fela Kuti