To ba fe lo
weh omi lo- malo (Yoruba)
If you wan go
wash- water you go use
Toba fe sobeh
omi lo- malo
If you wan
cook soup- water you go use
To ri ba
ngbona omi lero lero
If your head
be hot- water it cool am
Tomo ba
ngagda omi lo- malo
If your child
dey grow- water you go use
If water kill
your child- water you go use
Tobi ba bwi
nao homi lo- malo
Ko sohun tole
se ko ma lomi- o
Nothing
without water (repeat this couplet)
(CHORUS)
WATER, IT NO GET ENEMY - (AFTER EACH LINE)
Oh me a
water-o
No go fight
am, unless you wan die
I say water
No get enemy
No go fight
am, unless you wan die
O me a
water-o
O they talk
of Black-man power
O they talk
of Black power, I say
I say water
No get enemy
No go fight
am, unless you wan die
I say water
No get enemy
I say water
No get enemy
O me a
water-o
O me a
water-o
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