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This is Fela song from the early 70s. When I first heard it, I liked the horns. Later, I took this message from it : "It is insane to hate and fight against what you cannot do without."
Fela Vocals:
To ba fe la we
Omi lo ma lo
If you want to bath
na Water you go use
To ba fe se be
Omi lo ma lo
If you want cook soup
na Water you go use
Tori ba n gbona o
Omi lero e (hey)
If your head dey hot
na Water go cool am
Tomo ba n dagba
Omi lo ma lo
If your child dey grow
na Water it go use
If Water kill your child
na Water you go use
Bi Omi ba pa omo e
Omi na lo ma lo (ho)
Ko si ohun ti o le se (Nothing you can do)
Ki oma lo Omi o (Without using Water)
Omi o loota o
Chorus: Water He no get enemy
Fela: If you fight am unless you wan die
Chorus: Water He no get enemy
Fela : Omi o loota o
Chorus: Water He no get enemy
Fela : I dey talk of BLACK MAN POWER
Chorus: Water He no get enemy
Fela : I dey talk of BLACK POWER
Chorus : Water He no get enemy
Fela : I say Water no get enemy
Chorus: Water He no get enemy
Fela : If you fight am unless you wan die
Chorus: Water He no get enemy
Fela : Omi o loota o
Chorus: Water He no get enemy
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