Lady

Album: The Best of Fela Kuti (1972)
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  • If you call am woman
    African woman no go 'gree
    She go say, she go say, "I be lady, oh"

    She go say, "I be lady, oh"

    She go say, "I be lady"
    She go say, "I no be woman"
    She go say, "Market woman na woman"
    She go say, "I be lady"

    I want tell you about lady
    I want tell you about lady
    I want tell you about lady

    She go say him equal to man
    She go say him get power like man
    She go say anything man do himself fit do

    I never tell you finish
    I never tell you finish
    I never tell you finish
    I never tell you finish
    I never tell you

    She go want take cigar before anybody
    She go want make you open door for am
    She go want make man wash plate
    For am, for kitchen

    She want salute man
    She go, sit down for chair
    She want salute man
    She go, sit down for chair

    She want sit down
    For table before anybody
    She want sit down
    For table before anybody

    She want a piece of meat
    Before anybody
    She want a piece of meat
    Before anybody

    Call am for dance
    She go dance lady dance
    Call am for dance
    She go dance lady dance

    African woman go dance
    She go dance the fire dance
    African woman go dance
    She go dance the fire dance

    She know him man na master
    She go cook for am
    She go do anything he say

    But lady, no be so
    But lady, no be so
    But lady, no be so
    But lady, no be so

    Lady na master
    Lady na master

    Writer/s: FELA KUTI
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, BMG VM MUSIC FRANCE, F.K.O. Music, Payday Music Publishing, Royalty Network
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