Fwd: [voices of Edo Women] BIG BLIND COUNTRY (B.B.C) - Fela Anikulapo Kuti

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Jun 2, 2009, 7:20:19 PM6/2/09
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Folks: I saw the post below on another listserve and it addresses the issue of Nigerians' inability to be outraged. It is Baba 70 himself speaking. see below:

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From: Segun T. Dawodu <stda...@gmail.com>
Date: 2009/6/2
Subject: [voices of Edo Women] BIG BLIND COUNTRY (B.B.C) - Fela Anikulapo Kuti
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This is the lyric of Big Blind Country by Fela Anikulapo Kuti. For those who visited the shrine at Ikeja in the late 80s, this was the shrine's Anthem which unfortunately was never released publicly before his death but it is relevant to our current situation at local and national level even ethnic level of all shades and colors in Naija. I heard the song and had to write it out. Another is ALHAJI ALHAJI which will be posted on another day.
Enjoy
 
BIG BLIND COUNTRY
 
Oh, Oh Everybody say ye ye oya oh
Let's go, you go dey answer "Esin don don", Now you go dey answer for me oh
oh ya, "Kutu pa, Kutu pa"
chorus: "Esin don don"
 
Me I think say for this country dem cover our eyes with cloth but now I think say na blind we blind not be cloth cover,
Chorus: In the country of the blind, na one-eye man be king,
 
In the country of the blind, na one-eye man be king
Chorus: In the country of the blind, na one-eye man be king,
 
Na oyinbo talk say,
Chorus: In the country of the blind, na one-eye man be king,
 
Na one-eye man be king
Chorus: In the country of the blind, na one-eye man be king,
 
If everybody no get dem eye
Chorus: In the country of the blind, na one-eye man be king,
 
How dem go fit see dem king?
Chorus: In the country of the blind, na one-eye man be king,
 
If the king not get im eye?
Chorus: In the country of the blind, na one-eye man be king,
 
How the rest of the country go know
Chorus: In the country of the blind, na one-eye man be king,
 
King blind, everybody blind
Chorus: In the country of the blind, na one-eye man be king,
 
Na permanent darkness be dat
Chorus: In the country of the blind, na one-eye man be king,
 
If king go hire im eye
Chorus: In the country of the blind, na one-eye man be king,
 
How the rest of the country go know
Chorus: In the country of the blind, na one-eye man be king,
 
I don go put medicine for eye, no be oyinbo medicine I put, na babalowo medicine I put,
my eye do open well well,
Since I dey use Oyinbo medicine, ma body never better, I put for my y--sh, my y--sh still dey lick water,
I take belle medicine, my belle still swell up, I put am for my eyes, I still never get my eye, .
 
I don put medicine for eyes, na babalawo medicine I put, Oyinbo man talk, Oyinbo man shock,
chorus: Oyinbo man go jam
 
Demneverquine
chorus: Oyinbo man go jam
 
Demnicodeine
chorus: Oyinbo man go jam
 
Teramycin
chorus: Oyinbo man go jam
 
I want APC
chorus: Oyinbo man go jam
 
Paracetamol
chorus: Oyinbo man go jam
 
Demcatemol
chorus: Oyinbo man go jam
 
Teracatemol
chorus: Oyinbo man go jam
 
I want em Cafernol
chorus: Oyinbo man go jam
 
The Megezine
chorus: Oyinbo man go jam
 
The Megegine
chorus: Oyinbo man go jam
 
Anacin
chorus: Oyinbo man go jam
 
Give me Aspirin
chorus: Oyinbo man go jam
 
(continues with bastardization of different pharmacological entities)
 
Ah aha aha in this state of Nigeria,
Na oyinbo language we speak, the government style be say oyinbo things must better pass,
as my eye don open so, I don see everything, the king wey dey our country, na hire im eye im eye,
That is the reason we dey think one king get one eye, na oyinbo eye im go rent, na hire im hire im eye,
I don put medicine for eye, na babalawo medicine I put,
All of us must get medicine, traditional medicine for eye to comot for this
chorus: Kuru kere kuru kere
 
If you want to know
chorus: Kuru kere kuru kere
 
kuru kere meaning
chorus: Kuru kere kuru kere
 
when you dey waka slow
chorus: Kuru kere kuru kere
 
And then take style waka
chorus: Kuru kere kuru kere
 
oh, ye paripa
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
You know those people
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
those people dem dey call lawyers
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
See the thing wey dem all knack for head
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
orisi risi oyinbo wig oh
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
The man wey dem say go steal for market
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
Im go stand for court start to dey look
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
The only thng wey im understand for there
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
na when dem tell am to go for jail oh
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
I see plenty judges
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
dem dey parade inside dem wigs oh
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
That is a disgrace for this nation
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
For the thing dem bury themselves inside oh
Chorus: Wetin you see
Awolowo
 
why all of dem they do like this?
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
Dem no dey for our own world oh
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
For dem to be proud of the ways of their masters
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
Na oyinbo sense dem dey take jail us oh
Chorus: tell us more, tell us more
 
Make I tell you more
Chorus: tell us more, tell us more
 
Wetin my eyes dey see
Chorus: tell us more, tell us more
 
African eyes dey see
Chorus: tell us more, tell us more
 
But you must go buy your own, African medicine
Chorus: tell us more, tell us more
 
Original medicine
Chorus: tell us more, tell us more
 
So that you can see the correct thing
Chorus: tell us more, tell us more
 
With the correct eye
Chorus: tell us more, tell us more
 
oh oh Ye paripa
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
I see our fine women
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
Dem dey waka very fine oh
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
Traditional women dem dey waka
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
Educated women dem dey stroll oh
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
You see the educated women
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
All those wey dem don do for school oh
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
Na oyinbo hair dem dey knack for head
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
Dem hair dey shine shine pass polish oh
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
Dem get one wey dem call permy
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
The other one dem dey call jerry-curly oh
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
Because dem dey for blind country
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
Dem dey spoil themselves with this style oh
Chorus: Tell us more tell us more
 
Make I tell you more?
Chorus: Tell us more tell us more
 
wetin my eyes dey see
Chorus: Tell us more tell us more
 
African eyes dey see?
Chorus: Tell us more tell us more
 
I asked dem say
Chorus: Tell us more tell us more
 
As dem dey perm their hair, t-t- hair nko?
Chorus: Tell us more tell us more
 
You go perm that one too?
Chorus: Tell us more tell us more
 
Dem tell me no.
Chorus: Tell us more tell us more
 
so, the hair of t-t-, is different from the hair of head?
Chorus: Tell us more tell us more
 
 
Ah, na wa oh, may dem no go start to dey perm the hair of t-t-
Chorus: Tell us more tell us more
 
Because na dat time, me sef I go hope shop
Chorus: Tell us more tell us more
 
Oh oh, ye paripa
Chorus: Wetin you see?
 
Na the eye wey the king hire
Chorus: Wetin you see?
 
na im all of dem dey take see oh
Chorus: Wetin you see?
 
All of dem just dem make copy copy
Chorus: Wetin you see?
 
dem dey disgrace themselves everywhere oh
Chorus: Wetin you see?
 
As far as me I dey
Chorus: Wetin you see?
 
Permy and Jerry curl no good oh
Chorus: Wetin you see?
 
Im just be like the tail of cows
Chorus: Wetin you see
 
na im all of dem dey knack for head oh
Chorus: Wetin you see?
 
We must all buy our African medicine
Chorus: Wetin you see?
 
To dey open our eyes very well oh
Chorus: Wetin you see?
 
To dey see everything correct
Chorus: Wetin you see?
 
Otherwise kuru kere will never stop oh.
 
When yo dey waka
chorus: Kuru kere kuru kere
 
And you dey waka slow
chorus: Kuru kere kuru kere
 
Waka slow care
chorus: Kuru kere kuru kere
 
Then take style waka
chorus: Kuru kere kuru kere
 
Waka in darkness
chorus: Kuru kere kuru kere
(repeated all over again)
 
oh,  ye paripa
Kuru kere kuru kere x 6
 
All the African leaders,
Na hire dem hire dem eyes,
Na oyinbo eyes dem rent,
That is the reason why corruption dey,
Authority stealing dey,
Kuru kere, Kuru kere kuru kere
 
Everybody make una shout Ole for them, Ole
 
All our African leaders,
Na hire dem hire dem eyes,
Na oyinbo hire dem rent,
That is the reason why corruption dey,
Authority stealing dey,
Kuru kere, Kuru kere kuru kere
 
chorus x 3:
Corruption dey,
Authority stealing dey,
Kuru kere, Kuru kere kuru kere
 
 
 
Segun

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