Music Video

Upcoming Concerts for D'Angelo, Femi Kuti, Macy Gray, Roy Hargrove, Nile Rodgers, The Soultronics, Positive Force & Red Hot Org

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
D'Angelo
D'Angelo
Performer
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
Performer
Macy Gray
Macy Gray
Performer
Roy Hargrove
Roy Hargrove
Performer
Nile Rodgers
Nile Rodgers
Performer
The Soultronics
The Soultronics
Performer
Positive Force
Positive Force
Performer
Red Hot Org
Red Hot Org
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
Composer

Lyrics

1, 2... 1, 2... you got it!
1!...2!...3...!
(Oh, oh, yeah...)
(Oh yeah... oh yeah... mmm, mm-mm, yeah...)
T′o ba fe lo we omi l'o ma′lo, oh-ohh
If you want go wash, a water you go use (Ah, ah)
T'o ba fe se'be omi l′o ma′lo, oh-ohh
If you want cook soup, a water you go use
T'o ri ba n′gbona o omi l'ero re
(If your head get hot, water you gon' use – ah, ah)
T′omo ba n'dagba omi l′o ma'lo
If your child dey grow, now water you go use
T'omi ba p′omo e o omi na lo ma′lo – you don't want that now
If your child dey grow, now water you gon' use
(And you don't want that, you don't want that, no...)
Ko s'ohun to′le se k'o ma lo′mi o, omi o l′ota o
Ko s'ohun to′le se k'o ma lo′mi o
Ko s'ohun to′le se k'o ma lo′mi o, omi o l′ota o
Ko s'ohun to′le se k'o ma lo′mi o
(T′o ba fe lo we omi l'o ma′lo)
If you want to wash, now water you gon' use
If you want cook soup, now water you gon' use – Ohh...
If your head get hot, now water you gon' use
If your child dey grow, now water you gon' use
If your child dey grow, now water you gon' use
Yeah...
Ohh, la, la...
If your head dey hot, now water you go use
Ko s'ohun to′le se k'o ma lo′mi o, omi o l′ota o
Ko s'ohun to′le se k'o ma lo′mi o
Ko s'ohun to′le se k'o ma lo′mi o, omi o l′ota o
Ko s'ohun to′le se k'o ma lo′mi o, omi o l′ota o
Water, you no get enemy I say water no get enemy
Water, you no get enemy I say water no get enemy
Water, you no get enemy Water... (I say water no get enemy)
Water, it no get enemy (Water, unless you wan' die)
Water, it no get enemy Omi o l′ota o, oh...
(For a child to grow...)
Water, it no get enemy Omi o l′ota o
(For a child to grow, we need...)
Water, it no get enemy
Water, you no get enemy
Water, you no get enemy
(Can't do nothin' without water, yeah, yeah, yeah....)
Written by: Fela Kuti
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