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Colonial Mentality

Colonial Mentality lyrics by Fela Kuti. Colo' mentality! He be say you be colonial man You don be slave man before Them don release you now But you never...

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Colonial Mentality

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Colo' mentality!

He be say you be colonial man

You don be slave man before

Them don release you now

But you never release yourself

I say you fit never release yourself

Colo' mentality!

He be say you be colonial man

You don be slave man before

Them don release you now

But you never release yourself

He be so!

He be so them dey do

Them dey overdo

All the things them dey do?

He be so!

He be so them dey do, them dey do

Them dey overdo

All the things them dey do?

He be so!

He be so them dey do

Them dey think say

Them better pass them brothers

No be so? (He be so!)

He be so!

He be so them dey do

Them dey think say

Them better pass them brothers

No be so? (He be so!)

The thing wey black no good

Na foreign things them dey like

No be so? (He be so!)

The thing wey black no good

Na foreign things them dey like

No be so? (He be so!)

Them go turn air condition

And close them country away

No be so? (He be so!)

Them go turn air condition

And close them country away

No be so? (He be so!)

Them Judge him go kack wig

And jail him brothers away

No be so? (He be so!)

Them Judge him go put wig

And jail him brothers away

No be so? (He be so!)

Them go proud of them name

And put them slave name for head

No be so? (He be so!)

Them go proud of them name

And put them slave name for head

No be so? (He be so!)

Colo' mentality now make you hear me now!

Colo' mentality!

Mr. Ransome you make you hear!

Colo' mentality!

Mr. Williams you make you hear!

Colo' mentality!

Mr. Allia you make you hear!

Colo' mentality!

Mr. Mohammed you make you hear!

Colo' mentality!

Mr. Anglican you make you hear!

Colo' mentality!

Mr. Bishop you make you hear!

Colo' mentality!

Mr. Catholic you make you hear!

Colo' mentality!

Mr. Muslim you make you hear!

Na Africa we dey you make you hear!

Na Africa we dey you make you hear!

Colo' mentality!

Colo' mentality!

Mr. Ransome you make you hear!

Mr. Ransome you make you hear!

Na Africa we dey you make you hear!

Na Africa we dey you make you hear!

Colo' mentality!

Colo' mentality!

Colo' mentality

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