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Ikoyi Mentality Versus Mushin Mentality

Ikoyi Mentality Versus Mushin Mentality lyrics by Fela Kuti. One, two, three Make we hear how people different for this our Lagos town Make we hear how people...

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Ikoyi Mentality Versus Mushin Mentality

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One, two, three

Make we hear how people different for this our Lagos town

Make we hear how people different

For this our Lagos town

Make we hear how people different

Some people dey Ikoyi

Make we hear how people different

Some people dey Mushin

Make we hear how people different

Some people dey Ikoyi

Make we hear how people different

Some people dey Mushin

Make we hear how people different, uh huh

Make we hear how people different, uh huh

Ikoyi man, dey travel

Him travel all over the world

Him bring civilization for us

Civilization we no understand

Mushin man, dey for home

Him never travel anywhere at all

Him understand de people language

De language of Africa

I say make we hear how people different

For this our Lagos town

Make we hear how people different

For this our Lagos town

Make we hear how people different

Some people, dey Ikoyi

Make we hear how people different

Some people, dey Mushin

Make we hear how people different, uh huh

Make we hear how people different, uh huh

Ikoyi man, dey hungry

He go say " give me my breakfast

Give me my lunch, and my dinner

And my fork and knife and my spoon "

Mushin man, dey hungry

He go say " give me my chop

Give me my chop make ah work

Make ah work with anything at all "

I say make we hear how people different

For this our Lagos town

Make we hear how people different

For this our Lagos town

Make we hear how people different

Some people, dey Ikoyi

Make we hear how people different

Some people, dey Mushin

Make we hear how people different, uh huh

Make we hear how people different, uh huh

Ikoyi man, dey talk

He go talk in big, big English

He go wan' talk like Oyinbo man

And the man come from Ibadan

Mushin man, dey talk

He go talk in broken English

He go wan' talk like de way him know

De original African way of life

I say make we hear how people different

For this our Lagos town

Make we hear how people different

For this our Lagos town

Make we hear how people different

Some people, dey Ikoyi

Make we hear how people different

Some people, dey Mushin

Make we hear how people different, uh huh

Make we hear how people different, uh huh

Ikoyi way, na none sense

I say Mushin way, na people

Ikoyi way, na none sense

I say Mushin way, na people

Ikoyi way, na none sense

I say Mushin way, na people

Ikoyi way, na none sense

I say Mushin way, na people

Ikoyi way, na none sense

I say Mushin way, na people

Ikoyi way, na none sense

I say Mushin way, na people

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