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Artist: Yemi Alade
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Poverty (Swahili) (part. Funke Akindele)
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Poverty (Swahili) (part. Funke Akindele)
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This your girl Jenifa
Poverty no go locate all of us o
Mo wani o wan tele gbe de gba fi lu gidi ni dun o
Anything you touch, e go dey successful
You know what time it is
You know what time it is
Ooh yeye yeye yeye ah aaah
Ooh yeye yeye yeye yee eh
Oh yoh (you know what time it is)
No no no no no no
Sitaki umasikini maishani hapana oh (rara rara)
Sitaki umasikini maishani hapana oh (rara rara)
Sitaki umasikini maishani (rara)
Umasikini maishani (rara)
Umasikini maishani hapana oh
Nasema hapana, hapana ah
Sema hapana, hapana ah
Nasema sitaki (no no no no)
Mi sitaki (no no no no)
Eii hapana
Dhamani yangu ni saa
Nitatumia vyema oh
Baba Mungu kanibariki
Nitatumia vyema ooh
Hesabu baraka ndugu yangu
Oh dada yangu
Zitaje moja kwa moja ooh
One, two, three, four, five
Umasikini ni ugonjwa
Na sitaki kungojeka
Yahweh yuko na mimi
Shida hutuhepa sisi
Weiyoyo, weiyoyo
Baraka zazidi kunifuata
Sitaki umasikini maishani hapana oh (rara rara)
Sitaki umasikini maishani hapana oh (rara rara)
Sitaki umasikini maishani (rara)
Umasikini maishani (rara)
Umasikini maishani hapana oh
Nasema hapana, hapana ah
Sema hapana, hapana ah
Nasema sitaki (no no no no)
Mi sitaki (no no no)
Eii hapana (no no no no no no)
Umasikini ni ugonjwa
Na sitaki kungojeka
Yahweh yuko na mimi
Shida hutuhepa sisi
Weiyoyo, weiyoyo
Baraka tele hunifuata
Cheki nikishine
Ju prosperity follow me
Cheki nikishine
Excellence follow me
Everywhere I go
Na sasa sasa currency mpya
I no wan see poverty for my life rara o
Sitaki umasikini maishani hapana oh (rara rara)
Sitaki umasikini maishani hapana oh (rara rara)
Sitaki umasikini maishani (rara)
Umasikini maishani (rara)
Umasikini maishani hapana oh
Nasema hapana, hapana ah
Sema hapana, hapana ah
Nasema sitaki (no no no no)
Mi sitaki (no no no no)
Eii hapana (no no no no no)
Na wetin concern us
Na who be this yo eh?
(Vtec the awesome)
Yea yea, shining bobo
Ah eh
Say na me be this o eh
Nothing can stop you
Keep moving
Poverty no go locate us
Na successful go dey locate us
Na excellence go dey locate us
This’ your girl Jenifa
Catch ya lera
Thank you
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