Se tiwa nio mio fe
Se tiwa nio mio ra
Se tiwa nio mio se
Tani ma ba wa je
Tani ma ba wa se
Kila se ma lowo l'africa
Afi ti aba ra ti wa o e
Afi ti aba se ti wa o
Na so, na so African man
Dey talk, him go see
Him own thing
Him own thing wet come from Africa
Him go say him no want
Na the thing wet come from
Outside Africa na him him want
He be fool! Big fool!
Because unless we buy our own thing
Unless we do our own thing
We no go make money
To be like other countries outside Africa
Because African man no want him own
I ask him a question
I ask him a question in my mother tongue
I say:
Tani ma ba wa se
Tani ma ba wa je
Kila se ma lowo l'Africa
Afi ta ba ra tiwa o
Afi ta ba se tiwa o
Ko'gbon o
Iya mi ko'gbon o
Ko'gbon o
Baba mi ko'gbon o
Egbon mi o
Ko'gbon o
Buy Africa
(translation)
Is it made here? I don't want
Is it made here? I won't buy
Is it made here? I won't use
Who will consume our things?
Who will help us do it?
How are we going to make money in Africa
Unless we buy our own things
Unless we do our own things
Na so African man dey talk
He will see his own thing
His own thing that comes out of Africa
He will say he doesn't want
Only the things that come from outside Africa
Those are the things he wants
He is a fool. Big fool.
Because unless we buy our own things
We won't make money like other countries outside Africa
Because African man doesn't want his own thing.
I ask him a question
I ask him a question in my mother tongue
I say
Who will consume our things?
Who will help us do it?
How are we going to make money in Africa?
Unless we buy our own things?
unless we do our own things
Learn some lesson
Learn some lesson my mother
Learn some lesson my father
Learn some lesson my brothers and sisters.
Buy Africa.