Your father and mother, dem make poi together
Dem bring you for this world, you self start to de grow
You go school to read book, you no even go to school
You de use your own talent, working hard to enjoy
Everything you de do for yourself, ide give dem headache
You de try your best my brother, Edumare
Things just de better my brother, that one na deep skin pain
Then, then, then, then
Then, then, then, then
Then, then, then, then
Dem star to feju (For house)
Dem de tight face (For road)
I say dem squez face (For work)
Dem de roju (For house)
Sometimes dem feju (For road)
Dem de tight face (For work)
Sometimes dem squez face (For house)
Dem de roju (For road)
I go pu myself for your place (Seun put yourself for my place)
I go put myself for your place (Seun put yourself for my place)
I go put myself for your place I go shout (Na oyeli ide carry)
Edumare s'ongbo (Na oyeli ide carry)
Make una here me now (Na oyeli ide carry)
My brothers, my sisters (Na oyeli ide carry)
Make una loud am make dem hear (Na oyeli ide carry)
My brother make you tell Obasanjo make dem stop
All dis dem monsens (Na oyeli ide carry
Na oyeli ide carry (Na oyeli ide carry)
Na oyeli ide carry (Na oyeli ide carry)
Na oyeli ide carry (Na oyeli ide carry)
You be man my borther, you get your woman
You be woman my sister, you self get your man
Una poi together, orisirisi just dey happen sa
Una poi your child or pikin, working hard to make him someone
You get food you no get, you go make sure he chop
Dem si say ego better, dem want quench am for you
Then, then, then, then
Then, then, then, then
Dem star to feju (For house)
Dem de tight face (For road)
I say dem squez face (For work)
Dem de roju (For house)
Sometimes dem feju (For road)
Dem de tight face (For work)
Sometimes dem squez face (For house)
Dem de roju (For road)
I go pu myself for your place (Seun put yourself for my place)
I go put myself for your place (Seun put yourself for my place)
I go put myself for your place I go shout (Na oyeli ide carry)
Edumare s'ongbo (Na oyeli ide carry)
Make una here me now (Na oyeli ide carry)
My brothers, my sisters (Na oyeli ide carry)
Make una loud am make dem hear (Na oyeli ide carry)
My brother make you tell Obasanjo make dem stop
All dis dem monsens (Na oyeli ide carry
Na oyeli ide carry (Na oyeli ide carry)
Na oyeli ide carry (Na oyeli ide carry)
Na oyeli ide carry (Na oyeli ide carry)
Na oyeli ide carry (Na oyeli ide carry)