Lyrics Nneka – Niger Delta
Text:
Dem come fish our water empty
Dem come chop our oil plenty
Come take resources away
Come take all our riches
Dem come use us as dem store
For raw material to make them rich
Oh brother, brother, bross wetin
Sister, sister, sis
Wetin we dey do the, the, the
Wetin we dey do dem thief, thief
Where we dey wen dem own, own us
What we sow na I we go reap
Wetin we dey do the, the, the
Wetin we dey do dem thief, thief
Where we dey wen dem own, own us
What we sow na I we go reap
Tell me wetin I go do
‘Cause I dey loss in d sins in d flesh of d world
Lord, forgive wouldn’t save my soul from dying
Kai, oga suffri oh, oga suffri oh, oga suffri oh
It don teh wen u dey do me like dis
Oh, but right now I no go take am no more
I go open my mouth, go tell you wetin I dey feel
Wetin we dey do the, the, the
Wetin we dey do dem thief, thief
Where we dey wen dem own, own us
What we sow na I we go reap
Wetin we dey do the, the, the
Wetin we dey do dem thief, thief
Where we dey wen dem own, own us
See, tell me, see wen we notice, see wetin dem do us
Where dem come take us, dem take us go iyunda
Use as dem slave
Wetin we do dem
Wetin dem do us