Sorrow, Tears and Blood-Fela Kuti/Sahr Ngaujah

[Fela mimics a police siren with his voice] [Chorus] Hey yeah! Everybody run run run Everybody scatter scatter Some people lost some bread Someone nearly die Someone just die Police dey come, army dey come Confusion everywhere Hey yeah! Seven minutes later All don cool down, brother Police don go away Army don disappear Them leave Sorrow, Tears, and Blood [Chorus] Them regular trademark! Them leave Sorrow, Tears, and Blood Them regular trademark That is why [Chorus] Hey yeah! Everybody run run run... La la la la My people self dey fear too much We fear for the thing we no see We fear for the air around us We fear to fight for freedom We fear to fight for liberty We fear to fight for justice We fear to fight for happiness We always get reason to fear We no want die We no want wound We no want quench We no want go I get one child Mama dey for house Papa dey for house I want build house I don build house I no want quench I want enjoy I no want go Ah! So policeman go slap your face You no go talk Army man go whip your yansh You go dey look like donkey Rhodesia dey do them own Our leaders dey yab for nothing South Africa dey do them own Them leave Sorrow, Tears, and Blood... Ah, na so Time will dey go Time no wait for nobody Like that: choo, choo, choo, choo, ah But police go dey come, army go dey come With confusion In style like this: [Fela mimics a police siren with his voice]