[Intro]
Now we gonna play for you a tune that I call "Black Man’s Cry"
One, two, three, eh
[Verse 1]
Nijo wo la ma bo oh-oh
L’oko eru, nijo wo la ma bo oh-oh oh-oh
L’oko eru, a o bo njokan oh-oh-oh, eh
L’oko eru, a o bo njokan o o o
L’oko eru, a o no njokan o, eh
Eh, jeh he eh he eh
Jeh he eh he eh, eh
Talo so fun mipe awo dudu ti mo gbe sara mi oda oh-oh
Emu wa ki nri o, emu wa ki nri o
Emu wa ki nri o, emu wa ki nri o
Eh eh, jeh he eh jeh he eh
Ehn eh jeh jeh
Jebu jebu jay jay jay
Jebu jebu jebu jay jay jay
Jebu jebu jay jay jay
Jebu jay jay jay
Eh, nijo wo la ma bo Emu wa ki nri o, emu wa ki nri o
L’oko eru, a bo njokan o, eh
L’oko eru, a o bo njokan o o
L’oko eru, a o bo njokan o
Eh, eh, jeh he eh he eh
Jeh he eh he eh, eh
He know, he know, he know, he know, know
Eh, jeh he eh he eh
Jeh he eh he eh, eh
Eh, eh, eh
He nay nay nay, he nay nay
Ehn, nijo wo la ma bo emu wa ki nri o, emu wa ki nri o
[Verse 2]
L’oko eru oh, nijo wo la ma bo oh-oh-oh
L’oko eru o, a bo njokan o
L’oko eru o, a o bo njokan o o
L’oko eru o
S’engbo eh, S’engbo eh, S’engbo ehn ehn
Talo so fun mipe awo dudu ti mo gbe sara mi oda o
Emu wa ki nri o
Emu wa ki nri o o o eh eh eh eh eh
Ehn talo so fun yin pe awo dudu ti e gbe s’ara yin oda o
E mu wa k’eri oh
E mu wa k’eri oh
Oh eh je he eh he eh
Ko s’oun to da bi awo dudu ti e gbe sara yin eh eh eh
E wo yin dada o
E wo yin dada eh, ehn
Ko s’osun to da bi awo dudu ti mo gbe sara mi o
E wo mi dada o
E wo mi dada eh, eh
Ye, ye he ye he ye ye
Ehn, that’s the Black Man’s cry
Listen one more time for the black man’s cry
Ye, ye he ye he ye ye
Get it one more time
Ye, ye he ye he ye ye
N de de nde, dede nde, ehn
N de de de nde de ndede
Nde dede nde
One more time, the black man’s cry
Ye, ye he ye he ye ye
Black man’s cry
Eh, ye, ye he ye he ye
Ye he ye he ye
Ye ye, ye he ye he ye
Ye he ye he ye, eh
Eh, Nde ndede
Nde, ndedede
Eh ye, ye he ye he ye
Ye he ye he ye
Eh nde ndede
Nde, ndedede
Jebu jebu jay jay jay
Jebu jebu jebu jay jay jay
Jebu jebu jay jay jay
Jebu jay jay jay
Eh uhn!
Black Man’s Cry was written by Fela Kuti.
Black Man’s Cry was produced by Jeff Jarrett.
Fela Kuti released Black Man’s Cry on Mon Aug 30 1971.