Fela Kuti Sorrow Tears Lyrics

1 Everybody run run run {Everybody runs away}
2 Everybody scatter scatter {Everybody scatters}
3 Some people lost some bread {Some people (have) lost some money}
4 Some one nearly die {someone has nearly died}
5 Some one just die {someone has just died}
6 Police dey come, Army dey come {the police is coming, the army is coming}
7 Confusion everywhere {there is confusion everywhere}
8 Several minutes later {Several minutes later}
9 All den cool down brother {everything has calmed down, brother}
10 Police don go away {the police has gone then}
11 Army don disappear {The army has disappeared then}
12 Dem leave Sorrow, Tears, and Blood {They leave Sorrow,Tears, and Blood}
13 Dem regular trade mark {Their regular trade mark}
14 My people self dey fear too much {My people also has too much fear}
15 Dem dey fear for the thing we no see {We fear the things we can not see}
16 Dem they fear for the air around us {We fear the air around us}
17 We fear to fight for freedom {We fear to fight for freedom}
18 We fear to fight for liberty {We fear to fight for liberty}
19 We fear to fight for justice {We fear to fight for justice}
20 We fear to fight for happiness {We fear to fight for happiness}
21 We always get reason to fear {We always find a reason to fear}
22 We no want die {We don't want to die}
23 We no want quench we {don't want to be extinguished}
24 My mama dey for house {my mother is at home}
25 My pikin dey for house {my children are at home}
26 I get one wife {I have a wife}
27 I get one car {I have a car}
28 I get one house {I have a house}
29 I just marry {I just got married}
30 So policeman go slap your face {So the policeman will slap your face and}
31 You no go talk {you will not say anything}
32 Army man go whip your yansh {the soldier will whip your back and}
33 You go dey look like donkey {you will look like a donkey}
34 Rhodesia dey do dem own {Rhodesia does not care}
35 Our leaders dey yab for nothing {Our leaders' words are useless}
36 South Africa dey do dem own {South Africa, they do their own thing}
37 Dem leave Sorrow, Tears, and Blood {They leave Sorrow,Tears and Blood}
38 Dem regular trade mark (Chorus), {Their regular trademark}
39 Dem regular trade mark {Their regular trademark}
40 Dem regular trade mark (Chorus) {Their regular trade mark}
41 That is why-y-y {That is why everybody runs away}
42 Everybody run run run...