Alkebu na the name of my people
Before Oyinbo man give us Africa
Alkebu na the name of my people
Before Oyinbo man give us Africa

Africa na Portuguese name
Wey Oyinbo man dey take call us
My people, we get our own name
Even before the name they go call Africa
Africa na Portuguese name
Wey Oyinbo man dey take call us
My people, we get our own name
Even before the name they go call Africa

You go for Ghana (them get in name)
Inside Ghana (them get in name)
The Ghana people (them get in name)
You go for Togo (them get in name)
Inside Togo (them get in name)
The Togolese people (them get in name)
You come from Nigeria (them get in name)
Inside Nigeria (them get in name)
The Igbo people (them get in name)
The Calabar people (them get in name)
The Hausa people (them get in name)
The Fulani people (them get in name)
The Edo people (them get in name)
The Yoruba people (them get in name)
I say, you go for Cameroun (them get in name)
Inside Cameroun (them get in name)
The Cameroun people (them get in name)

Nigeria (na slave name)
Gold coast (na slave name too)
Ivory coast (them get in name)
Rhodesia (na slave name too)
South Africa (them get in name)
Algeria (na slave name too)
Republic of this o (them get in name)
Republic of that o (na slave name too)
Nigeria (them get in name)
Gold coast (na slave name too)
I say, gold coast (them get in name)
Ivory coast (na slave name too)
South Africa (them get in name)
And many more (na slave name too)

Na slave name
Na step in too

I no fit carry slave name for my life (3x)
If you want be slave
Oya o
(Suya, suyaya)
Na call, them dey do like slaves
(Suya, suyaya)
Wey them dey take me suyaya
(Suya, suyaya)
Suya, suyaya
(Suya, suyaya)
Wey them dey take me suyaya
(Suya, suyaya)

Repeat till fade
Suya, suyaya (loop)
(Suya, suyaya)

© Femi Kuti