Why Black Man Dey Suffer Songtext

von Fela Kuti

This rhythm is called Kanginni Koko
Used in some particular kind of shrines…
In my home town, Abeokuta City.
It goes like this:
Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje
Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje
Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje
Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje...

(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)

(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)

(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)

(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)

(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)

(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)
(Kanginni koko, kanginni je nje)

Why Blackman dey suffer today
Why Blackman dey suffer today
Why Blackman no get money today
Why Blackman no get money today
Why Blackman no go for moon today
Why Blackman no go for moon today
This is the reason why (tell me now)
This is the reason why (tell me again)
This is the reason why
We dey sit down for our landi jeje
We dey sit down for our landi jeje
We dey mind our business jeje
Some people come from far away land
Dem fight us and take our land
Dem take our people and spoil our towns
Na since then trouble starti o (hun, hun)
Na since then trouble starti o (one more time)
Na since then trouble starti o (hun)
Our riches dem take away to their land
In return dem give us their colony
Dem take our culture away from us
Dem give us dem culture we no understand
Black people we no know ourselves
We no know our ancestral heritage
We dey fight each other everyday
We're never together, we're never together at all
We're never together, we're never together at all
That is why Blackman dey suffer today
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
Tell me again;
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
They take our culture away;
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
They take our riches away;
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
They take our land from us;
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
They take our people away;
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
We have to think of time to come;
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
We have to think of our children to come;
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
We have to be together and unite;
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
That is why Blackman dey suffer today
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
That is why Blackman no go for moon today;
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
That is why Blackman no get money today;
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
That is why Blackman dey suffer
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
That is why Blackman dey suffer today
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
That is why Blackman dey suffer today
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)
That is why Blackman dey suffer today
(That is why Blackman dey suffer today)