Confusion Break Bones (C.B.B)

After he go take, Police-ee Army come burn-u my house

After he go take, Police-ee Army come burn-u my house

I started to think, I started to think-ee think

Dey police wey go help people, not dem dey burn burn so

Say army wey go defend cities, not dem dey burn burn so

A na time around 1975 and '77 (dates police/army attacked Fela's home)

Police go seize expensive goods, dem start to go burn burn dem

Army go go market, and meeting cost money, go burn burn dem

Why dem like to burn the things wey dey cost-ee money?

Government fit sell to people cheap-ee cheap-ee

Government fit dash people, we no get-ee money

And di burn burn, na him dey sweet-ee dem pass (them burn & bribe)

Na him dey sweet-ee dem pass

Oya oh, dem burn burn

[CHORUS} OYA (after each line)

Oya oh..., dem burn burn

My problem is no small at all

Nothing dey for me to sing about

All di things wey I de see I know like, All of dem I see, I sing about

If something good today I go sing, nothing good is ever dey to sing about

If I sing I say food –u nothing

NA OLD-U NEWS-EE BE DAT AFTER EACH (That is old news)

Dey old-u news-ee be dat-oh

If I sing-ee say, water no dey

Old old old news be dat-ee-oh

If I sing-ee say, electric -ee light no dey

Old old news be dat-ee-oh

If I sing-ee say, Inf-i-lati-on

If I sing-ee say, mismanagement

If I sing-ee say, corrup-u-tion

If I sing-ee say, stealing by government

Old old old news be dat-ee-oh

Di problems still dey ba'gba ra 'gba

I say di problems still dey ba'gba ra 'gba

Dey thing weh dey worry me

How dis robbery come get-ee big-ee head

The first –ee one, na leg-ee robbery

LEG-EE ROBBO-ERY

Where money go pick-ee pockets

Dey man go start take leg-ee wrong

The second one na, armed robbery

ARM-O ROBBO-ERY

Where man-o go-go steal big things

He go take-ee gun defend himself

The third one, na head-oh robbery

HEAD-O ROBBO-ERY

Where all pata-pata go-go steal (everything)

He go take position, steal all free

Free stealing, na him policy

Head-ee robbery, Which head-ee get-ee no dey steal?

Which president we get-ee never steal?

Dem come go hold Shagari, dem say President Shagari steal

But Shagari don talk before, na empty treasury him meet for der

CONFUSION BREAK-EE BONE-EE, YEPA,

CONFUSION BREAK-EE BONE-EE, YEPA,

DOUBLE WAHALA FOR DEAD-EE BODY

ABIOLA OH DEAD-EE BODY