77 Lyrics

Everybody say well well

Well well

77

The year I was born

77

The year of the sun

77

The year of the gun

77

The year wey dem come

Festac 77

Koffi 77

Oun rere shele lodun yen

Oun buruku shele lodun yen

77

Everybody say well well

Ararararara

Rererererere

Arararaarara

Rerereerere

I remember

Mama tell me sey

I remember

You were born

On a Friday

Mama d’eje lori mi

Baam I sere kiri

I remember

Them do the festival

I remember

Na the same year be carnival

Them say unknown soldier

Na im born calakuta

From an open window

Dem throw fela mama

And four weeks later

Koffi commot from

Inside him mama

77

The year I was born

77

The year of the sun

77

The year of the gun

77

The year wey dem come

Festac 77

Koffi 77

Oun rere shele lodun yen

Oun buruku shele lodun yen

77

Arararararara

Rererererere

Arararaarara

Rerereerere

1960 odun ominira

Independence

67 biafra war don start

1970 we don settle the scores

71 right hand drive

Don turn to left hand

73 nysc gori wole

74 omo nothing mega happen

75 dem over throne gowon

76 we get free education

Them kill muritala

Abuja di capital

Obasanjo take over

And since then

Since then

Since then

Since then

Everything pafuka

Everything dabaru

Ggbogbo e ti doju ru

Everything fall yakata

77

The year I was born

77

The year of the sun

77

The year of the gun

77

The year wey dem come

Festac 77

Koffi 77

Oun rere shele lodun yen

Oun buruku shele lodun yen

77

Arararararara

Rererererere

Arararaarara

Rerereerere

When I look back

Water dey for my eye

When I look back

Plenty dey for my mind

If to sey we maintain

Naija for remain

Number one in the game

Omo oh what a shame

77

The year I was born

77

The year of the sun

77

The year of the gun

77

The year wey dem come

Festac 77

Koffi 77

Oun rere shele lodun yen

Oun buruku shele lodun yen

77

Arararararara

Rererererere

Arararaarara

Rerereerere

77

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