Fela Kuti Lady Lyrics

If you call woman
African woman no go 'gree
She go say I be Lady o

If you call woman
African woman no go 'gree
She go say I be Lady o

She go say:
*(CHORUS) SHE GO SAY I BE LADY O - [AFTER EACH LINE]
She go say I no be woman
She go say market woman na woman
She go say I be Lady

I want tell you about Lady: (3x)
She go say him equal to man
She go say him get power like man
She go say anything man do
Him self fit do
I never tell you finish... (3x)
I never tell you...
She go want take cigar before anybody
She go want make you open door for am
She go want make man wash plate for her for kitchen
She want salute man she go sit down for chair (2x)
She want sit down for table before anybody (2x)
She want piece of meat before anybody (2x) Call am for dance, she go dance Lady dance (2x)

African woman go dance she go dance the fire dance (2x)
She know him manna Masster
She go cook for am
She go do anything he say
But Lady no be so (4x)
Lady na Masster (3x)
Call am for dance, she go dance Lady dance (2x)
African woman go dance she go dance the fire dance (2x)
She know him manna Masster
She go cook for am
She go do anything he say

But Lady no be so (4x)
Lady na Masster (4x)
If you call am woman
African woman no go 'gree
She go say I be Lady

She go say:
*(CHORUS- AFTER EACH LINE) SHE GO SAY I BE LADY O O
She go say I be Lady
She go say I no be woman
She go say market woman na woman
She go say I be Lady
*(repeat indefinitely)