[Verse 1] They’re extremely poor And the medical facilities are poor We operate a predictory neo-colonial capitalist system Which is founded on fraud and exploitation And therefore, you are bound to have corrupt institutionalists Many criminal cases are settled in police stations, i bet illegal
[Chorus] This is Nigeria Look how am living nah Look how am living nah Everybody be criminal This is Nigeria Look how we living nah Look what we eating nah Everybody be criminal
[Verse 2] This is Nigeria Just because am on Tv nah Person wey no get work is checking To see if my watch is original This is Nigeria Where that madam philomena? Money vanish for your office 36 milli, you talk say na animal This is Nigeria Never ending recession oh Where looters and killers and stealers are still Contesting election oh Politician wey thief some billion and billion He no dey go prison oh Uh, police station dey close by 6, na security reason oh “Baba” my brothers and siters, “E se o baba” I want you to put your hands up right now “E se o baba” because your miracle is coming this week “A wa dupe baba” If you believe me, let me hear you say amen
[Verse 3] Ahn, this is Nigeria, praise and worship, we singing out Pastor put his hand on the breast of his member, He’s pulling the demon out This is Nigeria “Yea” No electricity daily oh “Eh” Young people are still working multiple jobs And they talk say we lazy oh This is Nigeria “Eh” There’s plenty wahala sha Fulani herdsmen still dey slaughter Carry people dey massacre This is Nigeria Bombs in my area, this is democracy Political hysteria Yahoo yahoo don tear everywhere now And we act like it’s so cool Casting the p and being castigated just for trying to be noble This is Nigeria, look at my nation ooh Sarz stop me for road, any explanation, You go talk am for station oh Sir,am look sir, am just a student Am a student of the university of lagos We’re just coming from the club, okay “Eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh ewo oh” So my friend and I, we’, no, sir, I have my id to prove “Eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh ewo oh”
[Chorus] This is Nigeria Look how am living nah Look how am living nah Everybody be criminal This is Nigeria Look how we living nah Look what we eating nah Everybody be criminal
[Verse 4] “This is break in transmission of ehm, sansmission e Transmission” What happen everyday is that, the system must allowed it For instance, there’s no law that allows you To take money from the church, invest in business And privatize it No! It is only in Nigeria where you can take money from the church Money contributed by poor congregation member *Public fund* You go and setup a university that the members cannot attend Cannot send their children to It’s against the rule of eh the law of god It’s against our constitution
