Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am Lyrics - Roforfo Fight - Fela Kuti

When trouble sleep 

Yanga go wake am 

Waking him dey find 

Palaver, he dey find 

Palaver, he go get-e o) 

Palaver, he go get 

Palaver 

When cat sleep 

Rat go bite him tail 

Waking him dey find 

Palaver, he dey find 

Palaver, he go get-e o 

Palaver, he go get 

Palaver 

Tenant lost him job 

Him sit down for house 

Him dey think of job 

Mr. landord come wake am up 

He say, "mister, pay me your rent" 

Waking him dey find 

Palaver, he dey find 

Palaver, he go get-e o 

Palaver, he go get 

Palaver 

My friend just come from prison 

Him dey look for work 

Waka waka day and night 

Police man come stop am for road 

He say, "mister, I charge you for wandering" 

Waking him dey find 

Palaver, he dey find 

Palaver, he go get-e o 

Palaver, he go get 

Palaver 

Mr. husband marry for church 

He make big party 

Then he start to spra 

Because him love him wife 

Him say, "wife come run away" 

Bank manager run come 

He say, "mister, pay me your debt" 

Waking him dey find, for lagos e-o 

Palaver, he dey find 

Palaver, he go get-e o 

Palaver, he go get 

Palaver 

When trouble sleep 

Yanga go wake am 

Waking him dey find 

Palaver, he dey find 

Palaver, he go get-e o 

Palaver, he go get 

Palaver, he go get-e o 

When cat sleep 

Rat go bite him tail 

Waking him dey find 

Palaver, he dey find 

Palaver, he go get-e o 

Palaver, he go get 

Palaver, he go get e-o 

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