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After 24 Years Lyrics Translation in English

Femi Kuti
Translation
Something Wrong?

[Verse 1]

Twenty-four years on

Twenty-four years on

Our government never perform

Our government never performs

Dem just dey government dey chop

They just stay in government and eat

From 1999 we dey talk

Since 1999 we have been talking

They failed to repair our refineries

They failed to repair our refineries

They pretend with their rivalries

They pretend with their rivalries

They sit down together dey enjoy

They sit together and enjoy

While the country they destroy

While the country is being destroyed

Eleven thousand, eight hundred thirty-six elected officials (Yeah, yeah)

Eleven thousand, eight hundred thirty-six elected officials (Yeah, yeah)

And thousands of more selected beneficials (Yeah, yeah)

And thousands of more selected beneficiaries (Yeah, yeah)

Rotating themselves and bleeding the country dry (Yeah, yeah)

Rotating themselves and bleeding the country dry (Yeah, yeah)

Playing politics with our lives (Yeah, yeah)

Playing politics with our lives (Yeah, yeah)



[Verse 2]

Democracy at all cost

Democracy at all costs

But love for country them lost

But love for the country has been lost

These politicians their own worse

These politicians are their own worst

Their matter be like curse

Their matter is like a curse

You see, joining politics (Was their ambition)

You see, joining politics (Was their ambition)

Corruption (Was their intention)

Corruption (Was their intention)

To steal and get rich (Was their mission)

To steal and get rich (Was their mission)

Greediness (Was their motivation)

Greediness (Was their motivation)



[Chorus]

So after twenty-four years

So after twenty-four years

With confidence, we fit say

With confidence, we can say

These politicians failed the nation

These politicians failed the nation

They failed to bring salvation

They failed to bring salvation

From 1999 to 2023

From 1999 to 2023

Them bastardize the economy

They bastardized the economy

Bastardize the country

Bastardized the country



[Post-Chorus]

Abi, oh

Right, oh

These politicians

These politicians

Them don bastardize the economy

They have bastardized the economy

These politicians

These politicians

Them don bastardize the country

They have bastardized the country



[Chorus]

After twenty-four years

After twenty-four years

With confidence, we fit say

With confidence, we can say

These politicians failed the nation

These politicians failed the nation

They failed to bring salvation

They failed to bring salvation

From 1999 to 2023

From 1999 to 2023

Them bastardize the economy

They bastardized the economy

Bastardize the country

Bastardized the country



[Post-Chorus]

Abi, oh, oh, oh

Right, oh, oh, oh

Them don bastardize the country

They have bastardized the country

Abi, oh, oh, oh

Right, oh, oh, oh

Them don bastardize the economy

They have bastardized the economy

Abi, oh, oh, oh

Right, oh, oh, oh

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