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Hook
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Doro kuma eh (4x) | Just go / Move it (4x) | Nigerian Pidgin - energetic call to action, dance instruction |
| Domoko eh, domoko eh eh eh | Keep moving / Keep going | Pidgin - encouragement to keep dancing/moving |
Chorus
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Everybody lets go | Everybody let's go | English |
| Peke peke [censored] oh oh oh | [Party/dance call - lyrics censored in source] | 'Peke peke' is likely onomatopoeia for movement/dancing; some lyrics censored in available sources |
| Chai you dnt wanna know men | Wow, you don't want to know, man | Pidgin - 'Chai' is an exclamation of surprise or emphasis |
Verse 1
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Everybody when you wake up for morning eh | Everybody when you wake up in the morning | Pidgin - 'for morning' = 'in the morning' |
| No forget to kneel down eh | Don't forget to kneel down | Pidgin - religious/prayer theme |
| Pray to your father baba god | Pray to your father, Father God | 'Baba' means father in multiple Nigerian languages |
| And tell am how your day go be eh | And tell him how your day will be | Pidgin - 'tell am' = 'tell him', 'go be' = 'will be' |
| Put yourself in prayers eh | Put yourself in prayers | Spiritual protection theme |
| Cast and bind devil eh | Cast out and bind the devil | Christian spiritual warfare terminology |
| Make i see who be that witch | Let me see who is that witch | Pidgin - 'make i see' = 'let me see', 'who be' = 'who is' |
| Wey go want to come stand for your way eh | That will want to come stand in your way | Pidgin - 'wey' = 'that/who', 'stand for your way' = 'block your path' |
| Make you fear bad people eh | You should be wary of bad people | Pidgin - 'make you' = 'you should' |
| When they ready for you eh | When they're ready for you | Warning about enemies/opposition |
| But with teh help of god my brother man | But with the help of God my brother, man | Faith/reliance on divine protection |
| Nobody go see your face eh | Nobody will see your face / Nobody will confront you | Pidgin - 'go see' = 'will see'; idiom meaning enemies won't be able to harm you |
Bridge
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ozugo eh, ozugo eh, ozugo eh eh eh | It's enough / It's too much | Igbo language - 'ozugo' means 'it's enough' or 'it's complete' |
| Ozugo eh, ozugo eh, ozugo, anyi aputago eh | It's enough, we have come out / we are free | Igbo - 'anyi aputago' = 'we have come out/emerged'; celebration of freedom/breakthrough |
| Everybody just say eh eh eh eh | Everybody just say eh eh eh eh | Call and response - inviting audience participation |