Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want to Die)

Fela Kuti

[Intro]
Now we're gonna play "Egbe Mi O"
Which means "Carry Me I Want to Die"
Ginger agrees with everything I say, hahaha!

Oh e gbe mi o o
Eh bebe mi ti ja o o o
Furo mi ti be o o o o o o
Fila mi ti ja o o o
Eh uhn uhn

Ijo ni mo lo jo
Ti furo e ja o
K’on gba e o
A a gba e o
Eh eh
Ehn ehn

Ijo l'olo jo
To fe ku o
K'on gba e o
A a gba e o
Eh eh
Oh oh
Eh eh
Oh oh
Oh

Egbe mi o o, egbe mi o o
Egbe mi o o, egbe mi o o
Oh
Oh, oh

Egbe mi o o
Bebe mi ti ja o o o
Furo mi ti be o o o

(Fela’s gibberish:
Fun dan dan de de nde)

Oh
Oh oh

Ijo l'olo jo
T'o fe ku o
K'on gba e o
A a gba e o

Eh eh
Ehn ehn

Ehn ehn ehn

Uh

Ijo l'olo jo
Ti furo e ja o
K'on gba e o
A a gba e o

Eh

Ijo l'olo jo
T'o fe ku o
K’on gba e o
A a gba e o
Ehn

Ijo l’olo jo
Ti bebe e ja o
O wa han nisale e
O wa han nisale

Ehn

Satida n yo l'abe Sunday
E mi o riri
Satida n yo l’abe Sunday
E mi o riri o
Emi o mo n'pa ti e

Ehn

Ijo l'olo jo
Ti fila e jabo o
Won wa jilo o
Won wa jilo o
Ehn

Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Orisirisi l’on shele si e to ba njo
Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Be ke iwo nikan ko, ehn
Be ke iwo nikan ko o, eh

Ijo l'olo jo
Ti furo e ja o
Ijo l'olo jo
Ti fila e jabo o
Ijo l'olo jo
Ti bebe e ja o
Ijo l'olo jo
Ti o fe ku o

Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Be ke iwo nikan ko, eh
Be ke iwo nikan ko o, ehn

Now, let's all sing together
This beautiful African tune
Now listen...
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la
Everbody sing with me now
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)

Egbe, wai
N no n no, wai
Ndo don don n don, wai
Eh, wai
N don don I don, wai

Come on now
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Eh eh
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Egbe, wai

Now let's all sing together now with the whole band
Here goes...
Everybody outside of this record
Here goes now...

A-one, two, three, four...
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody sing with me now
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time now...sing
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time...yeah
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time, come on, sing
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time now...ha
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)

Everybody one more time...oh
(Fela's gibberish
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do)
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)

Everybody one more time now
(Fela's gibberish
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do)
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)

Eh egbe mi o, egbe mi o
Egbe mi o, egbe mi o
Egbe mi o, egbe mi o
Egbe mi o, egbe mi o
Eh eh eh eh eh

Trivia about the song Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want to Die) by Fela Kuti

On which albums was the song “Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want to Die)” released by Fela Kuti?
Fela Kuti released the song on the albums “Fela’s London Scene” in 1971 and “Fela With Ginger Baker Live!” in 1971.

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