Lyrics
Dem come fish our water empty
Exploitation of the region's water resources by outsiders
Dem come chop our oil plenty
Exploitation of the region's abundant oil resources
Come take resources away
Taking away the natural resources of the Niger Delta
Come take all our riches
Extraction of all the region's wealth
Dem come use us as dem store
Utilization of the people as raw material for others' wealth
For raw material to make them rich
Exploiting the people for economic gains
But brother brother bros wetin
Expressing frustration and questioning
Sister sister sis
-Wetin we dey do tey tey tey
Reflecting on historical injustices and exploitation
Wetin we dey do dem thief thief
-Where we dey wen dem own own us
-What we sow na I we go reap
-Wetin we dey do tey tey tey
-Wetin we dey do dem thief thief
-Where we dey wen dem own own us
-What we sow na I we go reap
-Tell me wetin I go do
Seeking guidance on what to do in the face of oppression
Cos I dey loss in the sins in the flesh of the world
Feeling lost in the sinful world
Lord forgive wouldn't save my soul from dying
Seeking forgiveness for salvation
Oga suffri oh
Calling for mercy and relief from suffering
Oga suffri oh
-Oga suffri oh
-It don tey wen you dey do me like dis no no
Enduring mistreatment but refusing to accept it
but right now I no go take am no more
-I go open my mouth go tell you wetin I dey feel
Expressing the need to speak out against injustice
Wetin we dey do tey tey tey
Reiterating the cycle of oppression and retribution
Wetin we dey do dem thief thief
-Where we dey wen dem own own us
-What we sow na I we go reap
-Wetin we dey do tey tey tey
-Wetin we dey do dem thief thief
-Where we dey wen dem own own us
-What we sow na I we go reap
-Tell me see wen we notice
Noticing the historical injustices and displacement
See wetin dem do us
-Where dem come take us
-Dem take us go iyunda
-Use as dem slave no no no no
Being used as slaves in a foreign land
Wetin we do dem
Questioning the actions of both oppressors and the oppressed
Wetin dem do us
-Wetin we do dem
-Wetin dem do us
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