Mr. Follow Follow (Mister Follow Follow) Songtext
von Fela Kuti

Mr. Follow-follow (follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow)
Mr. Follow-follow (follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow)

Some dey follow-ollow, dem close dem eye (dem close eye, pin-pin-pin)
Some dey follow-follow, dem close dem mouth (dem close mouth, pam-pam-pam)
Some dey follow-follow, dem close dem ear (dem close ear, g′boing-boing-boing)
Some dey follow-follow, dem close dem sense (dem close sense, biri-biri)

Some dey follow-follow, dem close dem eye (dem close eye, pin-pin-pin)
Some dey follow-follow, dem close dem mouth (dem close mouth, pam-pam-pam)
Some dey follow-follow, dem close dem ear (dem close ear, g'boing-boing-boing)
Some dey follow-follow, dem close dem sense (dem close sense, biri-biri)

I say dem close sense
Say dem close sense
If you dey follow-follow
Make you open eye, open mouth, open sense
If you dey follow-follow
Make you open sense, open ear, open mouth
Na that time, na that time you no go fall
Na that time, na that time you no go fall


If you dey follow-follow dem book (na inside cupboard you go quench)
If you dey follow-follow dem book (na inside cupboard you go quench)
Coakroach dey, ee-rat dey, Ikan dey, darkness dey- ee
(Na inside cupboard you go quench)

My brother, make you no follow book-o
Look am and go your way (follow-follow)
If you dey make you follow-follow (follow-follow)
Make you open eye (follow-follow)
If you dey follow-follow (follow-follow)
Make you open sense (follow-follow)
If you dey follow-follow (follow-follow)
Make you open eye (follow-follow)
If you dey follow-follow (follow-follow)
Make you open sense (follow-follow)

My brothers, make you no follow book-o
Look am and use your sense
(Follow-follow)
If you dey follow-follow (follow-follow)

Make you open eye (follow-follow)
If you dey follow-follow (follow-follow)
Make you open mouth (follow-follow)
Make you open eye (follow-follow)
Make you open sense (follow-follow)


Follow-follow, follow-follow
Follow-follow, follow-follow
Follow-follow, follow-follow
Follow-follow, follow-follow
Follow-follow, follow-follow
Follow-follow, follow-follow