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Listen to the latest from Emmerson Bockarie: YESTERDAY BETTEH PASS TODAY?
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Oct 30, 2009, 23:19
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Nar we bin say let thy kingdom come
Nar we bin say let thy will be done.. oo
Papay if tin done begin tan so
Sooner or later we go drop the bigger bomb
....Emmerson...!

Me nar one times ten... (hee hee ha ha ha)
Iron way nor dae ben... Yeah
I’m protected just like Daniel in a Lion’s den
Um.....

Emmerson Bockarie

Any tem we feel say we done see we saviour, we must get people back way go show we den yone colour
Dis tem we say Sweet Salone for ole water
We dae see people ’round en nar dem nor more brade dae butter

Sometem we go bellefull tumara
But no one knows tomorrow
Ar nor know for you
Me yesterday betteh pass tiday

Who knows if na Bogus dem bin dae make nar Focus? [...WHO KNOWS?]
Say the first things first nar we belleh
Business dem dae close; Tax dae go high
Teachers salary nar the same
Infact money nor dae flow
Duya una check for dar tick behind the door
Coz the way the thing dae go
Una tell we if nar so [... wait, una go able?]
You bin tell we say you able tote we burden
But all of a sudden, you nor dae show oosai we dae go
[...You know why we choose you?]
Nar wae we tire with yesterday wahala
But e tan lek say nar from Tatu to Yawa
[....It is very wrong..!]
Papay nar 3 good years now done rub so
Nor see we body so... Nar soso cold water
Leh we nor take we lili money anymore for go buy toys.. Call a spade a spade, the clock get big question...
[...The clock nor correct!]
E tan lek say den wan ya dem cam nar power for
gbashi gbashi
Den dae eat we nor dae eat ... Soon the table go turn
Um.. Any wan wae cam nar power for gbashi gbashi
gbashi gbashi
Um.. Nar fire go burn... burn... burn... burn...!

Papay bin say all man for lef this timber first
But we still dae see wan man wae dae hide behen in finger
[...For in yone personal interest...]
Ar dae bet say some man nor bin wan declare in asset
Nar so dem bin dae sweat wae Ernest show we in yone
Ar think say den dey gedda-gedda first
‘umpoderr que’ gbashi gbashi ...gbashi gbashi
Udat dae build dae build
Uh dae make in deal, dey deal

Nar we bin say let thy kingdom come
Nar we bin say let thy will be done
[...We dey wait...! Oh oh]
Papay if tin done begin tan so
Sooner or later we go drop the bigger bomb
Um.. Any wan wea cam nar power for gbashi-gbashi
gbashi-gbashi

Um.. Nar fire go burn... burn... burn... burn..!

Sometem we go bellefull tumara
But no one knows tomorrow
Ar nor know for you
Me yesterday betteh pass tiday

[...We nor go able this oh...!]
Watin we eye dae see now so
Nar just the morie
we dae pray every day
make ee nor bad pass revo
becoz if ee pass so, we go starve
en we go pull the red polo ...with speed!
but watin we go werr? uh? Green polo?
...Hmmmm...! Shiorr all....!

The wan dem wae bin dae dae yesterday look lek dem betteh pass the wan dem wae we put dae tiday
But wae all the money wae bin dae cam insie salone from 2001 to now?
"Not I" said the cat
Nar by turn dem dae make we cry
Den nor dae wipe we eye...! oh oh oh
En nar so e dae lef buff case
Yes, some man say den nor go love me coz me mot sharp lek Bob Marley but ar get for say watin me people want me for say
We know say anti-corruption done done the investigation ’bout the 32 million wae we pay for the light... ...Tell me!
Now we want know if any game play?
We just want know if any foul play?
Bo leh den gee we wan good reason
Why den for dae lie so pan person? ar gbashi gbashi

If nar the cable den don missing, una talk true, we nor go do una natin ... ar gbashi gbashi
But wae big man dea pull for pikin story nar the lie nar in dae season ... ar gbashi gbashi
so right now if we nor see we nor go listen
coz we know say bumbuna light don fasin
(instrumentals playing)
tae go... (instrumentals playing...)
Na we bin say.....! but hmmmm..!

Now listen to voice of the youth:
for transparency sake, ar think we the people of this country suppose for know ‘bout the asset declaration[...Pa, hungry boku...] nor to for tiday o.. nar for leh den nor go quote law pan we tumara bambai
[.. the voice of the youths]
ar min the honourable dem nar offices den suppose for dae?
But o salone! Ar think we dae see dem dong water quay now... Ar nor know... nar dey den new office dae?
Duya, Una komot behen den journalist dem o...This country nar a democratic country!!
Sylvia Blyden, Keep the fire burning... Let it burn.. burn.. burn
Sam, ormus Obama dae sell amerikin passport?

You bin say you dae gee we transparency
Nar you bin say you dae gee we accountability
If den sell Port Authority, Airport en the rest of dem to foreigner, the money nar foreign land e go dae go
Um.. Any wan wae cam nar power for gbashi-gbashi
gbashi-gbashi
Hmmmm... nar fire go burn

Sometem we go bellefull tumara
But no one knows tomorrow
Ar nor know for you
Me yesterday betteh pass tiday

This tribal situation make we put am under control ..
Between the dry dry palm tree En dar hot burning sun
Becoz any wan wae wan bring run run, ....oh... nar fire go burn

munor sor tae cara nor arh gbose-gbose
um.. ya beh power dar be-be
um.. munor sor tae cara nor arh gbose-gbose
um.. ya beh power dar be-be

ar bin dae feel say wae den cam e go be alright alright alright...!
lek how you bin dae feel say lass tem e go be alright alright alright...!
den always make we feel say wae dem cam e go be alright alright alright...!

Any tem we feel say, we done see the saviour
We must get people back way go show we den yone colour
Dis tem we say Sweet Salone for ole water
We dae see people ‘round en nar den nor more brade dae butter

Sometem we go bellefull tumara
But no one knows tomorrow
Ar nor know for you, Me yesterday betteh pass tiday

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...!

This nor to tin for laugh ’bout o
Ee jus look lek the way wea tin dae go so,
If ee nor change; 2012, 12 o clock sharp,
We dae wap!


EDITOR'S COMMENTS: Gbashi-Gbashi in Temne means to Grab-Grab what you did not work for and does not belong to you.


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