49-99 lyrics

Riddim ah full of culture y'all

49 sitting 99 standing, oh my God o1

I get money before no be property o

Wetin for danfo wetin for uber and okada

Ọmọ no be so, me I want to live o

I gat to get the dollar, ko kunlé

Plenty plenty mulla, aje gunlé

Monkey e no get skills (e no get skills)

Igi su mọ'gi (e no get skill)

L'obẹ fi'yan

I thank you Lord

Mofẹ ra Versa (mofẹ ra Versace)

Mofẹ ra Buga (mofẹ ra Bugatti)

Lẹpa to dun lẹpa shandi

Ẹlẹ mummy, ẹlẹ daddy

Dem won to yawa (dem won to yawa me)

Dem won to buga (dem won to buga me)

Lẹpa to dun lẹpa shandi

Ẹlẹ mummy, ẹlẹ daddy

F'owo yen ṣé wọn léṣé

Ẹ f'owo yen ṣé wọn léṣé

A f'owo yen ṣé wọn léṣé

A f'owo yen ṣé wọn léṣé

(Ẹ wa, ẹ wa) Ẹ wa ri'sẹ Oluwa mi

People still doubting who I be

Ma lọ braga, o'un ṣ'ọga mi

What's a nation with no army?

I gat to get the dollar, ko kunlé

Plenty plenty mulla, aje gunlé

Monkey e no get skills (e no get skills)

Igi su mọ'gi (e no get skill)

L'obẹ fi'yan

I thank you Lord

Mofera Versa (Mofera Versace)

Mofera buga (Mofera Bugatti)

Lepa toh dun lepa shandi

Ele mummy, ele daddy

They won to yawa (Dem won yawa me)

Dem wontu buga (Dem want to buga me)

Lepa toh dun lepa shandi

Ele mummy, ele daddy

Where the money dey go

Where the money dey

Hustling for money

Just to get the pay

Mofẹ ra Versa (mofẹ ra Versace)

Mofẹ ra Buga (mofẹ ra Bugatti)

Lẹpa to dun lẹpa shandi

Ẹlẹ mummy, ẹlẹ daddy

Dem won to yawa (dem won to yawa me)

Dem won to buga (dem won to buga me)

Lẹpa to dun lẹpa shandi

Ẹlẹ mummy, ẹlẹ daddy

Where the money dey go (ah ya ya)

Where the money dey (ah ya ya)

Hustling for money (ah ya ya)

Just to get the pay (ah ya ya)

Mofẹ ra Versa (mofẹ ra Versace)

Mofẹ ra Buga (mofẹ ra Bugatti)

Lẹpa to dun lẹpa shandi

Ẹlẹ mummy, ẹlẹ daddy

Dem won to yawa (dem won to yawa me)

Dem won to buga (dem won to buga me)

Lẹpa to dun lẹpa shandi

Ẹlẹ mummy, ẹlẹ daddy

Mo f'owo yen ṣe wọn léṣé

Mo f'owo yen ṣe wọn léṣé

A f'owo yen ṣe wọn léṣé

A f'owo yen ṣe wọn léṣé

A f'owo yen ṣe wọn léṣé

F'owo yen ṣe wọn léṣé

F'owo yen ṣe wọn léṣé

Riddim ah full of culture y'all

1. The title of the song references the line “49 sitting, 99 standing” from Fela Kuti’s 1978 hit “Shuffering and Shmiling.” According to Tiwa in a press release, it reflects the “hard life many Nigerians go through.” She goes on to mention that “a transit bus serves as a case study. It ought to have only 49 seated passengers, however due to poor economic conditions, we often have nearly twice that number of passengers standing (99).”

• Artist:Tiwa Savage