Thanks to the readers sending us messages, through our Contact Page, suggesting songs to be translated, we triple-sighted you. Finally, we are here with the English lyrics translation, and meaning of the over-popular song, by the extra-popular 9ja rapper, OLAMIDE. You already know the song- it’s titled ‘BOBO’ or Shakiti Bobo. Enjoy it below.
NOTE: ‘Bobo’ means young-man, bachelor, guy, or simply ‘man’; and ‘Shakiti Bobo’, hmmm, that one is a tough one..lol.. It’s just a dance style, actually. In the way Olamide used it, in the chorus, it means ‘now, do the Shakiti Bobo dance steps’.
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Lyrics English Translation: Olamide- Bobo
(PRELUDE)
It’s Young John the wicked producer
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Eyin omo wobe (wobe)
: you children of wobe ‘smoke-joint’ (wobe)
Eyin omo awobe (wobe)
: you children of wobe (wobe)
Mo gbo information (mation)
: I heard an information (information)
Ninu radio (dio)
: over the radio (radio)
Ninu tele (tele)
: on the television (TV)
Won ni e un fa uuuvvv (iro o)
: they said you’re smoking ‘cannabis’ (it’s a lie)
E un fa uuuvvv (iro o)
: you’re smoking ‘cannabis’ (it’s a lie)
Ta lon fa uuuvv (bobo)
: who is smoking uuuvv? (young-man)
Ta lon fa uuuvv (bobo)
: who is smoking uuuvv? (young-man)
Ta lon fa uuuvv (bobo)
: who is smoking uuuvv? (young-man)
(CHORUS)
Wos; wo
: hey look; look
Wo bobo (wo), were lo ba de ee
: look, young-man (look) with craziness is how it’s to be handled
To get this money to dey ball every night and day
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Wo bobo (wo), werey lo ba de ee
: look, young-man (look) with craziness is how it’s to be handled
Izero dulling, emi o le nogere mo, l’aye
: zero – , I can’t be dull again, in this world
Oya shakiti bobo (bobo)
: now – – – – –
O fe ra bentley bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Bentley, young-man (young-man)
O fe ra ferrari bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Ferrari, young-man (young-man)
Fly you to Paris bobo
: – – – – – –
Oya shakiti bobo (bobo)
: now – – – – –
O fe ra bentley bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Bentley, young-man (young-man)
O fe ra ferrari bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Ferrari, young-man (young-man)
Fly you to Paris bobo
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(VERSE 1)
Ko ni da fun awon screpu yi oo
: it won’t be well with these scraps (people)
Won l’owo yahoo lo n helpu mi o
: they said it’s the money from internet scams that’s helping me
Ki ni mo ya lowo yin gan? ki le bun mi o
: what did I borrow from y’all, actually? what did you gift me?
Oga n’iya muda; Oga ade fi i le fun mi o
: Boss, is Muda’s mother; Ade’s boss (Mr. Nobody) leave it for me
E fi i le fun mi oh; ehnn
: leave it for me oh; okay
I do my thing my way (my way)
Go ask your sister eh (eh)
Na me dey give am eh (am eh)
Kon read meter; eh
: it doesn’t read on meter; eh
Ogbeni leave am eh
: Mister, leave it –
She feeling the nighar eh
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Oya ni nu nu eh
: now, inside the – –
I want to feel ire eh
: I want to feel high eh (on something)
(CHORUS)
Wos; wo
: hey look; look
Wo bobo (wo), were lo ba de ee
: look, young-man (look) with craziness is how it’s to be handled
To get this money to dey ball every night and day
; – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Wo bobo (wo), werey lo ba de ee
: look, young-man (look) with craziness is how it’s to be handled
Izero dulling, emi o le nogere mo, l’aye
: zero – , I can’t be dull again, in this world
Oya shakiti bobo (bobo)
: now – – – – –
O fe ra bentley bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Bentley, young-man (young-man)
O fe ra ferrari bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Ferrari, young-man (young-man)
Fly you to Paris bobo
: – – – – – –
Oya shakiti bobo (bobo)
: now – – – – –
O fe ra bentley bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Bentley, young-man (young-man)
O fe ra ferrari bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Ferrari, young-man (young-man)
Fly you to Paris bobo
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(VERSE 2)
Omo eko akete, ilu ogbon, ni mi o
: Native of Eko-Akete, Land of Wisdom, I am
Kin to s’iwa wu, ma ko’ ro ti mummy mi o
: before I misbehave, I’ll first think of my mother
Bi n mu garri kin to k’ole, ko le han ni bodi mi o, ahh
: if I drank Garri before building a house, it cannot reflect on my body
Swagga kun’le, o tun seku, ni body mi o
: Swags abound, even with leftovers, all over my body
Ni body mi o, gbagbe
: on my body; forget
Eyin bobo e danu
: you young-men, get lost
Eyin brother Adamu
: you – Adam
You living flashy lifestyle, but your mama dey soak akamu
: you’re living flashy lifestyle, but your mother feeds on pap
Ad’eko d’ere; brother jo, e m’owo wale
: One that gets to Lagos then turns a statute; brother, please, bring home money
Bi mo se Lo, Lo se Bo- ‘BLLB’ lo mu wa’le (wa’le)
: same way I left, same way I returned- ‘BLLB’ (acronym) is what he brought home (brought home)
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(CHORUS)
Wos; wo
: hey look; look
Wo bobo (wo), were lo ba de ee
: look, young-man (look) with craziness is how it’s to be handled
To get this money to dey ball every night and day
; – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Wo bobo (wo), werey lo ba de ee
: look, young-man (look) with craziness is how it’s to be handled
Izero dulling, emi o le nogere mo, l’aye
: zero – , I can’t be dull again, in this world
Oya shakiti bobo (bobo)
: now – – – – –
O fe ra bentley bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Bentley, young-man (young-man)
O fe ra ferrari bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Ferrari, young-man (young-man)
Fly you to Paris bobo
: – – – – – –
Oya shakiti bobo (bobo)
: now – – – – –
O fe ra bentley bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Bentley, young-man (young-man)
O fe ra ferrari bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Ferrari, young-man (young-man)
Fly you to Paris bobo
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(VERSE 3)
Omo gravity; omo gra gra gra gravity, ahh
: Child of gravity; child of gra-gra-gra-gravity. ahh
Won ba mi ti
: they can’t level with me
Won le le le; on ba mi ti
: they chase, chase, chase; they can’t level with me
Omo gravity; omo gra gra gra gravity, ahh
: Child of gravity; child of gra-gra-gra-gravity. ahh
Won ba mi ti
: they can’t level with me
Won le le le; on ba mi ti
: they chase, chase, chase; they can’t level with me
Turn it up for me one time
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Fun awon temi l’Ojota
: for my fans in Ojota
Fun awon temi l’Agege
: for my fans in Agege
Fun awon temi l’Okota
: for my fans in Okota
They called me local, bobo, mo gbe de yankee (de yankee)
: – – – – – – , young-man, I carried it up to New York (to New York)
Mo tun gbe de’lu london, jo, fun mi n brandi
: I also carried it to London town, please, give my a Brandi
(CHORUS)
Wos; wo
: hey look; look
Wo bobo (wo), were lo ba de ee
: look, young-man (look) with craziness is how it’s to be handled
To get this money to dey ball every night and day
; – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Wo bobo (wo), werey lo ba de ee
: look, young-man (look) with craziness is how it’s to be handled
Izero dulling, emi o le nogere mo, l’aye
: zero – , I can’t be dull again, in this world
Oya shakiti bobo (bobo)
: now – – – – –
O fe ra bentley bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Bentley, young-man (young-man)
O fe ra ferrari bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Ferrari, young-man (young-man)
Fly you to Paris bobo
: – – – – – –
Oya shakiti bobo (bobo)
: now – – – – –
O fe ra bentley bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Bentley, young-man (young-man)
O fe ra ferrari bobo (bobo)
: you wanna buy Ferrari, young-man (young-man)
Fly you to Paris bobo
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