Adekunle Gold – WORK (ENGLISH TRANSLATION, LYRICS, AND MEANING)
(LYRICS ENGLISH TRANSLATION): Adekunle Gold – WORK
(VERSE 1)
Ole; alapa ma s’ise
: Lazy being; with hands but cannot work
O o l’owo, o fe flex o
: You don’t have money but you want to flex
No food for lazy man
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Padi, double your work o
: Friend, double your work o
Anything wey you want o
You go get am if you work o
Ma a w’ago alago s’ise o
: Don’t work with another person time
Stop living fake life!
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(CHORUS)
Ororo no be crude-oil [ahh]
: Groundnut oil is not crude-oil [ahh]
Pussy-cat no be tiger [ahh]
: Pussy-cat is not tiger [ahh]
Monkey ya’to si Chimpanzee [ahh]
: Monkey is different from Chimpanzee [ahh]
Work o! Work o!!
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Burger no be for monkey o [ahh]
: Burger is not meant for monkey o [ahh]
Iwo na fe se big-boy [ahh]
: You also want act big-boy
Swagger o n se fun ole o [ahh]
: Swag is not meant for the lazy [ahh]
Work o! Work o!!
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Ore mi t’epa m’ose o [t’epa m’ose o]
: My friend face your work squarely [face your work squarely]
Work o! Work o!!
Cut your coat to fit your body o [fit your body o]
Work o! Work o!!
Ore mi mu’ra s’ise o [mura s’ise o]
: My friend focus on your work [focus on your work]
Work o! Work o!!
Cut your coat to fit your body o [fit your body o; work o]
(VERSE 2)
You say you want expensive shiit
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O fe ma f’ara we Wizzy
: You want to compare yourself with Wizkid
You wey you never hammer
: You that have not made it
O fe ma ba won wo Prada
: You want to join them to wear Prada
You go rock am and run-down
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Padi mi double your hustle oh, oh, oh
: My friend, double your hustle oh, oh, oh
Respect yourself oh, oh, oh
Stop living fake life!
(CHORUS)
Ororo no be crude-oil [ahh]
: Groundnut oil is not crude-oil [ahh]
Pussy-cat no be tiger [ahh]
: Pussy-cat is not tiger [ahh]
Monkey ya’to si Chimpanzee [ahh]
: Monkey is different from Chimpanzee [ahh]
Work o! Work o!!
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Burger no be for monkey o [ahh]
: Burger is not meant for monkey o [ahh]
Iwo na fe se big-boy [ahh]
: You also want act big-boy
Swagger o n se fun ole o [ahh]
: Swag is not meant for the lazy [ahh]
Work o! Work o!!
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Ore mi t’epa m’ose o [t’epa m’ose o]
: My friend face your work squarely [face your work squarely]
Work o! Work o!!
Cut your coat to fit your body o [fit your body o]
Work o! Work o!!
Ore mi mu’ra s’ise o [mura s’ise o]
: My friend focus on your work [focus on your work]
Work o! Work o!!
Cut your coat to fit your body o [fit your body o; work o]
(VERSE 3)
Na you dem go see for club drinking —-
: It’s you they would see at the club drinking…
Iwo lo ma wo taxi
: It’s you that would enter Taxi
O de r’owo jeun; [kuku lo wo bus o]
: And you don’t have money to eat;[just enter normal bus]
Na only you dey make mouth every time,
: it’s only you that brags all the time
say you get the things wey your money no fit buy
: That you have things that your money cannot buy
Stop living fake life!
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(CHORUS)
Ororo no be crude-oil [ahh]
: Groundnut oil is not crude-oil [ahh]
Pussy-cat no be tiger [ahh]
: Pussy-cat is not tiger [ahh]
Monkey ya’to si Chimpanzee [ahh]
: Monkey is different from Chimpanzee [ahh]
Work o! Work o!!
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Burger no be for monkey o [ahh]
: Burger is not meant for monkey o [ahh]
Iwo na fe se big-boy [ahh]
: You also want act big-boy
Swagger o n se fun ole o [ahh]
: Swag is not meant for the lazy [ahh]
Work o! Work o!!
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Ore mi t’epa m’ose o [t’epa m’ose o]
: My friend face your work squarely [face your work squarely]
Work o! Work o!!
Cut your coat to fit your body o [fit your body o]
Work o! Work o!!
Ore mi mu’ra s’ise o [mura s’ise o]
: My friend focus on your work [focus on your work]
Work o! Work o!!
Cut your coat to fit your body o [fit your body o; work o]
(FINALE)
Hustle no fit kill anybody oh, oh, oh
: Hustle Can’t kill anybody
HUSTLE! HUSTLE!! HUSTLE!!!
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