Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Money Palava




These days my money don dey do anyhow
My money just dey act funny
I don’t mean anyhow funny
I am talking strange, kolo, Kasala funny
This time money don waka far leave me
I no get
E go go, e go come back
Then e go waka far leave me sharp sharp the way e come
Money don bone my side
Just dey treat me like poorman
Wetin I do you my sherikoko
All I ever did was to love you
Maybe your love don shack me too much
Because now e be like say we no be padi again
Before before we be 5 and 6
You be my body hug
But these days money just dey take me do comedy
And e don tey when I see money last
Now money dey make me jealous
Hanging out with other guys
Always in some other bobo’s pocket
Money make I tell you something…
These guys just dey use you
Them dey use you like Maga!
She no dey hear me
Anytime wen I call or flash am,
she no dey gree call me back
she no dey show for my house like before
She no dey gree follow me go Cinema again
She no dey even follow go chop again
And you know a brother can’t eat without money
Money I dey miss you die
I want you
Come back
I need you make I no go pai
Without you my heart go cut fiam!
Wetin I wan take replace you money
I don try now
Money why you just dey show yourself
I remember when we use to club at the hottest places
Deuces, 11:45, Bachus, rumours, page
All the expensive restaurants
Jades place, golden gate, KFC, Mama Cass
And all the best shops for Galleria, palms and for Ikoyi
We been dey kampe….I looked good with money
I treated you right
I never abused you
Did I?
Abi?
Money shey I do you anyhow
You wey be say you dey jaburata around
Now you come show me how the feeling
go be as you know dey around me
people still dey think say we dey kampe o
but make all the aprokos mind their business
so I just dey tell them say….you know…
me and money we know dey lovy lovy like before
ah! My money just dey do yagayaga these days
the other day I see her for the palms for island
she just bone my side
she jaw me like say I no dey for her setting
ever since money don commot leave me
e be like say I don dey loose my other padi’s sef
ATM, Master card, token, Western union…
Dem sef don begin show theirself
E be like say she don dey lie give them
Hmmmmm…
I no know wetin I do ooo
My money just dey do yagayaga anyhow
I don’t know her anymore
And my life no be the same
No go ever be the same
Till money go enter my life again
I take God beg you…
If you see her
Or any of her cousin or family member
Helep me tell her say…
I miss her
I love her die
And I want make she come house!




Nigerian Theatre in London.