Yele yele yele, yele mama Yele yele yele, yele mama Many words I wanna say Many things I wanna let out Many problems I dey face They don't wanna hear us out now This is a big disgrace No be so we wan dey run am We are who we are I am black and beautiful I can be who I wanna be We are black and beautiful We can be who we wanna be Give me a reason Why I can't be who I wanna be Ooh weee Give me a reason Why I can't be who I wanna be Who I wanna be I just wanna be free (yele yele yele, yele mama) I just wanna be free (yele yele yele, yele mama) I just wanna be free, yeah (yele yele yele, yele mama) We just wanna be free, yeah (yele yele yele, yele mama) E ba mi so fun t'onile t'oko Ojo kan a kan l'ori oko All the lies all the zobo Gbogbo wa la ma wo inu oro EFCC dey chase money launder Gbogbo wa ma ni armed robber Money lost them say na fire The one monkey chop, we no recover For my country many hunger Sugbon mo mope ma yan fanda Sugbon mo mope ma yanfanda I am black and beautiful I can be who I wanna be We are black and beautiful We can be who we wanna be Give me a reason Why I can't be who I wanna be Ooh weee Give me a reason Why I can't be who I wanna be Who I wanna be I just wanna be free (yele yele yele, yele mama) Free like a bird I just wanna be free (yele yele yele, yele mama) Free like an eagle I just wanna be free, yeah (yele yele yele, yele mama) We just wanna be free, yeah (yele yele yele, yele mama) We just wanna be free (yele yele yele, yele mama) We just wanna be free (yele yele yele, yele mama) We just wanna be free (yele yele yele, yele mama) We just wanna be free (yele yele yele, yele mama) (Yele mama) (beat by)