Ras Kimono – What’s Gwan

Mama Africa! Yes, me angel!
Me can’t understand waa gwan
In this our country and nation now
Ask them, for me no know

Hey!
What’s gwan inna this our country?
What’s gwan inna this our nation?
Please, ask them one more time!
What’s gwan inna this our country?
Ah, me no know!
What’s gwan inna this our nation?

Sawalale sawelalela lele
Sawalale sawelalela lele
Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana?
Man and woman can’t get no food to eat
Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana?
All the people are them are running fi murder
Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana?
All the masses are them ah running fi cover
Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana?
All the children them ah halla fi hunger

What’s gwan inna this our country?
Lord of mercy!
What’s gwan inna this our nation?
One more time, please!
What’s gwan inna this our country?
Ah, me no know!
What’s gwan inna this our nation?

Sawalale sawelalela lele
Sawalale sawelalela lele
Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana?
‘Nough starvation inna in this our nation
‘Nough of killing inna this our country
No place to sleep and no work to do
No money to spend and no food to eat

What’s gwan inna this our country?
What’s gwan inna this our nation?
Lord of mercy!
What’s gwan inna this our country?
Ah me no know!
What’s gwan inna this our nation?

Sawalale sawelalela lele
Sawalale sawelalela lele
Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwan?
Illegal detention without no trial
Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana?
Build them are running out of modern material
Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana?
Student and her teacher inna sexual attraction
Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana?
‘Nough drug addict inna this we nation

What’s gwan inna this our country?
Hey! Hey!
What’s gwan inna this our nation?
Ask them one more time
What’s gwan inna this our country?
Ah me no know
What’s gwan inna this our nation?

Hey!
What’s gwan inna this our country?
Hey! Hey!
What’s gwan inna this our nation?
Lord of mercy!
What’s gwan inna this our country?
Ah me no know!
What’s gwan inna this our nation?

Sawalale sawelalela lele
Sawalale sawelalela lele
Long time ago we living inna harmony
Now what me see up all disunity
Nepotism and tribalism
Ruining the nation fi the generation
Let’s come together and ah be one nation
Ever our nation with ah one destiny

So watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana?
Man and woman can’t get no food to eat
Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana?
‘Nough starvation inna in this our nation

What’s gwan inna this our country?
(What a feelin’ inna dis ah country)
(Each and every man, dem ah halla fi murder)
What’s gwan inna this our nation?
(Why there is no food, we go fish inna rain ah)
(Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana?)
What’s gwan inna this our country?
(All the masses are them are running fi cover)

(Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana?)
What’s gwan inna this our nation?
(‘Nough starvation inna in this our nation)
(Can’t take the suffer inna longer time)
What’s gwan inna this our country?
(Can’t take the pressure inna longer time)
(Each and every man, dem ah halla)