My Car
Tony Tetuila Lyrics

Tetui where you dey go wetin you dey find
Asking Tony where he's going and what he's looking for

Why you dey ask me that kind question
Tony is questioning why he's being asked that kind of question

Say where I dey go
Tony is being asked where he's heading to

Where I dey go I dey come l dey come
Tony is stating that wherever he's going, he will come back

You don hit my car (Oyinbo repete)
Tony is accusing someone of hitting his car, using pidgin and repeating an English phrase

I say you don bash my car (Gbese repete)
Tony repeats his accusation in a different language

Tell me you don hit my car (Oyinbo repete)
Tony requests the person to admit fault by repeating the same English phrase

As you don bash my car (Gbese repete)
Tony once again accuses the person of damaging his car in a different language

Wetin you dey find
Tony asks the person what they are looking for

Where you dey go
Tony is asking where the person is going

As I dey waka dey go like so
As Tony is walking, he's describing his movement

Me I am looking for this paddy
Tony is searching for his friend

This paddy owe me plenty money
Tony's friend owes him a large amount of money

They tell me say him they dey Ikoyi
Tony hears that his friend is in a certain location

Me I get Didis for one party
Tony has a girl he's interested in at a party

Seri paddy yen ofe kpa mi
Tony is serious about getting his money back from his friend

Today na today no time for story
Tony is saying that today he needs his money back, no excuses

Tin ba dele re ti n gba mu
Tony vows to collect his money, even if he has to be forceful

He must to pay me all the money
Tony demands that his friend pays him all the money he owes

I come reach him say I come see say
Tony finally finds his friend and approaches him

People gather dey just dey cry
Tony notices a crowd gathered and crying

I try to know wetin cause the cry
Tony wants to understand the reason behind the crying

Dem tell me say my paddy don kpai
He's informed that his friend has died

As I con dey go back to my house
Tony is returning home after the sad news

I come meet small hold up for road
Tony encounters some traffic on his way back

The next thing wey I hear for my back
Tony is surprised by something he hears behind him

Na one scratch from another car
Tony discovers that his car was scratched by another car

See me see trouble ooh another gbese
Tony is facing more trouble, another issue

Dead body no dey pay person money
Dead people can't repay debts owed to someone

Another paddy don dey bash my car
Tony is troubled again as another friend is damaging his car

Ah Eedris na you see wahala
Tony is calling out Eedris for bringing trouble his way

Hey whatsup Tony whatsup man
Tony is greeted by someone he knows

Ebe long time wey no see whatsup man
It's been a while since they last spoke

Ol boy stop that yarn o wetin be whatsup
Tony requests that they stop the small talk and get to the point

Shey na whatsup I go use spray my car
Tony is frustrated and angry that his car has been damaged

I beg pay me my money
Tony requests that his friend pays him what he owes

Police con come dey measure the line
The police arrive at the scene of the accident and begin to take measurements

Dem say make I no worry everything go be fine
The police assure Tony that everything will be resolved

Dem bring the paper say I make sign
The police give Tony some papers to sign

I sign my own Eedris sign him own
Tony and Eedris both sign the papers, each taking responsibility for their actions

I con dey wander who get the fault
Tony is unsure who to blame for the accident

Dem say na my paddy get the fault o
The police assign fault to Tony's friend

I pack my car see trouble
Tony realises that his car has more problems than before

Yanga dey sleep trouble come wake am
Tony is describing how trouble has come to him even though he wasn't looking for it

Huh somebody o somebody wey (My car ar car a a a)
Tony is hitchhiking a ride, looking for someone with a car

You don kissin ni bobon kolo (My car ar car a a a)
Tony is telling the driver to drive safely and avoid causing accidents

Shey na girigiri you dey take drive car (My car ar car a a a)
Tony is asking if the driver is driving carelessly

Shey is good (My car ar car a a a)
Tony is confirming if everything is okay with the driver

Somebody wey were bobon kolo fit kolo (Car ar ar)
Tony is saying someone who is reckless can cause an accident

Begin dey drive car ka kai kai (Car a a)
Tony is encouraging the driver to start driving

Don kolo girigiri (Car a a a)
Tony is worried the driver is driving recklessly

Palaver hard to carry for head
Tony is frustrated and weighing a difficult situation

Money no dey pocket for man to spend
Tony doesn't have money to spend from his pocket

One of my paddy wey dey owe me money
Tony's friend who owes him money becomes a problem

I reach im house they say he don kpai
Tony's friend has passed away, making his situation worse

Wetin I go do e no get money
Tony doesn't have the money to fix the problems he has encountered

I con think say this stress no worth am
Tony realises that the problems he's facing aren't worth the stress and frustration

Today be na own tomorrow fit be my own
Tony acknowledges that things might change tomorrow

I come tell my paddy make he come dey go
Tony tells his friend to leave

Den I to push my car from road
Tony tries to move his car off the road

As I push am small wetin I see
Tony discovers something while moving his car

Na government car come bash my car
Tony's car is hit by a government car

Tinubu you don hit my car (Oyinbo repete)
Tony is accusing Tinubu of hitting his car

My own don better o (Owo repete)
Tony is relieved that his own problems have been solved