Lady
Fela Kuti And The Africa '70 Lyrics

If you call am woman
If you refer to her as a woman

African woman no go 'gree
An African woman would not agree with that

She go say, she go say, "I be lady, oh"
She will respond by saying she is a lady

She go say, "I be lady, oh"
She will respond again by saying she is a lady

She go say, "I be lady"
She will continue to assert herself as a lady

She go say, "I no be woman"
She will say that she is not just any ordinary woman

She go say, "Market woman na woman"
She acknowledges that a woman who sells in the market is still a woman

She go say, "I be lady"
She is definitely a lady and she is proud of it

I want tell you about lady
He is about to enlighten us about a lady

She go say him equal to man
She believes she is equal to a man

She go say him get power like man
She believes she has the power that a man possesses

She go say anything man do himself fit do
She can do anything that a man can do

I never tell you finish
He still has more to say about her

She go want take cigar before anybody
She wants to take a cigar before anyone else

She go want make you open door for am
She expects you to open the door for her

She go want make man wash plate
She wants a man to wash the dishes for her

For am, for kitchen
In the kitchen, where it's traditionally women's work

She want salute man
She wants to show respect to men

She go, sit down for chair
She will sit down in a chair

She want sit down
She wants to sit down

For table before anybody
At the table before anyone else

She want a piece of meat
She wants a piece of meat

Before anybody
Before anyone else

Call am for dance
When you call her to dance

She go dance lady dance
She will dance like a lady

African woman go dance
The African woman will dance

She go dance the fire dance
She will dance the fiery dance of Africa

She know him man na master
She recognizes that her man is the master

She go cook for am
She will cook for him

She go do anything he say
She will do anything he tells her to do

But lady, no be so
Not all ladies are like that

But lady, no be so
Don't assume that all women are the same

But lady, no be so
Ladies are not that predictable

Lady na master
The lady is the master