Wafi Boi

Mama said my pikin go and shine

Papa said represent us well

But nobody told me say the struggle was real

Back my rapper

Back my jollof in the back

Worry airport

Tears dey fall I no go dry

Mummy waved and saw me, puffin' to the sky

God go see you through, she said I said goodbye

First time on the plane, I dey shake like pepper

12 hours in the air, my body no remember

I dey dey TLE, k'ojo so me tires

April in America, e no fit rise

Puffy boy, puffy boy

I cross the water for a better life, you see

Puffy boy, puffy, puffy boy

I carry Nigeria inside my chest, everywhere you be

They say the abroad, they say the streets dey fall

Nobody told me say I go be so great

Mm-mm, mm-mm

My mama's prayer dey follow me

Three jobs at a time, no time for sleeping

Sayonara before my own head, I'm not keeping

Sunday morning, I dey video call back home

Everybody think say America no get poem

My accent dey confuse them at work

Say that again, I smile, I no go pause it

But when I cook my egusi on a Sunday night

The whole building know say, and I do it on this rap

Across the water for a better life, e sing

I carry Nigerian side my chest everywhere I be

They say the abroad, they say the streets dey pave

But nobody tell me say I go dey so cray

My normal sprayer dey follow me

I miss the keke, I miss the market noise

I miss my people and the worry boys

And soup at 2 a.m.

I miss the church choir singing the hymns

But every dollar wey I earn with my hand

I remember why I left my motherland

Not to forget, but to go and come back strong

Nigeria dey my blood, e dey my song

Three years later

Still dey bless with favour

American resident by choice

But African by nature

My children go know where their roots come from

Teach them itsekere

The day is done

Flag on my wall, obo on my speaker

Suya in the winter, I dey get warmer

Two worlds in one, but I don't choose

I am the bridge and I refuse to lose

It don't come true

I cross the water and I still know

I carry naiji inside my chest everywhere I dey

Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh, they say

These streets, they paved

But I paved my own, I am unafraid

My mama's prayer don set me free

Worry no dey carry last

Worry no dey carry lost

I go rise, I dey shine

From worry to America

I did fine