| Uuh yea yea, no I don die (2x) |
| Uuh yea |
| Why e be say, the wrong thing be say but the right thing be say |
| Verse |
| (Why e be say) |
| The way I living are not supposed to be the way you and I are still living |
| (Why e be say) |
| The leaders just dey chop money dey go because they think we all no dey see them |
| (Why e be say) |
| They took away our right and make silly promises, they want us to believe them |
| Why e be say some people too dey lie |
| Why e be say some people no dey try |
| Corruption na frustration na dey bring back condition is what we are feeling |
| (Why e be say) Some people just sit down, just dey look |
| Day and night they staring at the ceiling |
| (Why e be say) They look into our eyes and tell us say e go better while they |
| are baggers still stealing |
| Why e be say some people too dey lie |
| Why e be say some people no dey try |
| I don die ei Chorus |
| Why e be say anytime we want do wetin we go do |
| Or say wetin wey we go say (na big lie ei) |
| The wrong thing be say them no want make we dey do Wetin we go do or say wetin wey we go say |
| The right thing be say we supposed to do Wetin we go do or say wetin wey we go say |
| Why e be say, the wrong thing be say but the right thing be say |
| Verse |
| (The wrong thing be say) |
| We dey dey fight dey try to kill each other |
| When we supposed to love one another |
| (The wrong thing be say) |
| Because them no dey go worship together |
| Every brother try to kill their fellow brother |
| (The wrong thing be say) |
| Even as we still dey dey suffer |
| We still dey try to rob one another |
| Why, my brother, why you dey chook eye for your brother |
| While the leaders dey dey chop wona bread and butter |
| In our society, make we dey try and live like one family |
| What a tragedy, with our wealth we still dey live in poverty |
| (The wrong thing be say) As poor ones dey hala, the rich ones dey hammer (yes o) |
| The wrong thing be say things dey scatter |
| The wrong thing be say we no dey bther |
| I don die ei Repeat Chorus |
| Verse |
| Why e be say now, why e be say |
| See the wrong thing be say |
| But the right thing, the right thing, the right thing be say |
| All man supposed to get money, all man supposed to dey joli |
| (The right thing be say) |
| All man supposed to get motor, all man supposed to dey kolo |
| (The right thing be say) |
| We supposed to get energy and power, supposed to get better rod and mortar |
| Why e be say some people too dey lie |
| Why e be say some people no dey try |
| I don die |
| Repeat Chorus till fade |