“Grand Pa” is a song by Nigerian singer-songwriter Brymo from his 2013 album Merchants, Dealers & Slaves. The song’s lyrics describe a grandfather who has lived to be 100 years old, but the meaning of the song is open to interpretation. The lyrics are a mix of Yoruba and English, and some lines mention the grandfather’s large family, many wives, and “a hundred years”.
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My grandpapa like to relax
It's always been so
Since his early days
He had a dozen wives
Get plenty children
He told a dozen lies
Always denounce his children
My grandpapa no get time for bedtime stories
Komo to togun ma dogbon
That's his favorite song
He rides in big big cars
No get time for anybodies
Spends the dough for chicks and booze
Whether she black or blonde
My grandpapa don dey old oh
Im don dey old
My grandpapa don dey old oh
A hundred years no be joke oh
No be jokе
No be joke oh
No be jokе
A hundred years no be joke oh
Araba ribii raba raba
Lobatan
Araba ribii raba raba
Lobatan
Araba ribii raba raba
My grandpapa no get class
He prefers everyone
But his own children
He get bigi bigi house
We still dey sleep for gutter
Ask my grandpapa for wisdom
Only shayo you go get
But my grandpapa no dey old oh
Im don dey old
My grandpapa don dey old oh
E no be joke oh
No be joke
A hundred years e no be joke oh
No be joke
Aah Chei
No be joke oh
No be joke
A hundred years no be joke oh
No be joke oh
E no be joke oh
Araba ribii raba raba
Lobatan
Araba ribii raba raba
Lobatan
Araba ribii raba raba
Lobatan
Lobatan oh
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