“Oyi (I Dey Catch Cold)” is a massive hit single from Flavour’s 2010 album, “Uplifted”. The soulful high-life track uses a relatable metaphor of feeling physically cold (shivering, a fever) as a representation of deep emotional longing and loneliness when a loved one is absent. Flavour expresses an urgent desire for the warmth, closeness, and physical presence of his partner.
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[Intro]
See I dey catch cold eh, ah
Baby, I dey catch cold
[Verse 1]
My jollof rice eh
How you dey do today (baby mu)
My tomato Jos oh
I don dey think about you (omalicha nwa)
E dey make me dey wonder
Because you love me so so tender (eh ya)
But now I am dulling (dulling)
'Cause here is so so boring, baby mu
[Pre-Chorus]
For a very very long time, I don dey shiver
And e be like say na fever
I dey catch cold
[Chorus]
Oyi na-atụ m o
See I dey catch cold
Oyi na-atụ m o
Baby I dey catch cold
Oyi na-atụ m o
I say baby I dey catch cold
Oyi na-atụ m o
I say baby I dey catch cold
Na na now
[Verse 2]
Baby run run run run run so fast
Come come, gbaru biawa
Person go die die die die die eh ya
Person go die eh ya
Ige kwesi koyi tubwe mu
Omalicha okasi manu
I wanna touch non stop
I wanna lean on your shoulder
It is getting colder
[Pre-Chorus]
For a very very long time, I don dey shiver (shiver oh oh)
And e be like say na fever
I dey catch cold
[Chorus]
Oyi na-atụ m o
See I dey catch cold
Oyi na-atụ m o
Baby I dey catch cold
Oyi na-atụ m o
I say baby I dey catch cold
Oyi na-atụ m o
I say baby I dey catch cold
Na na now
[Bridge]
Baby run run run run run so fast
Come come gbaru biawa (Oyi na-atụ m o)
Person go die die die die die eh ya
Person go die eh ya
Ige kwesi koyi tubwe mu
Omalicha okasi manu (Oyi na-atụ m o)
I wanna touch nonstop
I wanna lean on your shoulder
It is getting colder '
[Outro]
Aka t’oyi na wu mo
Oyi na-atụ m o, ona tum o
Oyi na-atụ m o, ona tum o
Aka t’oyi na wu mo
Mr Flavour on the microphone
See, oyi mo
Uploaded by: Sifon • Upload date: 11/17/2025
