Steemitcentral Lyrics Challenge Day 16/60 - "Gentleman" by Fela Kuti
Lyrics
I no be gentleman at all
I no be gentleman at all
I no be gentleman at all o
I no be gentleman at all, at all
I no be gentleman at all o
I be Africa man original
I be Africa man original
Them call you, make you come chop
You chop small, you say you belly full
You say you be gentleman, you go hungry
You go suffer, you go quench
Me I no be gentleman like that
I no be gentleman at all o
I be Africa man original
I be Africa man original
I be Africa man original
You dey go your way, the jeje way
Somebody come bring original trouble
You no talk, you no act, you say you be gentleman
You go suffer, you go tire, you go quench
Me I no be gentleman like that
I no be gentleman at all o
I be Africa man original
I be Africa man original
Africa hot, I like am so
I know what to wear but my friends don't know
Him put him socks, him put him shoe
Him put him pant, him put him singlet
Him put him trouser, him put him shirt
Him put him tie, him put him coat
Him come cover all with him hat
Him be gentleman, him go sweat all over
Him go faint right down, him go smell like shit
Him go piss for body, him no go know
Me I no be gentleman like that
I no be gentleman at all o
I be Africa man original
I be Africa man original
I no be gentleman at all, at all
I be Africa man original
I be Africa man original
Lyrics sourced from azlyrics.com
Reflection
Fela Kuti is a famous African musician and father of a fine genre of music known as Afrobeat. In Gentleman Fela boldly says "I'll not take shit because I want to be referred to as a gentleman.
Lyrics
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About the Steemitcentral Lyrics Challenge
Simply put, lyrics are the words of a song. Today, there are thousands of songs with great lyrics, lyrics that are powerful enough to touch and refresh the soul. This is why @steemitcentral will be running a lyrics challenge that will last for the next 60 days.
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Excellent point. One does not become a gentleman by putting on a nice suit, or by following the dictates of society ... or even the dictates of "polite" society. And just because certain people call a man a "gentleman," that does not mean that the man is one.
As Fela says, one becomes a gentleman by being original, by being true to one's heart and soul.
This is a fine summary of Fela's message, as you have rightly put it, one becomes a gentleman by being original and by being true to one's heart and soul.
These days we seem to have too many fake guys who parade themselves as gentlemen. E.g B.B