Mami No Wait Me

Lyrics

[Intro] Ehhh… Mami… Ashia o… ashia… Dis one na for all we wey go bush… [Verse 1] Na for Bamenda junction, morning time di cry Mami hold ma hand, she say "pikin, no forget your side" She sell her last fowl, she sell her small farm She say "go find life, Edwin, make you no come back with empty arm" I enter plane with one bag and one dream Promise her say na six months, I go come back for see But Europe cold pass wetin dem tell we Papers no dey, work na night, ma heart di bleed [Pre-Chorus] Every month I send small small Western Union, I call, she say "I dey fine o" But her voice dey weak, I no know Say sickness don catch Mami slow slow [Chorus] Mami no wait me, Mami no wait me o I don get money now, but who I go show? I build house for village, but the door dey close Mami no wait me… na so life go? Ashia, ashia, na wound wey no go close Mami no wait me… Mami no wait me o [Verse 2] Na Sunday night, ma phone di ring for back Ma small sister di cry, she no fit talk am fast "Brother, Mami don go, she call your name last" I fall for floor, cold room, nobody for ma back I no fit travel, embassy say no Dem bury Mami and I watch am for video Five inches screen, na so I see her go Who go pray for me now? Who go tell me "take am slow"? [Pre-Chorus] All the money wey I gather E no fit buy one more hour with my mother Bush faller life, dem think say na sugar But na tears wey we di swallow for corner [Chorus] Mami no wait me, Mami no wait me o I don get money now, but who I go show? I build house for village, but the door dey close Mami no wait me… na so life go? Ashia, ashia, na wound wey no go close Mami no wait me… Mami no wait me o [Bridge] If you still get your mami, call her today No say "tomorrow", tomorrow no be your own Money go come, money go go But Mami… na one, na one so [Final Chorus] Mami no wait me, Mami no wait me o (Mami eh!) I don get money now, but who I go show? I build house for village, but the door dey close Mami no wait me… na so life go? Ashia, ashia, na wound wey no go close Mami no wait me… Mami no wait me o [Outro] Sleep well, Mami… Your pikin don come… but na late… Ashia o… ashia…