Water No Get Enemy

To ba fe lo weh omi lo- malo
If you wan go wash- water you go use
Toba fe sobeh omi lo- malo
If you wan cook soup- water you go use
To ri ba ngbona omi lero lero
If your head be hot- water it cool am
Tomo ba ngagda omi lo- malo
If your child dey grow- water you go use
If water kill your child- water you go use
Tobi ba bwi nao homi lo- malo
Ko sohun tole se ko ma lomi- o
Nothing without water
Ko sohun tole se ko ma lomi- o
Nothing without water

Oh me a water-o
Water, it no get enemy
No go fight am, unless you wan die
Water, it no get enemy
I say water No get enemy
Water, it no get enemy
No go fight am, unless you wan die
Water, it no get enemy
O me a water-o
Water, it no get enemy
O they talk of Black-man power
Water, it no get enemy
O they talk of Black power, I say
Water, it no get enemy
I say water No get enemy
No go fight am, unless you wan die
Water, it no get enemy
I say water No get enemy
Water, it no get enemy
I say water No get enemy
Water, it no get enemy
O me a water-o
Water, it no get enemy
O me a water-o
Water, it no get enemy

- Fela Anikulapo Kuti (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti)

The "water" in the song is the Nigerian people. The Government/Military must not make enemies of the populous, nor disturb their "flow" (endevours & routines)- as it is dangerous to make an enemy of the country's most essential resource. The people make everything happen.

Nothing exists without water
Water does not gain enemies
because if you fight (renounce)water, you will die

Power cannot exist without the people…

Satyagraha!

P.S. Anikulapo = "he who holds death in his pocket".