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| Sweet Mother |
“Sweet Mother” (sometimes regarded as Africa’s anthem) is an impressive highlife song delivered by the Nigerian & Cameroonian singer & songwriter, Prince Nico Mbarga (1 January 1950 – 24 June 1997) & his band, Rocafil Jazz.
The record, ‘Sweet Mother‘ was released in 1976 & remains one of the most popular songs in Africa.
The song is a celebration of motherhood, sung in Nigerian Pidgin English. The music is West African highlife, with Congolese Soukous-style guitar finger-picking. Enjoy!
Sweet Mother Lyrics
Sweet mother I no go forget you
For dey suffer wey you suffer for me yeah [2x]
When I dey cry my mother go carry me
She go say my pikin wetin you dey cry yeah yeah
Stop stop! stop stop!! stop stop!!!
Make you no cry again oo
When I wan sleep my mother go pet me
She go lie me well-well for bed
She go cover me cloth say make you sleep
Sleep sleep my pikin oooo
When I dey hungry my mom go run up and down
She dey find me somthing we I go chop
Sweet mother eeeeee.. sweet mother oooo.. eee
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