Ouagadougou (Mi Tongue Dem Knot Up) (Swedish Channel Challenge)
Reggaeton, ska, Roots reggae, upbeat, playful, hard-hitting percussion, syncopated beats, danceable
Ouagadougou (Mi Tongue Dem Knot Up) (Swedish Channel Challenge)
Reggaeton, ska, Roots reggae, upbeat, playful, hard-hitting percussion, syncopated beats, danceable
Lyrics
***Swedish Channel Challenge, Genre: Reggeaton Folk Theme: Capitals***
Intro
Yo! Some tings easy fi say, some tings hard,
But di name of dis city? Mi cyan tek no more, star!
From Kingston to Tokyo, Paris to Seoul,
One name mash up mi flow, lose control!
Verse
Ouagadougou! Say it fast, yuh cyan do!
Ouagadou— what? Mi tongue cyan go through!
Yo, Africa massive, big up di land,
But dis one capital, hard fi overstand!
Chorus
Ouagadougou! (Wah?) Mi tongue dem knot up!
Try fi say it quick, but mi brain just lock up!
Ouagadougou! (Yo, wah yuh just do?)
Mi cyan spell it right, an mi cyan spell it true!
Ouagadougou! (Wah?) Mi tongue dem knot up!
Sound like a drum when di riddim just drop!
Ouagadougou! (Mi haffi tek it slow...)
Try fi say it fast, an yuh done mess up!
Verse
Mi roll through Berlin, mi chill down Madrid,
Copenhagen, Beijing, yeah, dat easy fi spit,
But den mi check Burkina Faso pon di map,
See di capital name an mi voice just collapse!
Yo, Port-au-Prince? Mi handle dat fine,
Bamako, Luanda? Yeah, dem in line,
But Ouagadougou? Man, mi cyan decide,
Is it Waga? Is it Doogu? Mi lose mi pride!
Bridge
Mi sey Ouaga—(wa?) Dougu—(wah?)
Di ting twist up, mi tongue cyan do!
Mi sey Ouaga—(wa?) Dougu—(wah?)
Di whole world a try, but few a come through!
Verse
Man in di street seh, "Try it one more,"
Mi pull up mi chest, mi start di uproar,
"Ouagadou—" nah mi trip an mi choke,
Di vendor start laugh till di man nearly broke!
Mi hear ‘bout Kigali, mi flex in Peru,
Even Antananarivo, dat mi run through,
But one name lef’ weh mi cyan compute,
Ouagadougou—yuh see mi tongue in pursuit!
Breakdown
DJ voice:
"Ouagadougou test—yuh ready?! On three!"
Crowd attempts, fails, laughter ensues
(Ouaogauaodouggooouh?)
"Try again, try again!"
(Nah man, mi cyaan!)
"Screw it then!"
Final Chorus
Ouagadougou! (Wah?) Mi tongue dem knot up!
Try fi say it quick, but mi brain just lock up!
Ouagadougou! (Yo, wah yuh just do?)
Mi cyan spell it right, an mi cyan spell it true!
Ouagadougou! (Wah?) Mi tongue dem knot up!
Sound like a drum when di riddim just drop!
Ouagadougou! (Mi haffi tek it slow...)
Try fi say it fast, an yuh done mess up!
Outro
Mi giv up, mi done, mi pack up mi bags,
Next time mi travel, mi stick to di flags!
But mi still big up di land an di crew,
Just nuh ask mi fi say… (Ouagadougou!)