Abɛde mpo! Call me Kofi Kinaata
Mutwa minndi me di a wonntua
Ade yi wotua mpo a munnhu ma medze yɛ
Mi nam mu a me nenam mu o
Ato me adwendwen meda a mennda
M'ankotsee edwuma a mereyɛ
Anapa aa tu anafua o
Akwantu no metu bi skuul no makɔ ne nyinara bi
Edwuma nyinara mayɛ bi ɔbra no mabɔ ne nyinara bi
Naaso ne nyinara munnhu aano
Meda ho migyina m'ananmu
Ntsi metsena ha ara ma, afe akɔ abɔto me wɔ ha?
Metsenatsena ha ara ma, wɔakɔ abɛma me kakra?
Wɔasan dze ebotwa mo mpowa?
Mbɔfra wɔbɔsomasoma me a?
Ah mma mma m'enyim nngu ase
Lord have mercy on me
Na modwen ho mpo a menntse ase
Lord have mercy on me o
Ao mma mma m'enyim nngu ase
Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy on me
Fitsi mo mbɔfra ahyɛse nyinara ma menngye no nndzi yɛ da-sanyi
Minnyim obiara ka woara wo ho o
Awo na ɛnntse dɛ da-sanyi
Na ma wɔakeka ma matse no awo na ɛyɛ nsɛn-kyerɛne no
Ne nyinara wɔ woara wo hɔ o
Wimu nnyɛ wo sa-krana.
Afe yi dze medze yi akyɛr
Wo werɛ efir me anaa papa?
Wɔakɛyɛ dɛ medze yi akyɛr
Daddy ama me down a?
Yewura
ɛwɔ ha ma mentse wo ndze ɛ?
Na mayɛ wild o papa
Ah ma mengye wo ndzi o na street ayɛ hot o Nana
Minnyi obiara M'enyi da wo kwan
Minnyi obiara o na m'enyi da wo kwan
Ntsi metsena ha ara ma, afe akɔ abɔto me wɔ ha?
Metsenatsena ha ara ma, wɔakɔ abɛma me kakra?
Wɔasan dze ebotwa mo mpowa?
Mbɔfra wɔbɔsomasoma me a?
Ah mma mma m'enyim nngu ase
Lord have mercy on me
Na modwen ho mpo a menntse ase
Lord have mercy on me o
Ao mma mma m'enyim nngu ase
Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy on me