Babalao, babalao oo Babalao, babalao oo Babalao, mon wa bebe Alougbirin Babalao, mon wa bebe Alougbirin Won nin 'man man fo wo kenou Alougbirin Won
Fite asso nou bo ka houe Hui do kponon do alidji Wa doho nou min man se loo Konnou domin nonvi tche Djo tamin linlin domin Gbe elo ma bio tagba guegue
Ou yeye, o yeye Ou yeye, o yeye Oko to fe n'ko Ko fe ran emon Ou yeye, o yeye Ou yeye, o yeye N'tori eyin nin Iwo ofe mon Ou yeye, o yeye Ou yeye
Egbe afon kpodo avi kpo Do wezoun kan we Nou de adoo bi vo dowe Avi djin kpo Totoe mantin Nontowe kou bo ye han dowe Egbe awa toun vive eton Do gbe
Yelele ago ago ago Yelele ago ago ago Ma sounkoun non, ore Gbagbe tchoro Ma sounkoun, mon tchogbo Ekoun ko le gbe wa Onan aye yi, ogoun Moun ra si,
Min bi do te la Gbe fib dite joib nub kiii Min bi do te la Mon djin nou bi kanan non an I've lived my life sometimes pretending The world is fine No
fe Ninou aye eae O emin ori, ife kpikpo Ninou aye Oremi, oremi, oremi Oh oh oh Ouh ouh ouh ouh Oremi, oremi, oremi Oh oh oh Oremi, oremi Oremi, oremi
Ale, ale Ale, ale Ale, ale Ale, ale N'kan kpataki ni Oru foun Enyian Ma che beru Oremi ninou okounkoun T'oba fe d'agba Wo ninou aye yi Ma che beru Oremi
Well I stand up next to a mountain Chop it down with the edge of my hand Well I stand up next to a mountain Chop it down with the edge of my hand Pick
Dagbe towe alotowe min We de yegue, yegue, yegue Ma djo gbe towe donou, minde o Iyeo, iyeo Minke le agbe ya min Labou yon win do tepeo M'be minke le
Ee ei yo lolo ye Ea bolo iyo lolo ye Nin odo lonlon Nin hounssou dea Nin yonnoun Nan la vo Lonlon nin non Mian ve odo min Mian non dou Sinsin de Lonlon
As you go through life you'll see There is so much that we Don't understand And the only thing we know Is things don't always go The way we planned [