Call me Kofi Kinaata
Motwa a menndi, medi
a wonntua
Ade yi wotua mpo a
monnhu ma medi yÉ›
Me nam mu a me nam mu
oo
W’ato me adwendwen,
meda a mennda
M’ankotse ne edwuma a
mereyÉ›
Anopa to anofa oo
Akwantu no m’etu bi,
school no m’akÉ” no
nyina bi
Edwuma nyina m’ayÉ›
bi,
É”bra no m’abÉ” no
nyina bi
Naaso ne nyina monnhu
ano,
meda ho me gyina
m’anan mu
Ntsi metsena aha ma
afe akɔ abɔto mo hɔ ha
Metsentsena ha ma ɔakɔ
aba ma me kakra
ɔasan di ebotwa me
mpoa a,
mbofra bÉ” suansoma me
a
M’emma m’enyim nngu
ase,
Lord have mercy on me
Na modwen ho mpo a
menntse ase
Lord have mercy on
me,
Lord have mercy on
me,
Lord have mercy on me
Fitsir mo mbɔfra ahyɛase
nyinaa ma menngye no nndi yÉ› dasanyi
Mennyim obiaa ka
w’aho hÉ” oo
Awo na enntse dÉ›
dasanyi
Na ma ɔakenkan ma
m’atse no no awo na É›yÉ› nsenkyerÉ›ne’n
Ni nyina wɔ ɔahohɔ
oo,
ewim nnyÉ› wo sakrana
Na medi medi yi
akyer,
worefir me anaa, Papa
ɔakɛyɛ dɛ medi yi
akyer,
Daddy ama me down a,
Y’ewura
ɛwɔ ha me ntse wo nni
err
na m’ayÉ› wild oo,
Papa
Aa m’ame ngye wo ndi
oo
na street ayÉ› hot oo,
Nana
Mennyi obiara,
m’eni da wo kwa na
Mennyi obiara oo na
m’eni da wo kwa
Ntsi metsena aha ma
afe akɔ abɔto mo hɔ ha a
Metsentsena ha ma ɔakɔ
aba ma me kakra
ɔasan di ebotwa me
mpoa a, mbofra bÉ” suansoma me a
M’emma m’enyim nngu
ase,
Lord have mercy on me
Na modwen ho mpo a
menntse ase
Lord have mercy on me
oo,
aw m’emma m’enyim
nngu ase
Lord have mercy on
me,
Lord have mercy on
me,
Lord have mercy on me