Nanette in Lagos 🎬

Verse 1

Ze plane, she land in Lagos — ze heat, she is — comment dire — immédiate!

Ze customs man, he smile at me — "any Christmas gift?" — attend — eet is not ze date!

Ze baggage, she take — how you say — ze very long time, zis

Ze danfo bus, she is yellow — so yellow — comment dire — what is zis!

Ze traffic, she is — eh — not like Paris, not like Rome, not like ze rest

Ze horn, she never stop — "In Lagos, you ARE ze traffic!" — mon dieu, zat is ze test!

(c'est pas possible, c'est pas possible)

(mon dieu, mon dieu!)

(oya oya — who is zis oyibo?!)

(e be like say she lost o — arre wah!)

Pre-Chorus

Ze driver, he laugh — "Mademoiselle — where you dey go?!"

"I go to ze photoshoot — Gate 7 — " "Photoshoot?! Dat one na OWAMBE, o!"

Chorus

Nanette in Lagos — Afrobeats, c'est la vie!

Ze dancefloor, she is calling — and she call just for me!

C'est pas possible — but 'ere I am, you see —

Nanette in Lagos — formidable, très coquette — c'est she!

Verse 2

Ze Owambe, she is — attend — not like ze photoshoot I 'ave in mind

Ze women, zey wear ze aso-ebi — so beautiful — comment dire — so very refined!

"You — French girl — come, come!" — ze auntie, she take my hand like zis

Ze dancefloor, she open — everyone spray ze naira — comment dire — what is zis?!

Ze music, she enter my body — attend — I do not give permission, zis!

Ze feet, zey move alone — "Mademoiselle Baret — she dey do am!" — mon dieu, yes!

(c'est pas possible, c'est pas possible)

(mon dieu, mon dieu!)

Pre-Chorus

Ze DJ, he shout — "Everybody put your hands up — including ze French!"

"Moi?!" — "Oui toi — Mademoiselle — represent!" — and zen — I leave ze bench!

Chorus

Nanette in Lagos — Afrobeats, c'est la vie!

Ze dancefloor, she is calling — and she call just for me!

C'est pas possible — but 'ere I am, you see —

Nanette in Lagos — formidable, très coquette — c'est she!

Bridge

Ze groom, he point at Nanette — "Dis one — she dance pass everybody!"

Ze bride, she laugh — "Bring her here!" — ze whole crowd, zey go sabi!

Ze auntie, she spray ze naira on my baret — attend — is zat — comment dire — ze tip?

"In Paris we do not spray ze money — mais — zis, she feel — how you say — hip!"

(c'est Nanette, très Nanette)

(so Nanette, oh Nanette)

(so Nanette — c'est comme ça!)

(Nanette don do am — she be the one o!)

(our French queen — she too much, abeg!)

Chorus

Nanette in Lagos — Afrobeats, c'est la vie!

Ze dancefloor, she is calling — and she call just for me!

C'est pas possible — but 'ere I am, you see —

Nanette in Lagos — formidable, très coquette — c'est she!

Outro

Ze puff puff, she is — attend — not like ze petit four, mais très addictive, zis!

Ze suya, she is — comment dire — ze spice, she go straight to — eh — somewhere amiss!

"Papa... Lagos, she is — comment dire — très vivante, you see!"

"Oui papa... zey spray ze naira on my baret — and papa — zey keep it — c'est magnifique, mon dieu!"

(c'est Nanette, très Nanette)

(so Nanette, oh Nanette)

(so Nanette — c'est comme ça!)

(Nanette omo Lagos now — she belong here!)

(notre Nanette — she be correct, abeg!)

Spoken

"This music was created by DiscoPrincess — Royalty of the Night"