Music Review: Ali Goes To School (Original version) by Steven Adeoye
Ali Goes to school is a song by Nigerian singer and songwriter, Steven Adeoye. The song “Ali,” is quite self-explanatory as it talks about the artist’s being desperate to make money by hook or by crook to foot his bills.
Honestly, this song is encouraging cybercrime/internet crime otherwise known as Yahoo Yahoo in Nigeria. Just imagine, what Steven Adeoye said. He said that he wants to be like the internet fraudster, Ali. God, what is this world turning into? Nawa o!
I know this is the kind of song all those DJs will be jamming. Phew! #Radarada
By the way, how come Ali who is unintelligent in the classroom is now intelligent to defraud people through the internet? The last time I checked, you have to have real brains to do Yahoo Yahoo. Mtchew! Lazy Youth!
What is the song Ali Goes To School (Original version) by Steven Adeoye all about?
The song “Ali,” by Steven Adeoye is about an unintelligent character, Ali who desires to make money fast by any possible means to make ends meet and to be recognized/hailed by society.
Simply say, Ali in this song wants to take control of his financial situation to settle bills. So, he drops out of school, starts cybercrime, and starts making money, which gives him so much recognition.
Lyrics Translation of Ali Goes To School (Original version) by Steven Adeoye
Hook
Jeje mi (Easily/ As I am on my own)
Mon gbadun (I am enoying)
Won fe pano cigar mi (They want to put off the light of my cigarette.)
Wonle mi (They are chasing after me/competing with me)
Won le bami (But they can’t beat me/catch me)
Ohun ani lan nani (What we have is what we cherish)
Jeje mi (Easily/ As I am on my own)
Mon gbadun (I am enoying)
Won fe pano cigar mi (They want to put off the light of my cigarette.)
Wonle mi (They are chasing after me/competing with me)
Won le bami (But they can’t beat me/catch me)
Ohun ani lan nani (What we have is what we cherish)
Verse 1
Ko kanye (It is no one’s business/it is not the world’s business)
I been heading to the top
Soon I will be on my way
You can buy my sneakers
But you no fit run my race (But, you can’t run my race.)
That’s the reason
I don’t compete myself to nobody (Nobody)
Pre-chorus
Ongbele pawo eh eh (He/she is making money inside the house (indoors))
Ongbele pawo eh eh (He/she is making money inside the house (indoors))
If not celebration
You can never see me go outside
Moti gba control eh (I have taken control)
Tell the girls ewa jo eh (Tell the girls to come and dance.)
If not celebration
You can never see me go outside
Chorus
Ali go to school (Ali went to school)
But Ali komowe (But Ali is not intelligent.)
So Ali leave the school (So, Ali left the school.)
Ali gbonole oh (Ali wnet home.)
See, Ali buy lappy (See, Ali bought a laptop)
Ali se yahoo (Ali started doing Yahoo Yahoo/Internet fraud)
Ali make money (Ali made money.)
Now Ali dey happy (Ali is now happy.)
Post-chorus
I wanna be like Ali (I want to be like Ali)
Kigboro ma sa mi (So that the whole street/community/everybody would be hailing me)
Just wanna make this money
Make my people happy
I wanna be like Ali (I want to be like Ali)
Kigboro ma sa mi (So that the whole street/community/everybody would be hailing me)
Just wanna make this money
Make my people happy eh
Hook
Jeje mi (Easily/ As I am on my own)
Mon gbadun (I am enoying)
Won fe pano cigar mi (They want to put off the light of my cigarette.)
Wonle mi (They are chasing after me/competing with me)
Won le bami (But they can’t beat me/catch me)
Ohun ani lan nani (What we have is what we cherish)
Jeje mi (Easily/ As I am on my own)
Mon gbadun (I am enoying)
Won fe pano cigar mi (They want to put off the light of my cigarette.)
Wonle mi (They are chasing after me/competing with me)
Won le bami (But they can’t beat me/catch me)
Ohun ani lan nani (What we have is what we cherish)
Pre-chorus
Ongbele pawo eh eh (He/she is making money inside the house (indoors))
Ongbele pawo eh eh (He/she is making money inside the house (indoors))
If not celebration
You can never see me go outside
Moti gba control eh (I have taken control)
Tell the girls ewa jo eh (Tell the girls to come and dance.)
If not celebration
You can never see me go outside
Verse 2
Live your best live
Don’t give a f-ck what they gotta say
Making money in any means
Ya know I got bills to pay
If not money talk (If it is not money talk)
Am not ready for the conversation
Only time I talk is (The only time I talk is)
When you talking about the paper (When you are talking about the paper.)
Chorus
Ali go to school (Ali went to school)
But Ali komowe (But Ali is not intelligent.)
So Ali leave the school (So, Ali left the school.)
Ali gbonole oh (Ali wnet home.)
See, Ali buy lappy (See, Ali bought a laptop)
Ali se yahoo (Ali started doing Yahoo Yahoo/Internet fraud)
Ali make money (Ali made money.)
Now Ali dey happy (Ali is now happy.)
Post-chorus
I wanna be like Ali (I want to be like Ali)
Kigboro ma sa mi (So that the whole street/community/everybody would be hailing me)
Just wanna make this money
Make my people happy
I wanna be like Ali (I want to be like Ali)
Kigboro ma sa mi (So that the whole street/community/everybody would be hailing me)
Just wanna make this money
Make my people happy eh
Outro
I wanna be like Ali
Ah Ah Ali
I wanna be like
Watch the video for Ali by Steven Adeoye below
Duration: 3 minutes 24 seconds