[Intro]
Mama Ernestine, nioso lafi, mɔɔri ni yé
Nya wula be weema, lafi yene wuro
[Verse 1]
Nye foni a la, sana fɔɔnɔ, san rɔɔ
i na bambila toori, kaari tɔɔrɔ nye
A bɛɛ di ana, a tiɲɛnɛ ko wuli
Nye mamara, nεn kɔrɔba, fɔlɔ ko fénɛ
[Pre-Chorus]
Ala ka a la, na ko yé yɔrɔ taara
So na taara, n’a kɔrɔjə kɛ nyɛyɛ
[Chorus]
Mama Ernestine, nne fɔn kɔrɔta
Ninɛma bɛɛ na, ka fɔlɔmɔ na kɔrɔta
Nye bɔnbɔrɔ yera, yilɛ mina baara
Zɔngɔ fɛɛnɛ, a la fiɲɛya na
[Verse 2]
Nyaansi ka furu, yelema ni kɛ lafi
Ala ka bɛɛ fɔɔri, a la a fɔlɔ taara
Salamoo dun, i naŋɔɔnɛ bɔɛ yera
Kɛnɛya maari, kɔndɔ ko i fɔlɔ taara
[Pre-Chorus]
Ala ka a la, na ko yé yɔrɔ taara
So na taara, n’a kɔrɔjə kɛ nyɛyɛ
[Chorus]
Mama Ernestine, nne fɔn kɔrɔta
Ninɛma bɛɛ na, ka fɔlɔmɔ na kɔrɔta
Nye bɔnbɔrɔ yera, yilɛ mina baara
Zɔngɔ fɛɛnɛ, a la fiɲɛya na
[Bridge]
A bɛn fôlɔ, a benna, a bɛɛ nyɛnyɛ
Ala o, i n’a sɔrɔ ko nini
Nye nɔɔnɔ sɔrɔ be, i yeji kɛnɛ
[Outro]
Mama Ernestine, sɔrɔba lafi wɔɔrɔ
I ye bɛn na, i ye fɔlɔ dɔɔni
Kaan na tɛnbɛn, nɔɔnɔ kan ka fɔlɔ taara