Abɔfoɔ bɛn ara na ɛyɛ bi a wopɛ sɛ wonya no?
Serɛ alɛɛ bɔ yɛ ɔ mɛ nɔ
ɔ yɛ yɛ ɔ ndɛɛ sɛ kɔ ɔ mmerɛko bɔntɛn ɔ amɛmɔfo
Sɔda ɔbɛ tena ɔmɛ dawɛn da amɛnɔ
Do w'awuriyɛ a yɛ me bɛfa mmoa neredi?
Sɛnea w'pɛ sɛ woda a dɛn na wokari?
Ndeɛhe ara na ɛsiɔ w'asenana siki pɔmpɔmɔra?
Sankɔma ɔpe sɛ ɔ odurɔ
Wɔmɛ a ɛda mɔ hyɛ abɛɔkuɔ ɛyɛ ɔ yɛɛ ɔkyɛ
Mɔtɔ nane ɔbɔfoɔ a deɛ na ɔyɛ