Intro
Ɔga, ino be say man no want sit house o
Abi, ibi say, man for go learn something come help in country, Ghana
Na in be the wahala hala we dey do no o
Ɔga, oya now, make we go
Yɛnkɔ (2x)

Verse 1
Efie ne fie o, efie ne fie wae
Ɛyɛ a, sɛ, metu kwan a
Mekae me maame nkatenkwan
Mekae me papa atɛmdidie
Wo tiri sɛ bɔɔlo
Wo homa so hyerɛnn te sɛ koruba
W'atikɔ te sɛ dɔbe
Menya anoma santrofi bi a
Mɛka ne brɔfo o
Carry, carry, carry me home (2x)
Take me to my motherland, Africa
Take me to my motherland, Ghana
Ɛhɔ na mefiri o

Chorus
Bankye ampesie bi wɔ fie rebɔ me din o
Ɛnti mɛsan akɔ fie
Pɔpii retwɛn me, adi m'atɛm
Ɛnti mɛsan akɔ fie
Ah, mɔmii retwɛn me, ahu me nkatenkwan bi o
Ɛnti mɛsan akɔ fie
Bankye ampesie bi wɔ fie rebɔ me din o
Ɛnti mɛsan akɔ fie
Mɔmii retwɛn me, ahu me nkatenkwan
Ɛnti mɛsan akɔ fie
Ah, pɔpii retwɛn me, abɔ me asotɔre ɛbien o
Ɛnti mɛsan akɔ fie

Verse 2
Sometime ago, me and my people do stowaway
We say we dey travel go Bombay
We see say the living no dey be for here
Hwɛ what, who wey itell u say
The living no dey be for here
My paddy chock, ino be what you go talk, I go listen
Poverty o, that be the reason
Road be rugged, life be crooked
Oyiakpa, where my portmanteau dey
Na me I dey go o, my paddy
I no go dey there for good o
Oya now, bɔ fɛɛ bɔ ni gye, maku sɛ, nima pa
Hyiaa de hyiaa, ɔnɛɛ ɔgyio nɔ
I go come back, take my money
Bless my country, Ghana

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3 (Ewe lyrics)

Chorus and closing
Bankye ampesie bi wɔ fie rebɔ me din o
Oh sweet home (2x)
Take me to my motherland, Ghana
Mɔmii retwɛn me, ahu me nkatenkwan bi o
Oh sweet home (2x)
Kumasi , Taadi, Accra, Ho, wɔte, Ghana
Bankye ampesie bi wɔ fie rebɔ me din o
Oh sweet home (2x)
Salaga, Bombata, Akachi, Kpando, wɔte, Ghana
Efie ne fie o, efie ne fie wae
Oh sweet home (2x)
Teshie Nungua, Madina, Maamobi, Nima, wɔte, Ghana
Oh sweet home (2x)
Mekae me maame nkantenkwan
Sehwi, Obuasi, Tarkwa, Walewale, Ghana
Mekae me papa atɛmdidie
Oh sweet home (2x)
Chorkor, Aduɛmii, Prayɛ, wɔte, Ghana

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