Was a stranger on my way
When it started rain
Pretty woman offered me place to rest
It was such a type of night
When danger loomed
She was my angel true
Oh she was so beautiful
As she was kind
And a widow she was
And how I wondered how life could be so cruel
So cruel but I know

Yanibo
Yanibo
Iyawo mbe nile
Omo mbe nile
I can never love you
Iyawo mbe nile
Omo mbe nile
Ife mbe nile
Yanibo

In the middle of the night
She crept up to my side padipadi
In the night when it was dark
She touched me with her heart
But I didn't like it
So I didn't touch her
And she didn't like it
Cus it felt so cruel
And she started to cry
Oh but I know

Yanibo (Ehh don't touch me)
Yanibo (Yanibo bo bo oo don't touch me)
Iyawo mbe nile (What I know)
Omo mbe nile
I can never love you kai ehh ehh I say kai
Iyawo mbe nile (Beautiful)
Omo mbe nile ehhh
Ife mbe nile
Yanibo oh oh yeah ehh
Yanibo (Yanibo so yanibo bo)
Yanibo (Yanibo mbobeh)
Iyawo mbe nile (Iyawo mbe nile0
Omo mbe nile
Haa I can never love you yanibo oo I say kai
Iyawo mbe nile (Ehhyy)
Omo mbe nile
Ife mbe nile
Yanibo

You look at me like I'm cruel
But I'm not an ordinary man
I fear the Lord
I have a wife and a son
I'm gonna do what's right
Though it seems so hard
So hard baby ehhyy yeah

Yanibo (Ehh no oh no baby)
Yanibo (I couldn't love you baby)
Iyawo mbe nile (Iyawo mbe nile)
Omo mbe nile (Ehhy)
I can never love you mo se mo se ma koba mi
Iyawo mbe nile (Iyawo mbe nile)
Omo mbe nile (Mako bami
Ife mbe nile
Yanibo (Ehh ehh ehh ehyy)
Yanibo (Yanibo o by fire by thunder)
Yanibo (Mo se mo se ma ko bami but I couldn't love you more)
Iyawo mbe nile (Iyawo mbe nile)
Omo mbe nile
I can never love you ehhyy hahn
Iyawo mbe nile (Iyawo mbe nile)
Omo mbe nile
Ife mbe nile
Yanibo
Yanibo

Kai
I say kai