Shege Lyrics by Young Jonn
Young Jonn’s Shege is a heartfelt expression of heartbreak, disappointment, and choosing to walk away from an unreciprocated relationship, the lyrics focus on feeling mistreated and abandoned, dealing with the frustration of loving someone who doesn’t love you back, and ultimately distancing himself to protect his peace, with the song’s catchy repetition and playful Nigerian Pidgin and Yoruba expressions reinforcing its bittersweet, emotionally charged vibe.

Young Jonn - Shege Lyrics
Intro
Woah-wo-wo-wo-woah, woah
(Ah, Echo)
Chorus
Ọmọ, you show me shege (Shege)
You leave me under the rain (Shege)
So I dey go far away (Shege)
To another person wey bad my way (Shege)
Ọmọ, you show me shege-ge (Shege)
You leave me under the rain (Shege)
So I dey go far away (Shege)
To another person wey bad my way (Shege)
Di-di-da-da-da-di (Shegе)
Da-da-da-da-da-da (Shege)
Do-do-do-do-do-do (Shegе)
Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Shege)
Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Shege)
Di-di-da-da-da-di (Shege)
Da-da-da-da-da-da (Shege)
Do-do-do-do-do-do (Shege)
Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Shege)
Verse 1
Oh, no, no
You dey burst my bololo, bust my dada
Omi ṣòkòlò kò bang'ó ṣe
I been dey find money, buy raba
Ṣe you go fit be your Dangote
But you no wan' give me sugar (Sugar)
Shoulder (Shoulder)
Your shoulder
You dey mess with my head láti October
Mo dúpẹ́, that is all over
Oh, no, no
Have you ever loved somebody?
Have you ever loved somebody?
And they don't love you back?
E go wan' make you mad
Oh, and if you ever need somebody
You better, better not call me
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Ọmọgẹ, do this one
Chorus
Ọmọ, you show me shege (Shege)
You leave me under the rain (Shege)
So I dey go far away (Shege)
To another person wey bad my way (Shege)
Ọmọ, you show me shege-ge (Shege)
You leave me under the rain (Shege)
So I dey go far away (Shege)
To another person wey bad my way (Shege)
Di-di-da-da-da-di (Shege)
Da-da-da-da-da-da (Shege)
Do-do-do-do-do-do (Shege)
Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Shege)
Di-di-da-da-da-di (Shege)
Da-da-da-da-da-da (Shege)
Do-do-do-do-do-do (Shege)
Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Shege)
Verse 2
Person wey dey cry, e dey see road
I give you hundred, give me zero
Now wey my eye don clear
Big getti eye don care
Attitude, na your attitude
Breaking my heart into particles
And I dey particular about you singular
Nobody else dey for my mendular (Ah-ah)
Have you ever loved somebody?
Have you ever loved somebody?
And they don't love you back?
E go want make you mad
Oh, and if you ever need somebody
You better, better not call me
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Ọmọgẹ, do this one
Chorus
Ọmọ, you show me shege (Shege)
You leave me under the rain (Shege)
So I dey go far away (Shege)
To another person wey bad my way (Shege)
Ọmọ, you show me shege-ge (Shege)
You leave me under the rain (Shege)
So I dey go far away (Shege)
To another person wey bad my way (Shege)
Di-di-da-da-da-di (Shege)
Da-da-da-da-da-da (Shege)
Do-do-do-do-do-do (Shege)
Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Shege)
Di-di-da-da-da-di (Shege)
Da-da-da-da-da-da (Shege)
Do-do-do-do-do-do (Shege)
Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Shege)
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