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October 23, 2005
I Go Chop Your Dollar.
Not heard about "I Go Chop Your Dollar Yet?"
Out in West Africa for the past few months this has become the theme song of the 419ers. Some background from the Post in Cameroon:
The hit song, which is also the title, is based on one of his latest movies, The Master, in which he successfully executes vengeance against a white man.
This is in retaliation to a similar treatment he had received at the hands of another conman from the West. The rhythm of the song and the presentation are superb.
The dancers complement everything with nimble footed movements and uniformity of style.
I Go Chop Your Dollar has become a local anthem in most parts of Cameroon. Parents and children are crazy about it.
The lyrics to the song?
I don't suffer no be small
Upon say I get sense
Poverty no good at all, no
Na im make I join this business
419 no be thief, it's just a game
Everybody dey play am
if anybody fall mugu,
ha! my brother I go chop am
Chorus:
National Airport na me get am
National Stadium na me build am
President na my sister brother
You be the mugu, I be the master
Oyinbo man I go chop your dollar,
I go take your money and disappear
419 is just a game, you are the loser I am the winner
The refinery na me get am,
The contract, na you I go give am
But you go pay me small money make I bring am
you be the mugu, I be the master…
na me be the master ooo!!!!
When Oyinbo play wayo,
them go say na new style
When country man do im own,
them go de shout bring am, kill am, die!
Oyinbo people greedy, I say them greedy
I don see them tire
That's why when them fall into my trap o!
I dey show them fire
The video? Be warned, Slashdot found this on Friday so it may be slow.
One minor thing that stands out? It appears that those old dinosaurs of the mainstream press found this first, a mention here in Thursday’s LA Times.
But much more importantly we now know how to reply to all of those emails. A quick "You’re not chopping my dollars" would seem to get the message across.
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Comments
The amazing thing about these scammers is that they seem to have internalized the old maxim, "You can't cheat an honest man." Most of the come-ons make it clear that you're dealing with shady characters if you get involved.
Posted by: Brainster | Oct 24, 2005 4:25:44 PM
They use the FCC's mandated Relay services for the deaf to make free calls to the US. On the Taxpayers dime, and the FCC won't take the steps required to stop them.
It's 100's of millions just in relay charges (that section of your phone bill that keeps going up)
Posted by: dt | Oct 24, 2005 9:44:19 PM
There's a more in-depth lyric translation here:
http://www.riversiderugby.com/rugbyblog/?p=8
Posted by: lil me | Oct 28, 2005 10:58:15 PM
