Root of All Evil by Boy Muller is a song straight from the streets. It is not just a track about making cash. Instead, it takes a deep look at what it really means to survive when you start with nothing.
The lyrics paint a clear picture of hard times. Being poor is a heavy weight to carry. It puts a lot of pressure on a person’s mind and heart. Boy Muller talks openly about the real pain that comes from living day to day without enough to get by.
We have all heard the old saying that money is the root of all evil. This song stops and asks a very real question: Is that actually true? For people who are struggling just to eat, having no money feels like the real evil.
In the real world, you need money to escape bad situations. The track makes it clear that chasing wealth is not always about buying fancy things. Money is a tool for survival. It brings peace of mind, keeps a roof over your head, and earns you basic respect from the world around you.
At its core, Boy Muller’s song is an honest story about fighting for a better life. It tells the listener that sometimes, getting paid is the only way to finally step out of the struggle and find safe, solid ground.
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Boy Muller – Root of All Evil Lyrics
Intro
Boy Muller?
Yes
Hmm, you′re ready to takeover
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Bangist
Jii
Verse 1
I dey depressed
But if I see ten milli dollarpor, I go dey impress
Bro, ṣè you get?
But, if I dey borrow from my homie, k’òlè make sense, fipá niyẹn (k′òlè make sense, fipá niyẹn)
Wọn ni “Sheriff, ò yẹ k’òti set”
Pray for grace, no be by who dey sweat
And for those of una wey dey hate on me, gbògbò yin l’ẹmá go depressed
Chorus
Root of all evil, iwọ dá? (Iwọ dá ò?)
Ẹ ku mọ pè ọnà kàn, kò w′ọjá (kò w′ọjá ò)
I no mind make I gb’ọmu lè lantern, so far the money ṣá dey enter (so far the money ṣá dey enter oh)
Ṣè t′ọmọ pákò bán jẹ butter, e no suppose do body one kain?
Whatever is good for the goose, it’s supposed to make good for the gander (it′s supposed to make good for the gander oh)
Post-Chorus
Ọmọ tòn sún, t’òn ọ′rún, k’òlè gb’ọpẹ
Ọmọ tòn sún, t′òn ọ′rún, k’òlè gb′ọpẹ
Ọmọ tòn sún, t’òn ọ′rún, k’òlè gb′ọpẹ
Ọmọ tòn sún, t’òn ọ’rún, k′òlè gb′ọpẹ
Ọmọ tòn sún, t’òn ọ′rún, k’òlè gb′ọpẹ
Ọmọ tòn sún, t’òn ọ′rún, k’òlè gb’ọpẹ
Ọmọ tòn sún, t′òn ọ′rún, k’òlè gb′ọpẹ
Ọmọ tòn sún, t’òn ọ′rún, k’òlè gb′ọpẹ
Verse 2
Kòsi shortcut f’ọmọ wòbè
Dem say “I dey fuck up” ’cause raba no dey, Jii-Jii
Èmi fẹ fẹ kẹ ẹ, má wá l′òtè
Advise yẹn, dákun, bán ṣè si OPay mi
Oh-oh (oh-oh), òju yin má bò, oh (má bò, oh)
Òlòfò n binu òlògò (′lògò)
No matter the circumstances, k’ápò mi ṣá ti gárá (k′ápò mi ṣá ti gárá)
Chorus
Root of all evil, iwọ dá? (Iwọ dá ò?)
Ẹ ku mọ pè ọnà kàn, kò w’ọjá (kò w′ọjá ò)
I no mind make I gb’ọmu lè lantern, so far the money ṣá dey enter (so far the money ṣá dey enter oh)
Ṣè t′ọmọ pákò bán jẹ butter, e no suppose do body one kain?
Whatever is good for the goose, it’s supposed to make good for the gander (it’s supposed to make good for the gander oh)
Post-Chorus
Ọmọ tòn sún, t′òn ọ′rún, k’òlè gb′ọpẹ
Ọmọ tòn sún, t’òn ọ′rún, k’òlè gb′ọpẹ
Ọmọ tòn sún, t’òn ọ’rún, k′òlè gb′ọpẹ
Ọmọ tòn sún, t’òn ọ′rún, k’òlè gb′ọpẹ
Ọmọ tòn sún, t’òn ọ′rún, k’òlè gb’ọpẹ
Ọmọ tòn sún, t′òn ọ′rún, k’òlè gb′ọpẹ
Ọmọ tòn sún, t’òn ọ′rún, k’òlè gb′ọpẹ
Ọmọ tòn sún, t’òn ọ’rún, k′òlè gb′ọpẹ
Outro
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