Lyrics
Intro
Oh
Ada Mama don come again oh oh
Limoblaze, yo, yo, yo
Verse 1
Nobody go say, nobody go say
Shame on me 'cause I follow your way
I follow your way, oh
Oh, Adonai, can never lie, as you see me I'm so settled for life
He's too faithful to fail me
Anywhere you send me to, I go-go
If you tell me make I stay, I go stay
Tell who dey wait on my down for
Alaye You don jam gbege
Shey You say no one can say no, when Jesus says yes
His Spirit inside me tells me I'm solid
Chorus
I call my Daddy
Talk and do, talk and do
And there's no mountain He will not move, He never fails me
Na him blood dey cover me, Daddy cover me, we unending favour
Even bless my neighbor
Verse 2
Oh Adonai take your glory, your glory
For the many blessings them dey notice and posting
Oh Adonai take your glory, your glory
For the many blessings them dey notice and posting
They posting all over
'Cause I like the way you do your things
You no be man oh, Your way supreme
Daddy they don't know, it goes farther than the mind goes
But I will serve you for the rest of my days, I no go take holiday
Na your word dey light up my way, I no go look yesterday
Anywhere you send me to, I go-go
If you tell me make I stay, I go stay
Tell who dey wait on my down for
Alaye You don jam gbege
Shey You say no one can say no, when Jesus says yes
His Spirit inside me, tells me I'm solid
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 2 (Repeat, first half)
Chorus (Repeat)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Talk & Do" opens with a direct declaration of loyalty, following God's way without shame despite whatever others may say, addressing God by the name Adonai and describing complete settledness in that relationship. That opening confidence sets up the song's central claim, that God is too faithful to fail.
Its chorus reduces the entire song's confidence to a short, repeated phrase, God as one who talks and does, moving mountains and never failing, treating God's spoken word and completed action as inseparable. Describing covering by Christ's blood and unending favor extended even to neighbors ties personal blessing to generosity rather than isolated gain.
Sung in a mix of English and West African Pidgin within contemporary African gospel tradition, the song functions as a declaration of settled trust, its repeated address to "Daddy" pairing childlike intimacy with confident expectation that whatever God speaks, God accomplishes.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 17:20 Describes faith able to move mountains, directly echoed in the song's chorus.
- Numbers 23:19 States that God does not lie and always does what he says, echoed in the song's description of God as one who talks and does.