Lyrics
I been don waka tire
I go from place to place
I go from pillar to post
nobody fit change my life
from north to south
I waka up and down
no clothe to wear
but since you came into my life
my world has turned around
now I realise
Papa God no dey sleep
I sing this song of victory
I lift my hands in praise
now I testify
Papa God no dey sleep
yeah
(E no dey sleep)
E no dey slumber
as a matter of fact
Papa God no dry fall my hand oh
He remains the same
yesterday and forever
as a matter of fact
Papa God no dey fall my hand oh
Now my story don change
my matter don better
I no be the man wey I be before
I no be the same person again
my levels don change
nobody to somebody
my brother no be lie
my father no dey sleep
E no matter who you be
e no matter where you dey
if you trust in God
E no go fall your hand
no matter the circumstance
no matter the palava
E no dey sleep
E no dey slumber
as a matter of fact
Papa God to dey fall my hand oh
He remains the same
yesterday and forever
as a matter of fact
Papa God no dey fall my hand oh
oya now
E no dey fall my hand (lai lai)
God no dey fall my hand (lai lai)
E no dey fall my hand (lai lai)
God no dey fall my hand (lai lai)
Oluwa no dey fall my hand (lai Kai)
E no dey fall my hand (lai lai)
God no dey fall my hand (lai lai)
E no dey fall my hand (lai lai)
I fit smile today (lai lai)
E no dey make me cry (lai lai)
God no dey fall my hand (lai lai)
Le le le le le
(E no dey fall my hand)
(E no dey fall my hand)
(Oluwa no dey fall my hand) 4
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Meaning & Inspiration
E No Dey Fall My Hand tells a testimony of reversal in Nigerian Pidgin, moving from exhaustion and lack to gratitude and victory. The opening remembers restless searching, worn clothing, and the inability of other people to change the singers condition. Gods arrival marks the turning point. The repeated assurance that Papa God neither sleeps nor fails presents divine faithfulness as the reason the story can change and praise can replace distress.
The chorus links that personal testimony with Gods unchanging character. Its language about yesterday and forever closely recalls the biblical confession that Jesus Christ remains the same. Later lines extend the testimony beyond one life, affirming that trust in God holds firm through difficult circumstances. Repetition gives the closing section the character of communal celebration, while the changed story remains its clearest image. The song therefore treats material and emotional improvement not as self-made success, but as evidence of dependable divine care that deserves open thanksgiving.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 121:3-4 The psalm declares that Israels Keeper neither slumbers nor sleeps.
- Hebrews 13:8 The verse states that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
- Psalm 40:2-3 The psalm describes God lifting a sufferer up and giving a new song of praise.