Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee.
Jeremiah 32:17, King James Version
Baba, you too much
If you are Nigerian, you already know what this means. When someone does something so good that ordinary thanks cannot hold it, you say, you too much. It means you are beyond measure. You have done more than I can carry.
Baba means father. So the chorus of this song is a Nigerian way of saying what the Psalms say. Father, You are too great. What You did for me burst my brain. How can I ever thank You?
The song is in Pidgin, and it tells two stories from the life of Jesus the way we would tell them in a compound at night.
The widow's son: no cry again
The first verse is from Luke 7:11 to 17. Jesus is walking into a town called Nain when He meets a funeral coming out. A widow is following the body of her only son. The whole town is with her. Nobody has anything to say.
Jesus looks at the mother and says, weep not. Then He touches the bier, the wooden frame they were carrying the body on, and speaks one word. Young man, I say unto thee, arise. The boy sits up and begins to talk, and Jesus gives him back to his mother.
The Bible says fear came on all of them, and they glorified God, saying God has visited His people. Whole town start to shout.
The storm: who be this man?
The second verse brings together two nights on the Sea of Galilee.
In Mark 4:35 to 41, a great storm fills the boat with water while Jesus sleeps. The disciples wake Him shouting, Master, carest Thou not that we perish? He stands up and speaks to the wind. Peace, be still. The sea goes flat. And the disciples, terrified, ask each other, what manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him? Who be this man?
In Matthew 14 and John 6, the disciples are rowing against the wind at night when they see Jesus walking to them on the water. John 6:21 adds a detail that most people miss. As soon as they took Him into the boat, the boat was immediately at the land where they were going. Dem reach house.
Nothing dey hard You
The bridge says it in Pidgin, but the Bible said it first. Jeremiah 32:17. Ah Lord God, Thou hast made the heaven and the earth by Thy great power, and there is nothing too hard for Thee. Luke 1:37 says with God nothing shall be impossible.
And if na You talk am, e done happen. Psalm 33:9. He spake, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood fast.
Then comes the dance. Make I dance for Baba. David danced before the Lord with all his might in 2 Samuel 6:14, and Psalm 30:11 says God turned mourning into dancing. That is exactly what happened in Nain.
A few Pidgin words, for readers outside Nigeria
You too much means you are amazing, beyond measure. E burst my brain means it blew my mind. Pikin means child. Dem means they. Holler means shout. No gree means refused. Waka means walk. Who be this man means who is this man. Nothing dey hard You means nothing is too hard for You. Make I dance means let me dance.
Baba appears in another song of mine too. Read about it on the page for The Living God.
What the song is about
Baba is a Pidgin praise song. It retells two miracles of Jesus. A dead boy is raised on the road to his own burial. A storm is silenced on the sea. Then the song turns to the only response that makes sense. Thank You. Nothing is too hard for You. Make I dance.
Baba is the album's Pidgin thanksgiving song, made for the offering dance. Daalu by Michael CU is out on 3 November 2026.
A prayer of thanksgiving for miracles
Baba, You raised a dead boy on the road to his own burial. You told the storm to lie down and it obeyed. Nothing is too hard for You. Thank You for every miracle in my own life. I will dance before You with all my might. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Listen
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It is also track 9 on the album Daalu, out 3 November 2026. Pre-save the album
Baba lyrics
IntroBaba, Baba
Baba, Baba
Eh! Eh!
ChorusBaba, Baba, you too much
Baba, Baba, you too much
Wetin you do for me, e burst my brain
Oh God, how I go thank you?
Baba, you too much
Baba, you too much
Nobody dey do like you
Thank you, thank you
Verse 1Mama dey cry, her only pikin done go
Dem carry am for road, dem dey go bury am
The whole town follow, nobody get word to talk
Hope done finish, na so dem see am
But somebody enter that road that day
He look the mama, he say, "no cry again"
He touch the wood, he talk one word
The boy sit up, the boy begin talk
PrechorusMama hold her son, she no believe
Whole town start to shout
ChorusBaba, Baba, you too much
Baba, Baba, you too much
Wetin you do for me, e burst my brain
Oh God, how I go thank you?
Baba, you too much
Baba, you too much
Nobody dey do like you
Thank you, thank you
Verse 2Water dey rise, the boat dey shake
Dem holler say, "Master, we go die for here!"
Wind no gree hear, night no gree clear
Dem think say na the end
Then dem see am, dey waka on top water
He talk to the wind like e be small pikin
Everything quiet, the sea lie down flat
Dem reach house, dem see their family again
PrechorusDem look one another, dem no fit talk
Who be this man?
ChorusBaba, Baba, you too much
Baba, Baba, you too much
Wetin you do for me, e burst my brain
Oh God, how I go thank you?
Baba, you too much
Baba, you too much
Nobody dey do like you
Thank you, thank you
BridgeIf na you talk am, e done happen
If na you touch am, e must move
Nothing dey hard you, nothing
Na you, na you, na you
If na you talk am, e done happen
If na you touch am, e must move
Nothing dey hard you, nothing
Na you, na you, na you
Dance breakMake I dance
Make I dance for Baba
Make I dance
I no fit keep quiet
Make I dance
Make I dance for Baba
Baba, you too much
ChorusBaba, Baba, you too much
Baba, Baba, you too much
Wetin you do for me, e burst my brain
Oh God, how I go thank you?
Baba, you too much
Baba, you too much
Nobody dey do like you
Thank you, thank you
OutroBaba, you too much
Baba, you too much
Thank you, Baba
Thank you, Baba
Eh! Eh!
For choirs and worship leaders
Baba is made for thanksgiving and the dance at the offering. Sing it freely. If you want the lyric sheet, send a message to @michaelukwuma on Facebook, Instagram or X, and share where it was sung.