Young Jonn “Shege” Lyrics & Meaning

Young Jonn is back with another emotional record, and this time, he is singing about what happens when love starts feeling more like punishment than peace.

“Shege” is the third track on Young Jonn’s Dear London EP, a seven-track project released in September 2026. The song blends Afrobeats with Nigerian Pidgin and Yoruba expressions as Young Jonn reflects on heartbreak, disappointment, and finally choosing to walk away.

Young Jonn Shege Lyrics

[Intro]
Woah-wo-wo-wo-woah, woah
(Ah, Echo)

[Chorus]
Ọmọ, you show me shege (Shege)
You leave me under the rain (Shege)
So I dey go far away (Shege)
To another person wey bad my way (Shege)
Ọmọ, you show me shege-ge (Shege)
You leave me under the rain (Shege)
So I dey go far away (Shege)
To another person wey bad my way (Shege)
Di-di-da-da-da-di (Shegе)
Da-da-da-da-da-da (Shege)
Do-do-do-do-do-do (Shegе)
Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Shege)
Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Shege)
Di-di-da-da-da-di (Shege)
Da-da-da-da-da-da (Shege)
Do-do-do-do-do-do (Shege)
Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Shege)

[Verse 1]
Oh, no, no
You dey burst my bololo, bust my dada
Omi ṣòkòlò kò bang’ó ṣe
I been dey find money, buy raba
Ṣe you go fit be your Dangote
But you no wan’ give me sugar (Sugar)
Shoulder (Shoulder)
Your shoulder
You dey mess with my head láti October
Mo dúpẹ́, that is all over
Oh, no, no
Have you ever loved somebody?
Have you ever loved somebody?
And they don’t love you back?
E go wan’ make you mad
Oh, and if you ever need somebody
You better, better not call me
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Ọmọgẹ, do this one

[Chorus]
Ọmọ, you show me shege (Shege)
You leave me under the rain (Shege)
So I dey go far away (Shege)
To another person wey bad my way (Shege)
Ọmọ, you show me shege-ge (Shege)
You leave me under the rain (Shege)
So I dey go far away (Shege)
To another person wey bad my way (Shege)
Di-di-da-da-da-di (Shege)
Da-da-da-da-da-da (Shege)
Do-do-do-do-do-do (Shege)
Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Shege)
Di-di-da-da-da-di (Shege)
Da-da-da-da-da-da (Shege)
Do-do-do-do-do-do (Shege)
Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Shege)

[Verse 2]
Person wey dey [cry/crash][?], e dey see road
I give you hundred, give me zero
Now wey my eye don clear
Big getti eye don care
Attitude, na your attitude
Breaking my heart into particles
And I dey particular about you singular
Nobody else dey for my mendular (Ah-ah)
Have you ever loved somebody?
Have you ever loved somebody?
And they don’t love you back?
E go want make you mad
Oh, and if you ever need somebody
You better, better not call me
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Ọmọgẹ, do this one

[Chorus]
Ọmọ, you show me shege (Shege)
You leave me under the rain (Shege)
So I dey go far away (Shege)
To another person wey bad my way (Shege)
Ọmọ, you show me shege-ge (Shege)
You leave me under the rain (Shege)
So I dey go far away (Shege)
To another person wey bad my way (Shege)
Di-di-da-da-da-di (Shege)
Da-da-da-da-da-da (Shege)
Do-do-do-do-do-do (Shege)
Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Shege)
Di-di-da-da-da-di (Shege)
Da-da-da-da-da-da (Shege)
Do-do-do-do-do-do (Shege)
Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Shege)

Meaning of the Young Jonn Shege Lyrics

Shege is a heartfelt song about heartbreak and disappointment. The singer feels mistreated and abandoned by someone he loves. Consequently, he chooses to walk away and protect his peace.

The song opens with Young Jonn setting an emotional tone before moving into a catchy chorus built around the repeated phrase “you show me shege.”

In Nigerian Pidgin, “shege” is commonly used to describe hardship, trouble, stress, or an unpleasant situation.

So when Young Jonn says someone has “show me shege,” he is essentially saying that the person has put him through serious emotional stress or hardship.

That meaning becomes clearer as the song progresses. He describes being left out in the cold emotionally, feeling unwanted, and dealing with an attitude that repeatedly breaks his heart.

Throughout the verses, he talks about being emotionally frustrated by someone whose attitude has repeatedly hurt him. He also questions whether the other person ever truly loved him, especially when the feelings were clearly not being returned.

The song then returns to its infectious chorus, making “Shege” easy to sing along to despite its heartbreak theme.

About the Young Jonn Shege Lyrics and the Dear London EP.

The song arrives alongside Dear London EP artwork. Meanwhile, WS in The Chat closes that same project. Furthermore, AfrobeatsGlobal will keep tracking every new Young Jonn release.

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