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Ferris Wheel by Common

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Common

Ferris Wheel

From Electric Circus2002

Written by ?uestlove, Common, James Poyser

Lyrics

Ferris Wheel

Mariwo, yeah yeah yeah Mariwo, yeah yeah yeah Ogun aso alagbete o Mariwo, yeah yeah yeah Mariwo, yeah yeah yeah Ogun aso alagbete o

Ogun, Ogun, Ogun o Ogun aso alagbete o E ni Ogun, Ogun o Ogun aso alagbete o

Mariwo, yeah yeah yeah Mariwo, yeah yeah yeah Ogun aso alagbete o

Ogun, Ogun, Ogun o Ogun aso alagbete o E ni Ogun, Ogun o Ogun aso alagbete o

E ni Ogun, Ogun o Ogun aso alagbete o Mariwo, yeah yeah yeah Mariwo, yeah yeah yeah Ogun aso alagbete o

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About this track

"Ferris Wheel" is a song by Common from the album Electric Circus, released in 2002. The song was written by ?uestlove, Common, James Poyser, Marie Daulne, Vinia Mojica. It was produced by ?uestlove, James Poyser.

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  • Tom Coyne— 3,383 credits as songwriter →
  • Russell Elevado— 215 credits as producer →
  • Steef Van De Gevel— 40 credits as mixing engineer →
  • ?uestlove— 895 credits as songwriter & producer →

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