Cola-nuts we break and strong gin wets the ground
At the mention of your name,
The Omo N'Oba N'edo Uku Akpolokpolo!
Undeniably, history registers your majestic reign up on till 1897
As you fought gallantly against the men without toes.
The defender of our land and our pride
Can royalty ever be in captivity?
When Oba Ovonramwen speaks.......
The Queen shivers in England for yet another loss.
You can't take my land
My ancestors dwell here
Go back to your lands and rule over yours.
In his letters, He wrote......
When Oba Ovonramwen, the Leopard sat on his throne
His countless and priceless beads they dragged off his neck
Oh! His moats could no longer swallow their boats.
So they took him away to be with the Effiong's.
Who will be our Oba?
Who will be like Oba Ovonramwen,
whose back revealed the claws of untamed dogs,
Whose frowns never switched to smiles.
As his pride spoke tougher in chains
And yet made it loud and clear in Calabar...
I am Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi
The ruler of great Benin
The one who daily counts the seven steps in all rivers.
I AM......I AM.....Oba Ovonramwen N'Ogbaisi!
Dedicated to Oba Ovonramwen N'Ogbaisi, the ruler of Great Benin Kingdom.
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