Black Baby

When the cries of a baby come
Women dance to beating drum
Welcoming the child with smiles
Bringing powders in their styles

When the black baby smiles
He lights the way like fireflies
And leaves man grinning till he's blue
Holding his hand in his view

When the black baby grows
He brings joy wherever he goes
Playing games of hide and seek
Taking man’s name to the peak

When black baby becomes a man
He finds his way and brings forth Obian
Another black baby he bestows
Giving man all that glows
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