Thou Iroko

THOU IROKO The famous king of the forest The mother figure of the green groove As the lion lords over All other animals in the forest So Iroko towers with undeniably, Caring and encompassing hands Of its dominion over tree Oh! King of the forest Hold forth your comforting hands To thy teeming millions of the Under- growths which hitherto had Been mercilessly beaten by the sun Hail Iroko! Shout!! Thou old, young, men, and women Shout and praise The king and master of the Forest to rise for a dance for the Rhythm and drum beats Sound so tenacious Dance, dance, dance Oh great king of the forest