banky w.
still together
i pledge to nigeria my country to be faithful loyal and honest to serve nigeria with all my strength to defend her unity and uphold her honor and glory so help me god we remember independence when out freedom we received and the call to fight for unity and the vision we believed 50 years have gone by quickly years of laughter joy and pain but our future is united and the faith and hope remain so we sing still rising still fighting still moving we rise when we fall we're still standing tall we will make it through the night you and i oh lord now still rising we are still fighting still moving we rise when we fall we're still standing tall we will make it through the night you and i hausa yoruba ibo calabar muslims christians brother sister ijaw south south edo delta middle belt fulani all of naija 1st of october 1960 nigeria was set free and now we are 50 we are still united coulda been divided but wherever disunity is we will fight it together we're standing and still we are rising no turning back there is no compromising only moving forward we hope in unity for every tribe every language and community i pledge allegiance nigeria my country faithful loyalty i will always want thee i promise to serve you defend your integrity till them better days come peace and prosperity defend your honor uphold your glory this is our land our future our story whatever the days bring no matter the weather nigeria's going to make it as long as we're together we're together so we sing still rising still fighting still moving we rise when we fall we're still standing tall we will make it through the night you and i oh lord now still rising we are still fighting still moving we rise when we fall we're still standing tall we will make it through the night you and i