THE MOUSE, THE SQUIRREL AND THE TORTOISE

The mouse has bitten my nose

Jo mi jo

The mouse has bitten my nose

Jo mi jo

I wanted to set them apart

Jo mi jo

I wanted to set them apart

Jo mi jo




Sculptures of our forefathers

Story of our great mothers

Fairytales that draw our minds closer

At times talk of ijakunmo, oluronbi or oduduwa




Grandpa is here tonight

Let’s go sit under the moonlight

‘cos tonight it’s clear and bright

Time to listen to a story that terrifies




He has a story to tell

Tale of Ijapa, Asin and Okere

Gather around all little children

Listen in one accord and with your ears!




I call him Baba Ewe

Always going around with his moral ways

He said learn to sing ‘’Asin bumi nimu je’’ this way

‘’jo mi jo’’ is what he asked us to say




One day, it was Ijapa that cross the path

Where the subject of love, peace and unity was set apart

It was Asin and Okere having the pat

Mixed with hatred and guts of vicious spat




Ijapa saw this and flew with speed

With a noble thought of setting them free

He ended the fight but wasn’t happy

Because the bite of Asin made his nose bleed.







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