Nature smiled,
The sky came alive
The very day I was born,
Festivals were held
And the sound of drum beats filled the air
Of this beautiful Nubian village
Whose soil my ancestors lived upon..
I am an African son
I am an African boy.

My skin is the home
Of the rays from the sun,
I speak the truth
It is evidence in the colour of my skin
Chocolate is my dignity,
Do not devalue me,
I am the beauty of royalty,
I am an African son,
I am an African boy.

Africa is extraordinary,
Our culture is like water
Drunk by all Humans
Far and wide.
The mirror of love
Showing all men how to live,
That is my pride
'cause I am an African son,
I am an African boy.

I have got the bones of two lions,
So do not dare challenge me,
I was trained to be bold
And fight like a warrior,
I do not have any Atom to fear in me,
I am stronger than a bear,
I know the secrets of life
'cause I am African son,
I am an African boy.

I am a prince
That possesses the wealth of textiles,
The flowing minerals
And potentials both in discipline,
An extraordinary inventor
Dwelling within the coast
Of the four corners of Kernet,
I am an African son,
I am an African boy.

My dark skin is the light
To every situation,
Even amidst the darkness of racial discrimination,
I promise to fight
'cause I've gat my ancestral diamond jewel
On my negro neck,
I must impress my father's departed soul,
I am an African son,
I am an African boy.

My father is the great African king
The one you read about in history.
My mother is the Amazing queen
Blessed with beauty and strength,
Their black blood flows in my veins.
These beads are a testament
Of my royalty
'cause I am an African son,
I am an African boy.

I would show my courage
Over hills, overland and overseas.
I would show the world
That I am wise just like my father,
I took the beauty of my mother,
I am an offspring of wisdom.
My continent is not the dark world.
I am an African son,
I am an African boy.

My fears melted in watery flames
'cause the spirits of the Nile
lives inwards me,
quickening me when I am weak.
I am not the son of evil
my heart is as pure as the gods,
I lighten the world with my illumination
'cause I am an African son,
I am an African boy.


written by Olútóbi Adéyemí. (Afrotobi)