Long Time Ago Lyrics

We should not forget

That the Nigeria we see on the map today

As one country, was not always so

It was not a country

But a mere geographical expression

Long time ago

Long time ago

I say long long time ago

Long time ago

As I waka dey waka dey go

Where you dey go?

It was a long long time ago

Long time ago

She yearned for freedom so she could soar

To the highest heights, the lights and more

The promise of what the future had in store

Blessed with jewels beneath its shores

Natural resources beyond compare

Minerals. From the land so rare

But envious eyes couldn't stop but stare

I see evil in the glare

So tell me the price of freedom

Why are we still paying for the sins of Eden

They said all my ancestors are heathen (Chai!)

But yet this world is filled with demons

As I gaze to the stars for a sign

Inner celestial delight ever shine

As I search for the omens deep inside I can see the light

I see the light at the end of the tunnel

We will reap the fruits of our struggle

Yes I know the future is brighter

If we work together

As we work together

Long long time ago, before the invaders came

The cradle of civilization rest in the plains

Of the Savannah spawning millions of miles

Through the Rivers of the Niger, the Congo and the Nile

African royalty reigned supreme

Further and wider than the world had ever seen

But then one day the ships came

And they docked

And time stopped

And time stops

And time stopped

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain

When colonial secretary

Decided that the British Government

Should cancel the Niger Company's charter

And assume direct control

I was appointed to this task

As Governor of Northern Nigeria

On January 1st, 1900

Long time ago

Long time ago

I say long long time ago

Long time ago

As I waka dey waka dey go

Where you dey go?

It was a long long time ago

Long time ago