Chop Small Nation

(Intro — generator hum, Lagos morning ambience)

Welcome to the land of survival

Where laughter and struggle dey share one compound

Nigeria my country

Who write this kind movie?

Na who? Na who?

Everybody dey find their way

Na true, na true

(Chorus)

Dem say one step, one step, one step

One step ooo

Opportunity come, opportunity go

Who go catch am?

Dreams dey travel, plans dey wander

E don flyyyyy

But Nigerian no dey give up too long

We go laugh am

(Verse 1)

I reach office by eight o'clock

Dem say make I wait small

By ten dem say network slow

By twelve dem say oga no dey

By one o'clock na lunch break

By three dem say come next week

Next weekkkkk

Next week turn next month

Jesu oooo

You carry document tire

Photocopy tire

Passport tire

Still dem ask

One more paper bring am

Awa eniyan la n jiya o

Won n so pe suuru ni baba iwa

Ṣugbọn akoko n lo

(Pre-Chorus)

Moving nation

Naijaaaa

Everybody know the equation

Naijaaaa

Road still rough but hope dey grow

We keep moving

(Chorus)

Dem say one step, one step, one step

One step ooo

Opportunity come, opportunity go

Who go catch am?

Dreams dey travel, plans dey wander

E don flyyyyy

But Nigerian no dey give up too long

We go laugh am

(Verse 2)

Oga how body?

I no understand wetin happen

Journey long like movie setting

People smile and keep on moving

How we go do am?

How we go do am?

No be complaint o

Na everyday story

Life go teach me

Ancestors of wisdom

Are you still watching?

We smile so we no break

We thank God

Season come everybody humble

People dey greet their neighbors

Brother, sister, my people

Tomorrow come

Everybody face new hustle

New dayyyyyyy

(Bridge)

Road change like magic

Abracadabra

Life keep moving daily

Ndụ Naija siri ike o

Mana anyị ka na-achị ọchị

A ga-adị mma

Light go, light come again

Generator dey sing backup

Every compound get one musician

Grrrrrrrrrrrr

Neighborhood anthem

Akwa ọwọrọ ke ufọk

Mme owo ke idem nnyin ikpanikọ

Idem nnyin ikpanikọ

(Pre-Chorus)

Moving nation

Naijaaaa

Everybody know the equation

Naijaaaa

Road still rough but hope dey grow

We keep moving

(Final Chorus)

Nigeriaaaaa

We still dey stand

Nothing fit kill our joy

Neverrrrr

We cry small

We laugh more

Still we rise

Forever more

Nigeriaaaaa

We still dey stand

Nothing fit kill our joy

Neverrrrr

We cry small

We laugh more

Still we rise

Forever more

(Outro)

This country no normal

But somehow

Na still our home

We thank God