TO SERVE NIGERIA WITH ALL MY STRENGTH

For years I sat in learning
In classes devoid of earning
Some nights were filled with tears
When my heart was filled with fears
As I recalled that very soon
I must serve my country next moon

Where do we go from here
Young minds cut down in hate
Serving their fatherland of late
In states here and there
What do we tell anguished parents
Sitting cold in front of basements
Who reared as if in fetters
That there dream is in fritters