Here’s a 5-minute Afro/Gospel-inspired song you can use and expand:
EVERYTHING NIGERIA
By Decent Castor
Intro
Yeah, yeah, yeah…
Decent Castor on the mic!
Everything Nigeria, we still dey stand strong.
God dey for us!
Verse 1
Everything Nigeria, na struggle and grace,
Every morning we wake, we dey run our race.
From the East to the West, from the North to the South,
We dey hustle every day, food no easy for mouth.
We start from the house with prayer to the Lord,
Asking for protection and a better reward.
My God be the boss, na Him get control,
When life come hard, na Him dey save my soul.
Chorus
My God, my God, You be the boss,
No matter the battle, we no go loss.
Bandits on chopper, trouble everywhere,
But Your mighty power dey answer prayer.
My God, my God, You be the King,
Through every hardship, na Your praise I sing.
Everything Nigeria, we still hold on,
With faith in our hearts, we keep moving on.
Verse 2
Light no dey sometimes, road no too good,
Still we dey smile, doing what we should.
Market woman praying for daily bread,
Young boys hustling so the family go fed.
Many people fall but we rise again,
Standing like warriors through the joy and pain.
Nigeria my country, beautiful and strong,
One day we go celebrate and sing this song.
Chorus
My God, my God, You be the boss,
No matter the battle, we no go loss.
Bandits on chopper, trouble everywhere,
But Your mighty power dey answer prayer.
Bridge
When the rain dey fall, You cover me,
When the sun too hot, You shelter me.
Nobody fit take Your place for my life,
You turn all my sorrow into joy and light.
Oh Lord, remember Nigeria today,
Guide our leaders and show us the way.
Give us peace and make our future bright,
Let Your blessing shine like morning light.
Final Chorus
My God, my God, You be the boss,
No matter the battle, we no go loss.
Everything Nigeria, we rise again,
With faith and courage through the pain.
My God, my God, forever I sing,
You are my Savior, my Lord and King.
Everything Nigeria, hear my cry,
With God by our side, we will never die.
Outro
Decent Castor…
Everything Nigeria…
My God be the boss…
We move… we rise…
God bless Nigeria!
This version has a strong Afrobeat/Gospel feel and can comfortably run close to 5 minutes when sung with repeated choruses and ad-libs.