Julius Maada Biyo
**(Intro: Lady Jenny)**
Yeah man... Roots Rock Reggae vibration!
This one na for di man of destiny, di heavy weight leader, the Greatest Sierra Leonean ever, the Brigadier General, the two times Head of State of Sierra Leone.
From Tihun to Bo School, from di barracks to di state house.
Lady Jenny pon di mic, di Dancehall Queen, black beauty with brain!
SQB, South Side connection, we di drop a sweet, melodious history lesson.
Julius Maada Biyo, di transformation leader.
Listen di roots rock riddim, make we tell di story!
**(Chorus)**
Maada Biyo, you na champion, you courageous and strong,
For your hardworking life, we di sing dis sweet song.
From a soldier boy fighting for di peace of di land,
To di civilian president with di master plan.
Oh, what a journey, what a destiny,
We praise your transformation with sweet melody!
**(Verse 1: From Tihun to di Army)**
It all start inna Tihun, where di story begin,
Son of a Paramount Chief, a royal destiny within.
Then e go to Bo School, di great institution,
Molding di mind for di future revolution.
E join di Sierra Leone Army, e put on di green,
Daru barracks to Lungi Garrison, di bravest soldier seen.
E go down to Liberia for peace-keeping mission,
To bring back stability, dat bin na e vision!
**(Chorus)**
Maada Biyo, you na champion, you courageous and strong,
For your hardworking life, we di sing dis sweet song.
From a soldier boy fighting for di peace of di land,
To di civilian president with di master plan.
Oh, what a journey, what a destiny,
We praise your transformation with sweet melody!
**(Verse 2: Di Rise to Head of State)**
Then e rise up to Bo City, Resident Minister so bold,
Minister of Information, di stories unfold.
Brigadier and Head of Army, di youth dem di see,
Deputy to Strasser, making history.
At age thirty-three, e take di number one seat,
Head of State of di Republic, di mission complete!
E restore democracy, e hand over power so clean,
To a civilian government, di best choice ever seen.
E travel go overseas, go look for e book,
To prepare for di future, dat na di path wey e took.
**(Bridge)**
From di Mo Fire days, we know say di road can hard,
But a true leader never give up, e stand up on guard.
Lady Jenny di tell you say patience na virtue,
When God write your name, no man can dirt you!
**(Verse 3: Di Political Struggle and Victory)**
E return to Salone, join di political fight,
Inside SLPP for make things come right.
E contest for flagbearer, first time e nor win,
But e never look back, e just reset and begin.
E win di ticket later, but di election bin lost,
Still e stand up courageous, e nor mind di cost.
E try again, di whole nation shout out "One Country, One People!"
E win di election, civilian president under di steeple! Every place people shout Maaaadaaa Biyoooooooo,Maaaaadaaaa Biyoooo Ay.
**(Verse 4: Di Transformation and Legacy)**
Now look at di works of di talk-and-do leader,
Free Quality Education for every single reader!
E expand di road network from south to di north,
Bringing digital transformation, moving we forward and forth.
E empower di women and di youth dem in power,
Salone di bloom like a beautiful flower.
**(Chorus)**
Maada Biyo, you na champion, you courageous and strong,
For your hardworking life, we di sing dis sweet song.
From a soldier boy fighting for di peace of di land,
To di civilian president with di master plan.
Oh, what a journey, what a destiny,
We praise your transformation with sweet melody!
**(Outro)**
Yeah! Roots rock reggae for di President.
Julius Maada Biyo, we salute your courage.
Lady Jenny, Bo Town Titi, di black beauty with brain.
From di South Side to di whole wide world.
Transformation na we portion.
One Love, Sierra Leone!
(Sweet melodious roots rock reggae riddim fades out)