**(Intro: Lady Jenny)**
Yeah man... My peope of Saleon listen to this History Class! Dem Say a people without knowledge of History, na people without a root.
This one na for di real legend dem, di foundation of we sweet Salone.
From di colonial days right up to dis present time.
Lady Jenny pon di mic, di Dancehall Queen, black beauty with brain!
SQB, South Side connection, we don bring di fire again.
We di honor we heroes with a sweet, melodious reggae vibration.
Listen to di history, make we celebrate!
**(Chorus)**
Salone heroes, we lift your name high,
Your courage di shine like di star inna di sky.
From di struggle for freedom to di peace wey we hold,
Your stories dem precious, dem brighter than gold.
Oh sweet Salone, land of di brave and free,
We sing for di heroes with sweet melody!
**(Verse 1: Colonial Era to Independence)**
Look back to di past, we get Sengbe Pieh,
Wey stand up pon di Amistad, e say "We must be free!"
Chief Kailondo of Kailahun, di warrior so bold,
And Bai Bureh of di Hut Tax War, di story must be told!
Dem fight against di master dem, dem never run away,
Dem clear di road for freedom wey we enjoy today.
Then Sir Milton Margai bring di green, white, and blue,
Independence inna '61, a dream wey come true!
Siaka Stevens step in, di republic get head,
We remember di foundation and di blood wey dem shed.
**(Chorus)**
Salone heroes, we lift your name high,
Your courage di shine like di star inna di sky.
From di struggle for freedom to di peace wey we hold,
Your stories dem precious, dem brighter than gold.
Oh sweet Salone, land of di brave and free,
We sing for di heroes with sweet melody!
**(Verse 2: Civil War to Democracy Restoration)**
Then di dark days come inna di 1990s time,
The civil war bring sorrow, but we star still di shine.
We remember Paramount Chief Jibao Gaima, with honor and pride,
A true leader for e people, e never run go hide.
Valentine Strasser take di wheel when di country bin dey cry,
A youthful soldier boy wey look di nation inna e eye.
Then Ahmad Tejan Kabbah come for end di war and pain,
E bring di peace and democracy back to Salone again!
E sign di peace accord, e say "Di war don don,"
A hero for di nation when di dark days bin gon.
**(Bridge)**
From di Mo Fire days, I know say freedom nor cheap,
Na di blood of we heroes make di promises we keep.
From Bo Town to Freetown, make di bass line roll,
For di leaders and di warriors with di golden soul!
**(Verse 3: Post-War to Present Day)**
Ernest Bai Koroma come, e rebuild di road dem wide,
E bring di Agenda for Change, e fill we hearts with pride.
Now Julius Maada Bio dey pon di throne today,
With Free Quality Education, e di clear di youth dem way!
From yesterday to now, di chain of leadership strong,
Na dat mek di Dancehall Queen di sing dis heavy song.
**(Chorus)**
Salone heroes, we lift your name high,
Your courage di shine like di star inna di sky.
From di struggle for freedom to di peace wey we hold,
Your stories dem precious, dem brighter than gold.
Oh sweet Salone, land of di brave and free,
We sing for di heroes with sweet melody!
**(Outro)**
Yeah! Lady Jenny, Bo Town Titi, di multi-talented black beauty.
Maximum respect to all we ancestors and leaders.
Sengbe Pieh, Bai Bureh, Chief Jibao Gaima, Sir Milton, Papa Sheki.
Tejan Kabbah, Ernest, to President Bio.
We history grand, we people strong.
One Love, Sierra Leone!
(Sweet melodious reggae riddim fades out)