I have a dream One that goes beyond the confines of poverty a dream immune to the shackles of corruption that a country shall rise higher and above any ever seen mightier than any giant ever known that country is Nigeria the unflinching giant of Africa I have a dream that one day we shall give not take they say my country is but a child but remember a child grows with time to set the pace for others to follow that child is Nigeria the growing infant of Africa I have a dream that my love for my mother shall sustain her that her cry for redemption shall cease my dream holds a sparkling promise of hope as I weep for the rape of a virtuous woman whose only crime was to love and nurture that woman is Nigeria the loving mother of Africa I have a dream that my dream shall come true that my sorrow and tears shall vanish forever and my father shall smile once again to lift me to his shoulders and direct my path and regale me with stories of past heroes that man is Nigeria the protective father of Africa I am Nigeria and Nigeria is I Blood and water intertwined My roots beneath African soil There I was begotten, there I shall die.