(INTRO)
(Sound of a crowd cheering, then a single talking drum roll)
Lead Vocalist: World Peace! Salone Peace! Njala Peace!
Backing Vocals: Eh! Hey! Eh! Hey!
SLBC Sierra Leone Broadcast Cooperation then say happy peace day to you!
Kissy 104 says happy happing international peace day to mama Salon.
Lead Vocalist: International Peace Day! Make we dance! Make we celebrate!
Backing Vocals: Celebrate am oh! Dance for peace!
(VERSE 1)
Mama Salone, na peace we want oh mama! (Mama Salone!)
Mama Salone, peace na development oh! For dis world mama! (Development!)
Mama Salone, you pikin dem want peace, mama Salone! (We want peace!)
Njala University Peace Foundation! We dey work for di interest of peace!
Peace for you! Peace for me! Peace for we all!
(PRE-CHORUS)
(Music builds, horns blast a short, catchy riff)
International Peace! Make we celebrate tan with peace and love! (Love!)
Peace and Development Studies students! We dey call for peace for di world!
(CHORUS - EXPLOSIVE & DANCEABLE)
Lead Vocalist: Peace Mission! Oh! We dey on peace mission!
Backing Vocals: MISSION FOR PEACE!
Lead Vocalist: International Peace Day! Make we dance! Make we celebrate!
Backing Vocals: JUMP! SHOUT! AND DANCE THE CELEBRATE!
Lead Vocalist: Mama, mama Salone, we dey celebrate oh! We dey celebrate International Peace Day!
All: WE DEY CELEBRATE!
(VERSE 2 - Spoken Word over a heavy, groovy bassline)
Lead Vocalist: Listen to di message from we leaders dem!
Doctor Tommy Hancy, we Head of Department, sey:
"Ukrainians, NATO, Russian and NATO, please stop di fight! Peace na life, ah! Make we celebrate International Peace Day!"
Mr. Gbla sey: "Peace na development!" (Development!)
Mr. Conteh sey: "Peace na freedom for Mama Salone!" (Freedom!)
Director Jonathan Sahr Kpakima sey: "Ph yes! Peace na unity! Unity na development for di world for Salone!" (Unity!)
Tamba J. Lebbie sey: "Happiness na peace! Peace na joy, ahhhh!" (Joy!)
PRO Francis Smart: "I sey Israel, stop di killing! E no be solution! Because peace na di best security!" (Best security!)
(CHORUS - Even bigger, more powerful)
Lead Vocalist: Peace Mission! Oh! We dey on peace mission!
Backing Vocals: MISSION FOR PEACE!
Lead Vocalist: International Peace Day! Make we dance! Make we celebrate!
Backing Vocals: JUMP! SHOUT! AND DANCE THE CELEBRATE!
Lead Vocalist: Njala University Peace Foundation sef, peace dey for here!
All: WE DEY CELEBRATE!
(BRIDGE - Music breaks down to drums, bass, and shakers)
Lead Vocalist: SLBC dey celebrate International Peace Day! E contribute to development for Mama Salone!
My bes' T Manja Nicol! Bes' T Manja Nicol sey: "Only peace na di way and di answer!"
So dance for International Peace Day! Dance I sey! Dance! Dance revolutionaries!
Public Relations Official! I sing for peace! I dance for peace!
I no know dance, I no know sing, but I go sing for peace! (You must sing!)
Peace make we dance for ran! Sing for peace! Dance for peace!
Make we celebrate International Peace Day ohhh!
(INSTRUMENTAL BREAK - Hot, jazzy trumpet and saxophone solo. The dance intensifies. Drums