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                Mukhtar Ibrahim                                                 JULIANNA                                                Oluwatemisire Omidiora                                      Aishatu Amira Ibrahim
                       YEAR 1 A                                                    YEAR 2A                                                       YEAR 3S
                                                                                                                                                                                                            RECEPTION S

     Hey black child                                              My school is my pride,                                            Look past the walls,                                      My hands are for clapping
     DO you know who you are                                      I am grateful to thee,                                            Open the drapes,

     Who you really are                                           I am proud to be here,                                            Dare to peer out,                                         My arms can hug tight
     DO you know you can be                                       And will always adhere.                                           And plan your escapes,                                    My fingers can snap
     What you want to be

     If you try to be                                             Impacting knowledge into me,                                      From the box that you’re standing,                        Or can turn out the light
     What you can be                                              Like a flower to a bee,                                           So still and so meek,

                                                                  You bring out the star in me,                                     Dare to reach out,                                        My legs are for jumping
     Hey black child                                              As I work hard to be me.                                          And have a sneak peek
     Do you know where you are going                                                                                                                                                          My eyes help me see
     Where you are really going                                   My teachers are like gods,                                        Of what just might be,                                    This is my body

     Do you know you can learn                                    Working tirelessly without a rod,                                 Of what you still dream,
     What you want to learn                                                                                                         That excites and delights you,                            And I love all of me!

     If you try to learn                                          It comes with a price,                                            That gives you your steam
     What you can learn                                           Knowing that I will rise.
                                                                                                                                    They may have gone quiet,

     Hey black child                                              You are not just a structure,                                     Those big plans and dreams,

     Be what you can be                                           But you are shaping my future,                                    As they aren’t in this box,
     Learn what you must learn                                    With the interest of my heart,                                    So, they’re scary, it seems
     DO what you can do                                           Bringing out the me in art.
     And tomorrow your nation                                                                                                       Your beliefs, fears and doubts,
     Will be what you want it to be                                                                                                 All act as a wall,
                                                                  My school, my pride                                               But this little box,

     HEY BLACK CHILD                                              Without a doubt, my stride.

                                                                                                                                    The Box You’ve Outgrown
                                                                  MY SCHOOL MY PRIDE                                                by The Goal Chaser

                                                                  (JULIANA ELIAS)





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