(Soft, mournful talking drum beat)
Ooh, yeah, we miss you, Baba
Ezinna Bernard, rest in peace
(Low hum)
It's quiet in the compound now, the sun don't shine the same
Every corner of Umuibeleche, we still calling out your name
Grandpa, you were the rock, the pillar of our soul
Without your steady hand, we feeling far from whole
From the Okoroafors to the Ejiogu line
We feeling all the hurt, losing a light so fine
Rest well, Ezinna Bernard Okoroafor
We love you now and always, forevermore
Your legacy is written in the stories that we tell
In the hearts of your children, we bid you a soft farewell
Ejiogu blood is weeping, the village feels the pain
But we know you’re watching over, out of reach of rain
Your grandchildren stand tall, trying to make you proud
Even when the sorrow hits, and we feeling unallowed
To smile without you here, to hear your gentle voice
To sit beside you once more, that would be our choice
But heaven needed you, a champion of the land
We hold your memory tight, with a shaking hand
Rest well, Ezinna Bernard Okoroafor
We love you now and always, forevermore
Your legacy is written in the stories that we tell
In the hearts of your children, we bid you a soft farewell
Ejiogu blood is weeping, the village feels the pain
But we know you’re watching over, out of reach of rain
Oh, the Okoroafors will never forget the path you laid
Through every season, through every shade
Umuibeleche village, we bow our heads tonight
Praying for your spirit in the everlasting light
Rest well, Bernard
Ezinna, rest in peace
Ejiogu, Okoroafor, forever in our hearts
(Music fades into silence)