Oh, Father George, the echoes remain
Your name lives on in the morning rain
December nineteen eighty-five, the heavens called your name
Since that cold day, life has never been the same
George Akpan Inyang Udo, you walked this dusty ground
With heavy burdens, seeking peace that you had never found
We remember your struggle, we remember your pain
Walking through the sunshine, standing in the rain
Oh, Daddy, we hold your memory tight
In the quiet of the morning, in the middle of the night
From Ibiaku Ikot Udom, your legacy flows wide
Your son stands as a King, with nothing left to hide
Ette-idong Asuquo, we sing of your name
A soul that was humble, a life of great fame
March fifth, twenty twenty-five, we gather at your gate
To celebrate the journey, to bow before your fate
The compound is jubilating, the village knows the sound
Of the seeds that you planted, now growing from the ground
You came with many sorrows, you left with silent tears
But look at how we flourished throughout these forty years
Oh, Daddy, we hold your memory tight
In the quiet of the morning, in the middle of the night
From Ibiaku Ikot Udom, your legacy flows wide
Your son stands as a King, with nothing left to hide
Ette-idong Asuquo, we sing of your name
A soul that was humble, a life of great fame
You gained so little on this earth, but gave us all your heart
Now judgment is the reality, where the new life will start
No more struggle, no more toil, no more worldly strain
We wait for the promise until we meet again
Your son is a grand King, in the land where you were born
We rise above the shadows, we rise above the mourn
Udo mfo, my father, your spirit is the light
Guiding us forward, through the darkness of the night
Oh, Daddy, we hold your memory tight
In the quiet of the morning, in the middle of the night
From Ibiaku Ikot Udom, your legacy flows wide
Your son stands as a King, with nothing left to hide
Ette-idong Asuquo, we sing of your name
A soul that was humble, a life of great fame
Rest in peace, Ette me
Until we meet again, oh father
George Akpan Inyang Udo
Rest in peace.