The Onitsha man by Abayomi Habib



The Onitsha man by Abayomi Habib,Nobel laurae

I am the Onitsha man with a new wedlock of Palm wine drunkards,

How many years will I dance to the night of being a father of the night,

After many years of selling palm Wine to the white customers in my village ,

As I wait to dance with my lovely women again,

I am Pa ajulukwu who made my women as a source of wealth after many years of being a dancing figure of the house,

How will I sell my palm Wine was the letter of my heart to the white man,

Each time I see my women, my palm Wine will taste like a new  Onitsha ma

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Submitted by yomihabib on June 27, 2023

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