It’s a man’s world
To live in it, be a man
Be a man, don’t cry
Men don’t cry
Be a man
First child must be man
To carry family name
Lead in war
Win bread
Be a man
First child must be man
Tears represent weakness
Strong people don’t cry
Men don’t cry
So be a man
But Zanetor came
Za-ne-tor!
Darkness be still
Za-ne-tor
Za-mina-mina
Zanetor
Za-mina-mina
Za nu dudu netor!
Be a man
But it takes a woman
Zanetor!
It took Asantewaa
To call the British-bullying-bluff
And Amina of Zaria to break a male dominance cycle
Be a man
But it takes a woman
It takes a woman to be a man
So let’s reverse the order
Zanetor. Asantewa. Amina.
And Za-Kimathi,
The first from the last
Because it takes a woman
To be a man
For mother
To pay tribute to father
If Amina must be a man
It must take a woman
So, Zanetor stepped up
And, Amina manned up
Za-mina-mina
Za-mina-mina