THOU ART JUST A MAN

THOU ART JUST A MAN

When success smiles at you

And the world appears like a mere playing ground

Do not be carried away

When the spotlight beams on you

And pride and pomposity begin to ravage your soul

Just pinch yourself to reality and remind yourself, that

Thou art just a man

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When your sweat and toils finally pay off

And your expectations finally become flesh

Forget not your roots

And those who held the ladder for you to climb atop

For no man was made an island

When silver spoons stick in your mouth

And gold becomes your bedmate

Always bear in mind it is just for this earth and for a moment

I have been young and now old

Yet I have never seen a casket with a wardrobe

No man born of a woman shall take anything away into eternity

When fortune gives u hug

Forget not the orphans and the destitute

The hunger-stricken family next door

Nor the Lazarus on the streets in your neighbourhood

A man’s wealth is measured not by what he has

But by the quality of life he brings out of others

Irrespective of the height at which success throws you

Always stick your feet on the ground

When pride begins to creep in when the applause is high

Do not forget to prompt your mortal self, that

Thou art just a man!

A-C-C-R-A(IN PIDGIN ENGLISH)

A-C-C-R-A

Here be Accra

U go fit call here Ga or Nkrai

This be the capital of Ghana

Wey esan su be the gateway to Africa

This place dey bii basaaa

But ebi wild strategies

Den Mourinho tactics wey we dey take survive for here

Whether you be bibini or obroni

Ofrijato or hafco

You from Navrongo, Saskatchewan, Yonkee or Albuquerque

You get woman or you dey gnash

Accra go bii you, no matter what

Wanna chow for here be simple but we get varieties

For morning t’ inside

Koko against some koose or some bouncing toogbee dey rule

For shwane t’dier, more things dey

Fufu against some soup

Different kinds den varieties

Aponkye nkrakra, palm nut soup, nkatinkwai and things

Banku den tilapia too dey

Waakye den fish against some hot shitor

Beans den gari versus some smiling tatale

Ga kenkey against some kpakpo shitor den kpanla

Gari den tsintsinga and things be present

We finish aa, we dey wash the chow down wanna throat

Plus some chilled sobolo, burkina or asana den milk

For gbeke inside dier

Domedo against some chilled drink

Some cowbell milk den tsibom

Or some annointed indomie den eggs dey represent live

The deebees for here dier, tea den horlicks dem dey take

You wan live quiet den deebee life aa

You for go dey areas like Roman Ridge

East Legon, Airport, Trasaco Valley den things

Wey you wan chill deebee level aa

Go Silver Bird Cinema, Movenpick Hotel den Bonjour go chop pizza

But u wan enjoy Accra dier aa

You for dey areas where life dey jom basaa

Chorkor, Jamestown, Mantse Agboenaa

Osu, Nima, Maamobi

Mamprobi, Abossey Okai, Dansoman

Madina, Newtown, Pig Farm

Alajo, Caprice, Ashaiman

Adabraka, Kantamanto, Abeka Lapaz

North Kaneshie, Bubuashie, okaishie

Teshie, Awoshie, Kaneshie den Lartebiokorshie

Wey for der you wan chill aa, no yawa

Tawala Beach dey, Borla Beach dey

Oxford Street, Epo, Akuma Village

Vienna City, Auntie Muni Waakye Joint

Lavender Beach, Enso Nyame Ye spot,Onaapo Spot

Obra Spot den Korle Beach all dey

Friday nights be highlife den live band nights

Sundays be church service give some people

Wey for some, ebi omotuo special Sunday give them

Omotuo against some sweating beer paaa

I wan tok you more things but ma boys dey chok me for the roadside

But wherever you dey for the world inside

Whether you get money or not

You fine or you no fine

What I wan make you know be sey

Forget London, forget Yonkee, forget Dubai

Accra dey bii basaa

If you dey doubt me aa, come den come see….