I pledge to Nigeria my country To be faithful, loyal and honest To serve Nigeria with all my strength To defend her unity and uphold her honor and glory So help me God [Banky W:] We remember independence When out freedom we received (yeah) And the call to fight for unity And the vision we believed 50 years have gone by quickly (ooooooh) Years of laughter joy and pain But our future is united And the faith and hope remain So we sing (together) Still rising (together) Still fighting (together) Still moving (together) (Oh oh oh) we rise when we fall We're still standing tall We will make it through the night, you and I Oh Lord now (together) Still rising (together) We are still fighting (together) Still moving (together) (Eh eh) we rise when we fall We're still standing tall (oh oh yeah yeah) We will make it through the night, you and I Hausa, Yoruba (still together) Ibo, Calabar (still together) Muslims, Christians (still together) Brother, Sister (still together) Ijaw, South South (still together) Edo, Delta (still together) Middle belt, Fulani (still together) All of Naija (still together now) [M.I:] 1st of October, 1960, Nigeria was set free, and now we are 50 We are still united, coulda been divided But wherever disunity is, we will fight it Together we're standing, and still we are rising No turning back, there is no compromising Only moving forward, we hope in unity For every tribe, every language and community I pledge allegiance, Nigeria my country Faithful, loyalty, I will always want thee I promise to serve you, defend your integrity Till them better days come, peace and prosperity Defend your honor, uphold your glory This is our land, our future, our story Whatever the days bring, no matter the weather Nigeria's going to make it as long as we're together, we're together So we sing (together) Still rising (together) Still fighting (together) Still moving (together) (Oh oh oh) we rise when we fall We're still standing tall We will make it through the night, you and I Oh Lord now (together) Still rising (together) We are still fighting (together) Still moving (together) (Eh eh) we rise when we fall We're still standing tall (oh oh yeah yeah) We will make it through the night, you and I