Girl Child
Oh Girl Child!
How unlucky you are
All bad winds blow on you
Look, the eagles make you their prey
You are a slave to every man.
Oh Girl Child!
You are denied education
And forced into early marriage
Even if you are one month old!
Men can’t spare you for defilement.
Oh Girl Child!
It is you who becomes pregnant
Your ignorance has taken you to be
A house girl
Oh Girl Child!
What can you do to fight all these problems?
Girls, stay in school
And consider yourself expensive.
