[female
vocals] (
Heavy
rhythmic
drums
kick
in
with
brass
stabs) [
INTRO —
DRUMS /
HORNS]
[INTRO — DRUMS / HORNS] Yilo
Krobo!
Upper
Manya!
Lower
Manya!
Lead:
Asesawa
says
Oklibɔné
Crowd:
Comrade
Abass
says
Kpanyamɔ
Lead:
Krobo
Odumase
says
Oklibɔné
Crowd:
Comrade
Abass
says
Kpanyamɔ
Lead:
Somanya
says
Oklibɔné
Crowd:
Comrade
Abass
says
Kpanyamɔ
Mohéééé!
Mohéééé!!
Mohéééé!!!
NDC
kɛ
inga
mo!
NDC
kɛ
a
ha
mo!!
NDC
kɛ
atanyɛ
ama!!
Klo
fɔfuebimɛ!
Mohéééé...
Mohéééé...
Mohé!
Asesewa
NDC!
Mohéééé!
Mohéééé!
Mohé!
Krobo
Odumase!
Mohéééé!
Mohéééé!
Mohé!
Three
constituencies!
One
Krobo
people!
One
proud
history!
Today
we
salute
Krobo!
[VERSE 1 — KROBO SERVING GHANA] Krobo
has
given
great
sons
and
daughters
to
Ghana!
From
Aframase
came
Madjitey,
The
first
Ghanaian
To
command
the
Ghana
Police
Service!
And
today
another
Krobo
son,
Christian
Tetteh
Yohuno,
Leads
the
Ghana
Police
Service!
LEAD:
From
Madjitey!
CROWD:
To
Yohuno!
ALL:
KROBO
KEEPS
SERVING
GHANA!
Seth
Terkpɛ!
Rose
to
Finance
Minister!
Isaac
Kirk
Koffi!
Rose
to
lead
the
V.
R.
A!
From
security
to
energy,
From
finance
to
government—
Krobo
keeps
serving
Ghana!
[CHORUS] Oh
Krobo!
We
salute
you!
Yilo
Krobo!
We
salute
you!
Upper
Manya!
We
salute
you!
Lower
Manya!
We
salute
you!
Three
constituencies,
One
Krobo
people!
You
have
served
Ghana!
You
have
served
the
NDC!
Your
contribution
Will
never
be
forgotten!
[VERSE 2 — POLITICAL LEADERSHIP] Major
Ted
Tetteh!
From
Parliament
To
Eastern
Regional
Minister
Under
President
Rawlings!
And
today—
Rita
Akosua
Adjei
Awatey!
A
proud
daughter
of
Yilo
Krobo,
Now
leading
the
Eastern
Region!
LEAD:
From
Major
Ted!
CROWD:
To
Rita
Awatey!
Joseph
Tetteh
Angmor!
From
DCE
To
Deputy
Eastern
Regional
Minister!
Ebenezer
Okletey
Tɛlabi!
MP
for
Lower
Manya,
And
Deputy
Minister
for
the
Interior!
[VERSE 3 — PARLIAMENT] And
in
Parliament,
Generation
after
generation,
Krobo
has
served!
Godwin
John
Quarshie!
Major
Ted
Tetteh!
Emmanuel
Ansah
Nartey!
Daniel
Tekpɛtey!
Michael
Tɛe
Nyaunu!
Stephen
Amoanɔ
Kwao!
Raymond
Tɛwiah!
Magnus
Kofi
Amoatey!
Jeff
Tetteh
Kavianu!
And
today—
Albert
Tetteh
Nyakotey!
Bismark
Tetteh
Nyarko!
Ebenezer
Okletey
Tɛlabi!
Different
generations!
One
tradition!
SERVICE
TO
KROBO!
SERVICE
TO
NDC!
SERVICE
TO
GHANA!
[VERSE 4 — NDC LOCAL GOVERNMENT] And
at
the
grassroots,
Krobo
produced
leaders!
Nene
Dormoyo!
Captain
Henry
Hammond!
Andrews
Sodah!
Isaac
Agbo-Tetteh!
Jacob
Akolakyɛ!
Joseph
Tetteh
Angmɔ!
And
today
the
tradition
continues!
Yilo
Krobo—
FRANCIS
ADDO
AKUMATEY!
Lower
Manya—
JOHN
ATTEH
MATEY!
Upper
Manya—
EMMANUEL
KWESI
LAWɛ!
LEAD:
Yesterday!
CROWD:
KROBO
SERVED!
LEAD:
Today!
CROWD:
KROBO
IS
SERVING!
CROWD:
KROBO
IS
SERVING!
[BRIDGE — MUSIC SOFTENS] Comrade
Abass
says:
Mo-kyu-me,
Yilo
Krobo.
Mo-kyu-me,
Upper
Manya.
Mo-kyu-me,
Lower
Manya.
When
the
Fourth
Republic
began,
Krobo
was
there!
When
the
Umbrella
needed
strength,
Krobo
was
there!
Through
victory
and
difficult
times,
Krobo
stood
with
the
NDC.
Your
contribution
Must
never
be
forgotten!
[BUILD-UP] Those
who
sacrifice
for
the
party
Must
be
recognised!
Our
youth
must
have
opportunities!
Our
women
must
have
opportunities!
Our
activists
must
have
space
to
grow!
No
constituency
forgotten!
No
hardworking
activist
Left
behind!
A
stronger
grassroots!
A
stronger
Secretariat!
A
stronger
NDC!
[JAMA — HEAVY DRUMS / HORNS] LEAD:
Yilo
Krobo!
CROWD:
ABASS
IS
ONE
OF
US!
LEAD:
Upper
Manya!
CROWD:
ABASS
IS
FOR
US!
LEAD:
Lower
Manya!
CROWD:
ABASS
IS
WORKING
FOR
US!
LEAD:
Krobo
youth!
CROWD:
ABASS
IS
ONE
OF
US!
LEAD:
Krobo
women!
CROWD:
ABASS
IS
WORKING
FOR
US!
[FINAL CHORUS — FULL BAND] Yilo
Krobo!
Upper
Manya!
Lower
Manya!
Three
constituencies!
One
Krobo
people!
One
proud
history!
From
Madjitey
to
Yohuno—
KROBO
KEEPS
SERVING
GHANA!
From
Major
Ted
to
Rita
Awatey—
KROBO
KEEPS
LEADING
EASTERN
REGION!
From
our
MMDCEs
To
our
Members
of
Parliament—
KROBO
KEEPS
SERVING
THE
NDC!
You
stood
with
the
Umbrella!
You
helped
build
the
NDC!
And
NDC
will
never
forget
Krobo!
COMRADE
ABASS
SBAABE!
FOR
EASTERN
REGIONAL
SECRETARY!
LEAD:
ONE
OF
US!
CROWD:
ABASS
IS
WORKING
FOR
US!
LEAD:
Krobo
youth!
CROWD:
ABASS
IS
ONE
OF
US!
CROWD:
ABASS
IS
WORKING
FOR
US!
LEAD:
Who
be
one
of
us?
Upper
Manya!
Lower
Manya!
Three
constituencies!
One
Krobo
people!
One
proud
history!
From
Madjitey
to
Yohuno—
KROBO
KEEPS
SERVING
GHANA!
LEAD:
Who
be
one
of
us?
CROWD:
COMRADE
ABASS!
[FINAL CHORUS — FULL BAND] Yilo
Krobo!
Upper
Manya!
Lower
Manya!
Three
constituencies!
One
Krobo
people!
One
proud
history!
Comrade
Abass,
Krobo
NDC
says: