While I was thinking of a throwback post this day, it occurred to me I have been singing about the marching songs from primary school. That was an indicator of something to write on. I don’t know about you but back then as a pupil in a prestigious school, I always looked forward to marching to my class ‘vibing’ to the march songs. This was after the seemingly long assembly routine that included choruses, singing hymns, praying, greeting the proprietress and teachers and notices.
The marching songs were fun especially with the school drummers on the beat. Whenever there were drums or keyboard playing in the background, the marching song lacked taste. It was eating food without salt. As the drums played, happily we marched to our classes, some of us in well-ironed and starched uniforms with marching white socks and brown sandals, singing at the top of our voices. Others who were defaulters were made to stay behind and clean the school.
If you attended a Nigerian primary school, you should know the following Marching songs:
1. Eight O’Clock is the time for school
2. The day is bright, it’s bright and fair
3. Missisipi
4. H.I.P for the Hip, for the Hippopp
5. Some rivers in Africa are Nile, Niger, Benue, Congo
6. Wherever you go
7. Parents listen to your children
8. If you do good, Kingdom
9. Brown girl in the ring
10. We are H.A.P.P.Y