Hi friends/ Hola amigos,

It is with great pleasure I join my brothers @ksam, @obaro, @magicfingerz, and @starstrings01 for AFRT-TUNES WEEK 3. I so much love the concept of promoting African music to the world and for this week, I will be doing something quite different from the usual.

Today is Mother's Day and this day reminds me personally of a mother's sincere and deep love. Mothers are a rare gem and hold a special place in our hearts.

For this week, I will be singing SOLDIER BY CHIKE. This song clearly voices how every mother feels about sending her children to fight wars. She expresses herself by saying SHE CAN'T LOOSE HER WHOLE DAMN WORLD which emphasizes how losing her children to wars, mishaps, and other happenings in the world affects her deeply. She describes her Child as her whole world whereas others see this child as just one soldier.

This song reminds me that beyond doubt, Violence is never the answer to solving problems as it causes more harm than good, especially with the many losses of lives.

**Join me in spreading this message out till it gets to everyone that our mothers are bitter when we go to war and kill their children.
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LYRICS

Soldier, oh soldier
Soldier, oh soldier
Na mama pikin you be o
Oh soldier

Soldier come o
Please don't go to war
Mama dey for house
She's been crying for so long
She say why do you play with bullets?

Don't go to war
She say why do you play with your life?
Don't go to war
Don't go fight another man's battles
Don't go to war
Don't go fight your country's battles
Don't go to war

She say I born you
I carry you for nine months o
And I love you boo
And when I'm old, I want you to be here to take care of me

Soldier please o
Please don't go to war
And if they lose you o
They only lost one soldier
But if I lose you
I lost my whole damn world

When you're deep at war
If them say make you go the front line
Say no, no, no
Na there the heat hot pass o
Disobey the order (No-no)
Anybody wey wan fight make e go (No go)
If they lose you
They only lost one soldier
But if mama lose you
She's lost her whole damn world

I know it's a matter of duty
I know it's a matter of honor
She never really liked this job o
She say why play with your life?
Mama go cry, Mama fit die
Mama go cry
You no go wipe her eyes
Mama go cry, Mama fit die
Mama go cry
No one to wipe her eyes
If she lose you
She's lost her whole damn world

Soldier please o
Please don't go to war
If she lose you
She's lost her whole damn world

lyrics source

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COLLECTIVELY, WITH ONE VOICE WE ARE SAYING NO TO WAR WITH OUR MUSIC!!

MOTHERS ARE TIRED OF LOSING THEIR CHILDREN FOR ANOTHER MAN'S BATTLE!!

THE WORLD DESERVES PEACE!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

AFRI-TUNES TO THE WORLD!!