The Volta

The Volta

From Bobo-Dioulasso the Volta, yeah

The Volta

Black, white and red

Yo it's the Volta, yeah

River of return

River of the bend

Nakanbe headstream yo the water never end

Afram and the Oti yeah Gulf of Guinea end

To Accra it descend

Lowest point in Ghana Keta Lagoon basin

River enters the sea

At Azizanu and Azizanya

Estuary to Aflao bordering the Togo land

Amelenwa merciless and unforgiving dread

940 miles is the total of the route

It even reach Mali you can see it from the south

Mouhoun, Nakambe and Nazinon protect the crowd

South west trade wind from the tributary mouth

From Akosombo dam

Then came lake Volta

Largest lake in the world made by man

Inna river Maamae water yeah the spirit land

Not a manatee

It's the mystery of sankofa

From River Afram to the bush country

To Yeji

We fled from attack, we fished and farmed

On your rich water