Hail! The High Initiate Alawode and the Order of Initiates 1. Some adherents made pledges of Goats Whilst others made pledges of Sheeps, fattened Sheeps Oluronbi pledged her daughter Fair as oil Oluronbi o join Iroko join Whilst men strove to make their fortunes The evil ones strove to make mischief You know their hearts, the hater's hearts Lord of the day, our trust is in you 2. I wish to hail Alawode, dearest Baliatu's husband Director of Modakeke Enterprises; You who are the Director of Lagos Social Hotel Dearest Alawode who resides at Modakeke Baliatu's husband and Ally to General Agbamu General Agbamu, Lord at Kwara, I hail thee Refrain 2ce: As I have earlier declared We were sent by God ¿¿¿ ??? ¿¿¿ ??? ¿¿¿ The fate of all we strive for Remains in the hands of him who sent us Chorus 2ce: Do not betray the Order Respond: Awo (Hailing, used here in reference to the Order as a collective; It could also refer to the initiate as an individual or as a form of salutation akin to hail) Alawode belongs to the Order...hail! He is a High initiate.....hail! Appreciation to Baliatu Abeni's husband Lisabi, home to dearest Abeni Hello initiate! Respond 4ce: Hello initiate (Used here as hailing the person not the collective) The Order of the Initiates: The least of the initiates is equal to the foremost; Do not entrap an initiate; As only a Beetle settles a dispute between Beetles so only an initiate settles disputes between initiates; Only an initiate may reprimand an initiate; I won't betray the Order, only extol it's virtues These are the orders.... Time for the Dear home to the forests and the Boa to the swamps The Director of the Lagos Social Hotel is a Lord He resides at Modakeke He's Ally to General Agbamu, Lord at Kwara To Alawode: Take care of Ajani Olowoigbo (Ajani the Forest Merchant) Also care for Orlando and his band members Remember, the shame of a famished Elephant is on the forest This is the Order, Hail!....till fade
Good song before morning activities. Thanks Baba LOWOMADE
💯💯❤️
Baba you are gone, but you live for ever, I was opportune to come for your burial but no parking space, Ado Ekiti loves you
Rest in peace the king of music
Baba olowo RIP SIR🙇🙏💐
❤❤❤❤❤
Sunre O Baba Olowo Maje!
Hail! The High Initiate Alawode and the Order of Initiates
1.
Some adherents made pledges of Goats
Whilst others made pledges of Sheeps, fattened Sheeps
Oluronbi pledged her daughter
Fair as oil
Oluronbi o join Iroko join
Whilst men strove to make their fortunes
The evil ones strove to make mischief
You know their hearts, the hater's hearts
Lord of the day, our trust is in you
2.
I wish to hail Alawode, dearest Baliatu's husband
Director of Modakeke Enterprises;
You who are the Director of Lagos Social Hotel
Dearest Alawode who resides at Modakeke
Baliatu's husband and Ally to General Agbamu
General Agbamu, Lord at Kwara, I hail thee
Refrain 2ce: As I have earlier declared
We were sent by God
¿¿¿ ??? ¿¿¿ ??? ¿¿¿
The fate of all we strive for
Remains in the hands of him who sent us
Chorus 2ce: Do not betray the Order
Respond: Awo (Hailing, used here in reference to the Order as a collective; It could also refer to the initiate as an individual or as a form of salutation akin to hail)
Alawode belongs to the Order...hail!
He is a High initiate.....hail!
Appreciation to Baliatu Abeni's husband
Lisabi, home to dearest Abeni
Hello initiate!
Respond 4ce: Hello initiate (Used here as hailing the person not the collective)
The Order of the Initiates:
The least of the initiates is equal to the foremost;
Do not entrap an initiate;
As only a Beetle settles a dispute between Beetles so only an initiate settles disputes between initiates;
Only an initiate may reprimand an initiate;
I won't betray the Order, only extol it's virtues
These are the orders....
Time for the Dear home to the forests
and the Boa to the swamps
The Director of the Lagos Social Hotel is a Lord
He resides at Modakeke
He's Ally to General Agbamu, Lord at Kwara
To Alawode: Take care of Ajani Olowoigbo (Ajani the Forest Merchant)
Also care for Orlando and his band members
Remember, the shame of a famished Elephant is on the forest
This is the Order, Hail!....till fade