Thy river gently flows, Palms feath'ry fronds do wave Small thou art, small may be. Bless'd thou art! For from thee Days gone by greater lands Bless'd were they through thy toil.
Gambia Good-will land O Koras sweetly ring: Gambia: Gambia: God bless our Fatherland.
This song was nearly going to be Gambia's national anthem. It was in the entries in the competition. I will not give you the name of the writer until tomorrow. He was a well known gambian figure and still his name is used on official memos and especially in education sector. He was a religious figure also.