SAY IT LOUD — I LOVE ADIRE
The cheapest and most durable
Fascinating and Conspicuous
Typically designed for us locally
Say it Loud — I love Adire.
Locally made in the tropics
For the use of tropical people
Whose vast majority lives in the tropics
Say it loud — I’m black with Adire
Different styles could be cut
Like it Kampala prefer it ija-Ore
Love it Jalekun or in Bonfo
Say it Loud — Adire is beautiful
Adire fadeth never
Continue to wear the beauty of Adire
And the joys of home-made cloths
Why not say it Loud—We all love Adire
Wole Oyebamiji
EDITOR’S NOTE
Source: Archiving (Nigeria Magazine, Sunday, March 1, 1970).