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Agbado
Sweet Agbado
Loveliest fruit of the rainy season
Strictly loved by young and old
The joys of southerners
The happiness of northerners.
Come a field of Corn
How often do I love to see you come
The green, oblong leaves
Arranged oppositely
Are all inviting features.
Some love it boiled
Others prefer it toasted
Only one for penny
Young and old surge round the sellers
Let’s eat the joys and happiness in Agbado.
WOLE OYEBAMIJI
EDITOR’S NOTE
Originally published in Nigeria Magazine on 01 Mar 1970, p. 67. This diplomatic transcription preserves the wording and lineation visible in the archived page.