Legend Of TheLegend Of TheNinki-NankaNinki-Nanka

The Gambia DragonThe Gambia Dragon

Greetings from The Gambia. We want to tell you about Ninki-Nanka

The Ninki-Nanka is a mythical creatureThe Ninki-Nanka is a mythical creature

That’s said to be found in the country of GambiaThat’s said to be found in the country of Gambia

Some say it’s a dragon with a long scaly tailSome say it’s a dragon with a long scaly tail

Some say it’s reptile as big as a whaleSome say it’s reptile as big as a whale

The Gambian fishermen look out in their boatsThe Gambian fishermen look out in their boats

For it’s horns can be seen when it rises and floatsFor it’s horns can be seen when it rises and floats

The name Ninki-Nanka is it’s Gambia name

It means Dragon Devil

For it’s wild not tame!

They say that this creature is a 100 years oldThey say that this creature is a 100 years old

To generations of children the story’s been toldTo generations of children the story’s been told

The people who’ve seen it say it has big green eyesThe people who’ve seen it say it has big green eyes

But It stays under water to keep it disguised But It stays under water to keep it disguised

It hides in the swamps and swims in the riversIt hides in the swamps and swims in the rivers

Then if on land on its belly it slithersThen if on land on its belly it slithers

Some say that’s it’s real and some say it’s a mythSome say that’s it’s real and some say it’s a myth

Some say that it growlsSome say that it growls

Some say it might hiss!Some say it might hiss!

In 2006 some scientists from BritainIn 2006 some scientists from Britain

Went over to GambiaWent over to Gambia

On a search expedition!On a search expedition!

Their aim was to see if it’s true or a mythTheir aim was to see if it’s true or a myth

To find real proof that this dragon existsTo find real proof that this dragon exists

They searched in the rivers and searched on the landThey searched in the rivers and searched on the land

They looked through the bushes and dug up the sandThey looked through the bushes and dug up the sand

They searched on and on but no clues could be foundThey searched on and on but no clues could be found

Though the scientists think it may hide undergroundThough the scientists think it may hide underground

So is there a dragon in this African country?So is there a dragon in this African country?

Some say that there’s not Some say that there’s not

Some think that there could be!Some think that there could be!