(Count off on fingers as rhyme indicates)
Seven little candles in a row,
Waiting to join the holiday glow.
First night we light a candle for Umoja,
It's candle number one.
Kwanzaa has now begun.
The second night we light a candle for kujichagulia,
It's candle number two
Kwanzaa's here and there's lots to do.
The third night we light a candle for Ujima
It's candle number three
Kwanzaa's here and there's lots to see.
The fourth night we light a candle for Ujamaa,
It's candle number four.
Burning brightly as part of Kwanzaa lore.
The fifth night we light a candle for Nia,
It's candle number five,
Kwanzaa has really come alive.
The sixth night we light a candle for Kuumba,
It's candle number six
Kwanzaa's here and there's food to fix.
The seventh night we light a candle for Imani,
It's candle number seven,
Now the glow of all the Kwanzaa candles reaches up to Heaven.
