Light the Kwanzaa Candles

(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.