A Sacred brass they say

Owned by legendary Datu Duli

Sandawa’s rolling hills he reigns

Justice and fairness he dispenses

 

Daba-Daba a sacred brass

Symbol of fairness and peace

With O from the tribe of Bagobo

Sacred Justice from Sandawa, now Mt. Apo

 

In time Daba-Daba was not forgotten

To all Dabaweños hearts, it remain

Spoken by everyone, shortened with justice

From Daba-Daba to Daba-o to Davao…

it never ceases

 

Unlike Datu Duli we are not legendary

But in our hearts we hold sacred justice so dearly

Glorious was the birth of Davao

More so its sons and daughters, to whom,

Justice is a sacred vow.