The National Pledge of Barbados is as follows
- I pledge allegiance to my country Barbados and to my flag,
- To uphold and defend their honour,
- And by my living to do credit
- To my nation wherever I go.
According to the Barbados government website, the Pledge was created by Lester Vaughan, born in 1910. Vaughan died on 16 September 2003, at the age of 92.