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BELOVED
Composed and performed by David Rudder (1998
You may say I’m swimming against the tide,
You may say it’s just my sense of pride,
But I still say no one can match our natural energy.
You may say we running on empty,
But I still believe we in the land of plenty,
I can see it in the sensuous way our woman walk.
And the devils might come and the devils might go
Devils on the run. Look! The devil so and so.
Watch my people, people on the move,
One lovely nation, one lovely groove.
Living in the music, living with a fire
Call it beloved, beloved of the Lord. Yeah!
This fine day, see my people break away
See my people move and sway, Alleluia!
Look, I went to the market, I saw Miss Ida
She say, "Look David, take this, give yuh mother."
I went down the road, I saw Miss Pearl
She say, "Boy, come and eat something today."
Saw a brother on the street, a sister he did meet
He say, "Oh god doudou. How yuh lookin sexy so!"
Devils might come, devils might go
Devils on the run, devil so and so
I still see good people, people on the move
One lovely nation, lovely groove.
Living with the music, living with the fire
Call it beloved, the rhythm never lie. No!
So this fine night everything go be alright
See your troubles out of sight, Alleluia!
Look, Miss Chrissie house just burn down
Mr Singh and he sons just come around
Next thing you know, the whole village come
A new house build up on the land.
They never ask for no pay, just a plate of she pelau today
'Cause everybody know Miss Chrissie have the sweetest hand.
Devils might come, devils might go
The devil on the run. Look! The devil so and so
I still see my people, a nation on the move
One lovely nation, one lovely groove
Living in the music, Living with a fire
Call it beloved, the music never lie. No
This fine day, see my people break away
See my sisters move and sway, my beloved!
You may say that I’m swimming against the tide
You may say that it’s just my sense of pride
But I still feel that no one, no one can match our natural energy
Even though we seem to be running on empty
I still believe we in the land of plenty
I can see it in the sweet lilting way that we talk.
Hear me now.
Devils might come, devils might go
Devils on the run. The devil so and so
I still see my people, people on the move
One lovely nation, one lovely groove.
Living in the music, living with a fire
Call it beloved, the rhythm never lie. Oh!
The rhythm say, this fine night everything go be alright
See your troubles out of sight, Alleluia!
Jubilation time! Celebration time. Yeah!
Jubilation time! Celebration time!
Tomorrow is a new day!
Tomorrow is a new way!
Jubilation time! Jubilation time!
Let me tell you now!
Devils might come, devils might go
I see the devil on the run
Tell him, the devil so and so
I see my good people, people on the move
One lovely nation, one lovely groove.
Living in the music, living with a fire
Call it beloved, the music don’t lie. No
This fine night everything go be alright
See our troubles out of sight, Alleluia!!
Source: The lyrics posted on this blog are often transcribed directly from performances. Although it is my intention to faithfully transcribe I do not get all the words and I have a knack for hearing the wrong thing. Please feel free to correct me or to fill in the words that I miss by dropping me a message via e-mail. I'd be forever grateful. Thanks in advance!
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"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.
Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.
Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare
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