How Yuh Feel? [Song]

HOW YUH FEEL?
Performed by Funny

Trinidadians and Tobagonians
This land belong to everyman
And since we got Independence
It means hard work for you and me
Independence means unity
It means you got to fight
It means we need co-operation
Fight with all yuh might
It means if yuh have to work
Work yuh fingers to the bone
It means that yuh on yuh own.

Chorus:
Twenty five years have gone, how yuh feel?
Yuh feel yuh put yuh shoulders to the wheel?
Yuh feel yuh perspire and achieve?
Yuh feel yuh clean up the mess?
Yuh feel yuh could stand up proud and say yuh feel that yuh did yuh best?
Yuh feel that we just keep moving on or backing back on we heel?
Twenty five years have gone, how yuh feel?

Independence means productivity
Yuh must produce to build the economy
It means we facing stormy weather
And the burning heat altogether
Independence doh mean fete with big-big celebration
It means that we are one people building a nation
It means if you are asleep, wake up from yuh sleep
It means what yuh sow you shall reap.

Chorus:
Twenty five years have gone, how yuh feel?
Yuh feel is joke we joking or for real?
Yuh feel we work hard and we produce?
Yuh feel that things going fine?
Yuh feel we reaping the benefits?
Or yuh feel we on the decline?
Yuh feel exporting was really good and we make the proper deal?
Twenty five years have gone, how yuh feel?

A multi-racial society
With every creed and race living in unity
The mecca of steelband and calypso
We could be proud of anywhere we go
We must set an example for the children to follow
For they are the future leaders, children of tomorrow
And if we don't maintain the ship, the ship is going to sink
For a chain is as strong as its weakest link.

Chorus:
Twenty five years have gone, how yuh feel?
Yuh feel we have things covered and well seal?
Yuh feel that them leaders pave the way?
Yuh feel that we produce champs?
Yuh feel that honesty was a must?
Or yuh feel was a set ah scamps?
Yuh feel that things looking shaky to fall?
Or we standing solid like steel?
Twenty five years have gone, how yuh feel?

A blessed Country that's rich with oil
And much more produce coming from the soil
with beautiful women with skin like spice
And sweet Tobago a tourist paradise
We got men and women with brain, people with integrity
Plenty skill and constructivity, we got the ability
And nowadays, my friends, we must be smart
For a fool and his money will soon part.

Chorus:
Twenty five years have gone, how yuh feel?
Yuh feel the facts was reveal or concealed?
Yuh feel financially things was good?
Yuh feel money was well spent?
Yuh feel the people responsible could account for every cent?
Yuh feel that justice was really done?
Or yuh feel you could appeal?
Twenty five years have gone, how yuh feel?

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