Fighter [Song]

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FIGHTER
By Maximus Dan

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Good afternoon
And we are gathered here for the game of your life (lovely! lovely! lovely )
I want to see yuh put yuh flags up in de air right now
Sing!

(Chant)
Wh oooh oh oh oh!
Wh oooh oh oh oh!
Wh oooh oh oh oh oh oh oh oooh oh oh oh!

Chorus:
I am ah soca warrior
I say win or lose I am ah fighter
I'm ah soca warrior
I come to shine meh nationality brighter
I am ah soca warrior
I say win or lose I am ah fighter
I'm ah soca warrior
I come to shine meh nationality brighter.

We will attack!
We will defend!
We going to pressure dem to de very end
And any opposition dat we meet, hear me now
We go defeat dem by we feet
We go shine with all we might
90 minutes of red, black and white, hear me now
Anytime you see we in we uniform
To get de victory is ah long.

Chorus:
Well, I'm ah soca warrior
I say win or lose I am ah fighter
I'm ah soca warrior
I come to shine meh nationality brighter
I am ah soca warrior
I say win or lose I am ah fighter
I'm ah soca warrior
I come to shine meh nationality brighter.

Show them who real ... up on de field
Let dem know de position done seal
Every tackle, every pass, hear me now
We have dem eating off the grass
We never say it would be easy
To the battle almighty God ah lead we, hear me now
Anytime yuh see we in we uniform
To get de victory is ah long. So...

Chorus:
I am ah soca warrior
I say win or lose I am ah fighter
I'm ah soca warrior
I come to shine meh nationality brighter
I'm ah soca warrior
I say win or lose I am ah fighter
I'm ah soca warrior
Ah come to shine meh nationality brighter.

(Chant)
Oh oooh oh oh oh
Oh oooh oh oh oh
Oh oooh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oooh oh oh oh

Oh oooh oh oh oh [Warrior! Warrior!.....]
Oh oooh oh oh oh
Oh oooh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oooh oh oh oh

Still in abundance
Fit like a fiddle
So long we wait to hear de whistle
From down de way or thru de middle, hear me now
Every net ah get a riddle
We committed to de mission
Ready for any kind ah situation
Hear me now
Anytime yuh see we in we uniform
To get de victory is ah law.

(Chant)
Oh oooh oh oh oh
Oh oooh oh oh oh
Oh oooh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oooh oh oh oh

Oh oooh oh oh oh [Warrior, warrior 2x)
Oh oooh oh oh oh [Warrior, warrior 2x)
Oh oooh oh oh oh oh oh [Warrior, warrior 3x)
Oh oooh oh oh oh [Warrior, warrior...)

We will attack, we will defend
We going to pressure dem to de very end
And any opposition dat we meet, hear me now,
We go defeat dem by de feet
We go strive ... [we go strive, with all we might]

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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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!
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