Obeah [Song]

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OBEAH
By Baron
Arranged by Leston Paul
Album: "Melody Sweet!" T&T 1991

The world today is in decay. No love, no peace, more bills to pay
Terrorists on the loose, soldiers on the go
We don't know who is friend, who is foe
Morals are at all time low
Oh Lord, we can't go on so.

We go wuk [obeah], we go wuk [obeah]
They say we must try [obeah], we go try [obeah]
Is too much confusion for one generation
Put a helping hand, we going by the obeah man.

[Obeah, obeah, obeah, obeah]

In these hard times, there are more crimes
Vagrants and drunks and strange enzymes
Syndicates making a mockery of the law
Cabinets and senates in uproar
Justice getting to be obscure
And we can't take no more.

We go wuk obeah, we go wuk obeah
They say we go try [obeah], we must try [obeah]
Is too much confusion for one generation
Put a helping hand, we going by the obeah man.

[Obeah, obeah, obeah, obeah]
[Obeah, obeah, obeah, obeah]

Earthquake and storm is now a norm
High, high taxes and low income
Ozone disappearing, acid rain falling
Toxic waste in the air we breathing
Who knows what tomorrow will bring?
So we must try something.

We go wuk [obeah], we go wuk [obeah]
They say we must try [obeah], we go try [obeah]
Is too much confusion for one generation
Put a helping hand, we going by the obeah man.

[Obeah, obeah, obeah, obeah]
[Obeah, obeah, obeah, obeah]

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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A Note From The Gull

Thank you, Baron.

"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