King Liar [Song]

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KING LIAR
By Lord Nelson

I know some of you wouldn't believe me
But if I lie, ask my good friend Mackie
It was a big lying competition
To see who they will crown as lying champion
Liars from all parts of the West Indies
Big shot liars from all them foreign countries
From a field about a thousand or so entries
In two days it boil down and leave just three
I had my eye on Liar, The Lion
Because I know he does come with some good ones
But they had a younger fellow name Debo
Come from some village there in Tobago
He say he father is Tobago's best fisherman
Catch a fish a mile wide, eighty feet in span
He had to tie it on he boat and swim back to land
To get he brother, Eric, to give him a hand.

You hear lie? That is lie!
Lie? You hear lie?
[Teacher Percy say if you tell a lie
You going to Hell as soon as you die.]

Liar, The Lion, he laugh till he sweat
He say, Mister Debo ent say nothing yet
If you really want to hear 'bout fishing
Let me blow your mind, now listen to something
When you talking 'bout fish, you just hit the spot
I was hoping you did, believe it or not
The fish your father caught, to you it was great
But is them small fish my father does use for bait
Lion went ahead on points in the show
Completely eliminated Mister Debo
The next man to beat was Will, The Outrageous
He ask the judges if he could lie first
The judges asked Lion, the Lion agree
Say, any topic Will pick is alright with me
He outrageous, I strong, let we meet head on
And when we done, see who head fit to wear the crown.

You hear lie? That is lie!
Lie? You hear lie?
[Teacher Percy say if you tell a lie
You going to Hell as soon as you die.]

The Outrageous say that he knew a tailor
Comes to making suit, the man is a master
If you show him a man coming 'round a corner
He could make him a suit and don't even measure
And talking 'bout suit sitting down correct
Expertly made and fitting perfect
He used to sew for Shakespeare, make suit for Hamlet
And up to this day he ent make a mistake yet!
You know the crowd went wild, they couldn't cool down
I say Liar, The Lion losing the crown
The judges brought the crowd back to order
And asked the Lion to lie 'bout a tailor
He say, my man is the best, Rolfie is his name
Cutting cloth, making suit is his game
Don't show him the man, my tailor is class
Just show him the corner where the fella pass
And he go make a suit, that is tailor!
You hear lie? King Liar!

[Teacher Percy say if you tell a lie
You going to Hell as soon as you die.
Teacher Percy say if you tell a lie
You going to Hell as soon as you die.]

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, Lord Nelson! This is one of my favourites. Every time I listen it's like I am hearing the fantastic, funny story for the first time.

"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