Federation [Song]

FEDERATION
By Small Island Pride

Lillian, change yuh plan,
Next year is Federation
There'll be no discrimination
Between a Trinidadian and a Grenadian.

Well, it have a Grenadian living next to me
If you know how dem native does torture she
It have a Grenadian living next to me
If you know how dem native does torture she
Every time they in for a confusion, they does bawl,
"Small island, go back to your land!"
But the Grenadian sit down and she draft a plan
To stop them from all this tormentation
Every time they shout, "Smally, find yuh land!"
She does jump up with this lavway like a mad woman.

And all she bawling...

Lillian, change yuh plan,
Next year is Federation
There'll be no discrimination
Between a Trinidadian and a Grenadian.

The Trinidadian turn to the Grenadian and said,
Gyul, can you explain me what's Federation?
The Grenadian said, Gyul, Federation is a combination of generation
Because mih mother was a Barbadian
She married to mih father - a Trinidadian
I made two children, one for a Chinee man
And they say the next one is a St Lucian
Try yuh best and contact the generation
And the answer to that is Federation. Hah! Hah!

Lillian, change yuh plan,
Next year is Federation
There'll be no discrimination
Between a Trinidadian and a Grenadian.

The Trinidadian, Hush, yuh stupid woman!
Every night I does bounce up Federation
Monday night I went out with a Chinee man
Tuesday night, girl, I slept with an Italian
Wednesday and Thursday, I dine with two Martiniquan
Friday night I get a cuff from a Yankee man
Saturday morning I was in the hospital van
Fighting hard to deliver Federation. Hah! Hah!

Lillian, change yuh plan,
Next year is Federation
There'll be no discrimination
Between a Trinidadian and a Grenadian.

The Grenadian jump up and she pound she hand
She said, Gyul, is we brought 'bout Federation
With the Bajan mix with the Grenadian
Dem St Lucian tie up with the Antiguan
She said that Captain Cipriani rehearsed this to me
That T. Albert Marryshow does fight for we
So don't mind dem just-come politician
They don't know one damn thing 'bout Federation.

Then she change up...

Lillian, change yuh plan,
Try yuh best and hold down yuh man
When they sign this Federation
I going to leave you
Like Moses on the promised land. Hah! Hah!

Lillian, change yuh plan,
Next year is Federation
There'll be no discrimination
Between a Trinidadian and a Grenadian.

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