If The Priest Could Play [Song]



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IF THE PRIEST COULD PLAY
By The Mighty Cypher

Last Carnival, you talking 'bout bacchanal
Last Carnival, you talking 'bout bacchanal
Some people from Dabadie, all ah dem the same family
Mildred turn round inside a class
And hand she sister while playing mas' shouting...

[If the priest could play, who is we?] I mean from Dabadie
[If the priest could play, who is we?] I doh care who see
[If the priest could play, who is we?] You talking 'bout bacchanal
[If the priest could play, who is we?] I mean for the Carnival. Play Mas'!

Those people had a law never to play Mas' before
But since they see the priest play they decide to break away
These girls with dey tight tight pants had the whole public in France
The brother wearing the sister dress
With two orange tie up on his chest bawling...

[If the priest could play, who is we?] I mean from Dabadie
[If the priest could play, who is we?] I doh care who see
[If the priest could play, who is we?] You talking 'bout bacchanal
[If the priest could play, who is we"] I mean for the Carnival. Play Mas'

What made the band first class, every man played a different Mas'
Some playing police and tief, some playing arrest the priest
A fellow they call Chocote, tie he neck with a pound ah rope
Lay down on the ground and close he eye -------------
He playing he commit suicide, singing...

[If the priest could play, who is we?] I mean from Dabadie
[If the priest could play, who is we?] I doh care who see
[If the priest could play, who is we?] You talking 'bout bacchanal
[If the priest could play, who is we?] Play Mas'! I mean for the Carnival.

Tuesday afternoon they start with bottle and spoon
If you hear them coming down, Ticky-ling, ticky-ling, ticky-li-ting-tong
The leader of the band, he began to rhyme, wearing a pants without no behind
He say, Since I born, I ent play no Mas'
And who doh like it could kiss mih face because...

[If the priest could play, who is we?] Mama, Mas' Mas'!
[If the priest could play, who is we?] Ah boys, is Mas' Mas'!
[If the priest could play, who is we?] Ah boys, is Mas' Mas'!
[If the priest could play, who is we?] Play Mas'!

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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