Christmas Chores [Song]

 
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CHRISTMAS CHORES
By J Square

I was a bachelor living in mih mother house
But ------ Christmas time, she, mih Mammy, want me to run de route
So I leave mih Mammy then and I married, yes, a queen
But same thing my ------- wife have me doing.

The woman tell me, "Sew the curtain, sew the curtain, sew the curtain"
She tell me, "Sweep the yard and sweep the yard and sweep the yard and..."
She tell me, "Paint the house and paint the house and paint the house and..."
She tell me, "Cut the grass and cut the grass and cut the grass and..."

This thing I nah believe, the ------ of my wifey
Seems like every Christmas time, yes, mih wifey want to come and kill me
I tell she, "Girl, give me a break! Woman, I need to rest!"
But instead she drop the needle and thread there straight on mih chest

And she tell me "Sew the curtain, sew the curtain, sew the curtain"
She tell me, "Sweep the yard and sweep the yard and sweep the yard and..."
She tell me, "Paint the house and paint the house and paint the house and..."
She tell me, "Cut the grass and cut the grass and cut the grass and..."

I walk out, yes, the house, mad and ah fuming vex
Man, I fed up do Christmas chores! Man, I fed up sweat and get wet!
I leave out, yes, mih queen and I go by my mother
She say, "Boy what you doing here?... but anyway help me put this over the front door."

She tell me "Sew the curtain, sew the curtain, sew the curtain"
She tell me, "Sweep the yard and sweep the yard and sweep the yard and..."
She tell me, "Paint the house and paint the house and paint the house and..."
She tell me, "Cut the grass and cut the grass and cut the grass and..."

I lie down on the floor, oh gosh man, I not feeling well
Wifey calling on Bmobile, Mammy calling on Digicel
These woman, they not easy, you see this, I going by my Granny
Big smile on Granny face when she ------ see me.

Mih Granny tell mih "Sew the curtain, sew the curtain, sew the curtain"
She tell me, "Sweep the yard and sweep the yard and sweep the yard and..."
She tell me, "Paint the house and paint the house and paint the house and..."
She tell me, "Cut the grass and cut the grass and cut the grass and..."

I leave out these women and I went to check a brethren
Pull out by the --------- spread, pull up by the -------- crib
I never reach the front door. Man, he stop me, yes, by the gate,
"I swear I have too much Christmas chores on mih plate."

------- tell mih, "Sew the curtain, sew the curtain, sew the curtain"
He tell me, "Sweep the yard and sweep the yard and sweep the yard and..."
He tell me, "Paint the house and paint the house and paint the house and..."
He tell me, "Cut the grass and cut the grass and cut the grass and..."

Nobody come out to lime, everybody have chores to do
And everybody I go by, yes, they want me to do chores too
The place only getting dark, the place it getting cold
I feeling so alone, is best I go home.

Is best, best I sew the curtain, sew the curtain, sew the curtain
Is best I clean the yard and clean the yard and clean the yard and...
Is best I paint the house and paint the house and paint the house and...
Is best I cut the grass and cut the grass and cut the grass and...

I sew the curtain, sew the curtain, sew the curtain
Oh girl, I will I sweep the yard and sweep the yard and sweep the yard and...
Oh girl, I will I paint the house and paint the house and paint the house and...
Oh girl, I will I cut the grass and cut the grass and cut the grass and...

Sew the curtain, sew the curtain, sew the curtain
Sweep the yard and sweep the yard and sweep the yard and...
She tell me, "Paint the house and paint the house and paint the house and..."
She tell me, "Cut the grass and cut the grass and cut the grass and...

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! ..............................................................................................................................  

 

A Note From The Gull

Thank you, J Square. I could work up a sweat just listening to your litany of chores. This song captures the bustle, sometimes approaching frenzy, of our preparations for Christmas. Wonderful, wonderful energy!

 "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