Not a Damn Seat for Dem [Song]


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NOT A DAMN SEAT
By Kitchener [1981]

This election was like war among dem party
ONR was more than sure they win already
Hudson-Phillips say, "Tell them that's the the last of PNM."
But when the race complete
Is he who end up without a seat.

[Not a damn seat for dem!]
Mama, that what Chambers say
[Not a damn seat for dem!]
Not a single seat on election day
[Not a damn seat for dem!]
How they lose, they can't understand
[Not a damn seat for dem!]
They calling Chambers ah obeah man.

Dem ONR jump and wine, making a big show
As they had the crowd behind everywhere they go
So they thought that crowd was vote
They say they go cut we throat
Sparrow start to bawl when he hear not a seat at all.

[Not a damn seat for dem!]
Sparrow, that's ingratitude
[Not a damn seat for dem!]
You bite the finger that gih you food
[Not a damn seat for dem!]
Look how you hug up Doctor Willie
[Not a damn seat for dem!]
People 'fraid you in this country.

Hudson-Phillips fell apart, beaten pole [poll?] to pole
Doctor Laquis broke his arm in he own stronghold
Well, the party took a blow when their leader went below
The failure of Karl was the end of the ONR.

[Not a damn seat for dem!]
Karl, join the Alliance too
[Not a damn seat for dem!]
And they go find something for you to do
[Not a damn seat for dem!]
I hear he make Best a senator
[Not a damn seat for dem!]
He futty make you party lawyer.

Trinidadians got a hint, they heard of the plans
The ONR had blueprint to bring the Cubans
People took it on, of course
Say their freedom will be lost
Before this problem we better put back the PNM.

[Not a damn seat for dem!]
This is what PNM do for we
[Not a damn seat for dem!]
They gih we freedom and liberty
[Not a damn seat for dem!]
Freedom to walk, freedom to protest
[Not a damn seat for dem!]
Freedom to talk, freedom of the press.

[Not a damn seat for dem!]
[Not a damn seat for dem!]
[Not a damn seat for dem!]
[Not a damn seat for dem!]...

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, Kitchener.

"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

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