A Nation's Call [Song]


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A NATION'S CALL
By Duane O'Connor

This is a call to the nation. It's time to fight for your country.

Trinidad and Tobago, come to attention
Too much red in the rainbow, blood in the nation
Society in a crisis, lives being cut short
We are on some nations' blacklist, they blanking Trini port
The issues we cannot duck 'cause passing the blame doh work
The solutions have to come from within we rank
So we have to stop looking for some outside formula
To fix we social concerns, we have the answers.

A nation's call, we need ALL
Police man and soldier, pundit or pastor
From White Hall to market stall
All hands on deck to save Trinbago from further wreck
Every Trinbagonian, every man and woman
We got to rally for we country
NGOs and party, every conscious lobby
Nation never need you more, time to restore.

Get up, get up, get up, Trinidad and Tobago!
Too much red in the rainbow.

Whenever justice waivers, people get angry
Because deviant behaviours gain ascendancy
And no gambage or guntalk can fix these problems
Firstly all ------ must get caught in the legal system
Where there is no mutual trust in stakeholders among us
All your crime initiatives, they going to fail
Law-abiding citizens must see justice being done
Then confidence will be won, that's one solution.

A nation's call, we need ALL
Deosaran and Ryan, trade union and oil man
From White Hall to market stall
All hands on deck to save Trinbago from further wreck
Every Trinbagonian, every man and woman
We got to rally for we country
NGOs and party, every conscious lobby
Nation never need you more, time to restore.

Oh, Trinidad and Tobago, too much anger, too much murder!

This problem is much bigger than holding office
Because since bygone era we sowed the genesis
So no knee-jerk reaction or blaming each other
Cannot replace the strong plan that looks to the future
And serious interdiction for all the drugs and gun
CCTV, public eye and neighbourhood watch
Rogue cops and crooked soldiers must be made to pay
Opposition must not play games, strong nation is the aim.

A nation's call, we need ALL
Bongo drum and tassa, ---------- dragon dancer
From White Hall to market stall
All hands on deck to save Trinbago from further wreck
Every Trinbagonian, every man and woman
We got to rally for we country
NGOs and party, every conscious lobby
Nation never need you more, time to restore.

Let's pray, let's pray, kneel down and pray, help the youth, help the youth
Let's save the youth of this nation.

So here we are at the crossroads, we future in balance
Everywhere must bear their load, teachers and parents
From Parliament back to the church, PSA, NOC
Take the personal approach - all for T&T
True change, it begins with youth, the community first fruit
Time to harness youthful energy into national service
Socioeconomic initiatives for long term progress
Trinbago is we birthright, for country we go fight.

A nation's call, we need ALL
UTT and UWI, we fixing T&T
From White Hall to market stall
All hands on deck to save Trinbago from further wreck
Every Trinbagonian, every man and woman
We got to rally for we country
NGOs and party, every conscious lobby
Nation never need you more, time to restore.

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, Duane O'Connor.  

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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