I am sorry, so sorry, that they had to leave we
I am sorry, so sorry, that they had to leave we
That is why we had Federation, so we could unite as one
But since this silly referendum now we have no Federation.
Believe me...
Although they leave and gone, some Jamaicans does mourn
Poor Mister Norman Manley, forget silly Bustamante,
Let the Doctor carry on.
Doctor Williams is a giant 'cause he promise to remain silent
He said he wouldn't talk about Federation, not until after the election
But what would happen now to Jamaica when their main export is banana?
They have no silver, no gold, I think they better come back and join the fold.
Believe me...
But since they leave and gone, some Jamaicans does mourn
Poor Mister Norman Manley, forget silly Bustamante,
Let the Doctor carry on.
Home and abroad, the West Indians were very glad
When they heard about Federation from Jamaica to Trinidad
But since this old referendum game, true West Indians burning with shame
So confused, don't know what to do, so we summon the Doctor to the rescue.
Just believe me...
Although they leave and gone, some Jamaicans does mourn
Poor Mister Norman Manley, forget silly Bustamante,
The Doctor will carry on.
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.
CARIBBEAN CONNECTION By Merchant Arranged by Leston Paul Album: "Rock.. It" Benmac, T&T, 1985
Hey, let's have a party, a Caribbean party The entire region together in one big splashdown fiesta.
[A Caribbean connection, a regional vibration] I say we jamming to the sounds of the Caribbean We grooving to calypso and steelband [Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh] [Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh]
This jam go be irie, is one love so feel free For we are the people of the Caribbean Showing that we don't want no Basin plan.
[A Caribbean connection, a regional vibration] I say we jamming to the sounds of the Caribbean We grooving to calypso and steelband [Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh] [Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh]
Getting together, so should every leader For we are one people, one destination So let us move on without hesitation.
[A Caribbean connection, a regional vibration] I say we jamming to the sounds of the Caribbean We grooving to calypso and steelband [Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh] [Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh]
The venue is Tobago and it's going to be a grand show A true Caribbean, callaloo mix up When we start to jam up, we going nonstop.
[A Caribbean connection, a regional vibration] I say we jamming to the sounds of the Caribbean We grooving to calypso and steelband [Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh] [Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh]
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!
.............................................................................................................................. "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.
SEAWATER AND SAND
By the Mighty Chalkdust Album: "Port of Spain Insane" , 1986
Man, every Caribbean leader working well with one another
Everyone trying to protect their dollar
Especially since Guyana ent have no foreign exchange, sah
And big Jamaica devalue she dollar
Well, countries who are more wealthy, man, they laughing out kee-kee-kee
And making style on Guyanese and Jamaican money
They can't see in the Caribbean, unless there is cooperation
All of them on the same road to destruction.
Is time them Barbadians understand
You can't sit back and laugh at Jamaicans
'Cause without them tourist boats from Reagan
Sweet Barbados heading for starvation
The day you ent get paid from Washington
Well, crapaud smoke your pipe down in Bridgetown
Is time that you and Eugenia Charles understand
That all you have is just seawater and sand.
Man, every Caribbean leader, instead of pulling together
They prefer to friend with Reagan and Thatcher
Dominicans suffering bad, their goods can't get to Trinidad
'Cause Trini ent giving license, it is sad
Trini saying is big racket, they want to flood Trinidad's market
With all their cheap, inferior goods and they won't accept it
But they want BWee register as the national carrier
No way, sah! Antigua turn down their offer.
Is time them Antiguans understand
You got to help each other in the region
You can't make treaties with France and Japan
And with your own people you can't join hands
Mister Bird, them tourist that come St. John's
They need BWee for their transportation
Is time that you and Robinson walk hand in hand
'Cause Antigua is just seawater and sand.
Some people does play zest
They feel that that their country is best
'Cause they have more foreign exchange than the rest
Others walking high and mighty, claiming they have stability
'Cause their dollar in US is worth plenty
And they meeting regularly, drawing up all kind of treaty
And after they drink their whiskey, the treaty dead already
At their Heads of Government conference is mere shop talk and ignorance
Lots of talk but no action ever commence.
Is time we Trinidadians understand
We got to help the other small islands
We can't eat pitch and oil with rice and jam
We got to trade it for Grenadian yam
All the oil we have in our nation
Is just a drop in the Arabian ocean
And stop telling Guyanese they from the Mudland
'Cause all you have is just seawater and sand.
Additional verses sung elsewhere...
Some of them Caribbean leader, to get Mister Reagan's dollar,
Will denounce their Caricom friends and neighbour
Eugenia cussing Guyana, refusing to even go there
And lambasting Chambers for his behaviour
Chambers blocking Grenadians' way, man, as though they have cocobay
'Cause to travel to Port of Spain, Grenadians need visa
------- want Trini money to build up their economy
Still you can't spent a TT dollar in their country.
Is time the whole Caribbean understand
We don't have -------, radium or diamond
So Yankees don't care if we fall or stand
Our resources can't change Reagan's war plan
You can't depend on tourist -----------
To carry St. Lucians into heaven
To survive, you and Simmons must work hand in hand
'Cause nobody can eat seawater and sand.
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.
People want to know why Jamaica run from the Federation Well, they want to know why Jamaica run away from the Federation Jamaica have a right to speak she mind, that is my opinion And if you believe in democracy, you'll agree with me.
But if they know they didn't want Federation [Federation] And they know they don't want to unite as one Independence was at the door, why didn't they speak before? This is no time to say you ent federating no more.
When they didn't get the capital site, that nearly cause big fight When Sir Grantley Adams took up his post, that even made things worse They bawling, "We ent want no Bajan premiere! Trinidad can't be capital for here!" So the grumbling went on and on to a big referendum.
But if they know they didn't want Federation [Federation] And they know they don't want to unite as one and only one I say to tell the Doctor you not in favour, don't behave like a blasted traitor How the devil you mean you ent federating no more?
Sorry, but no Federation again, I think it's a big shame After so much efforts and energy - Goodbye everybody! Right now it's only a memory, we fail miserably Some may say we shouldn't help part it, but is Jamaica wey start it.
If they know they didn't want Federation [Federation] And they know they don't want to unite as one Just tell the Doctor you not in favour, don't behave like a blasted traitor This is no time to say you ent federating no more?
Federation boil down to simply this - is dog eat dog and survival of the fittest Everybody fighting for Independence singularly, Trinidad for instance We going get it too, so don't bother, but I find we should we all be together Not separated as we are because of Jamaica.
If they know they didn't want Federation [Federation] And they know they don't want to unite as one... Tell the Doctor! Tell the Doctor you not in favour, don't behave like a blasted traitor How the devil you mean you ent federating no more?... Outside, man!
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!
.............................................................................................................................. "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.
CARIBBEAN UNITY By Black Stalin Album: The Caribbean Man, 1978
You try with a federation, the whole thing end in confusion Caricom and then Carifta, but somehow I smelling disaster Mister West Indian politician, I mean you went to big institution And how come you can't unite 7 million? When a West Indian unity, I know is very easy If you only rap to your people and tell them like me.
Them is one race [The Caribbean man] From the same place [The Caribbean man] That make the same trip [The Caribbean man] On the same ship [The Caribbean man] So we must push one common intention Is for a better life in the region For we woman, and we children That must be the ambition of the Caribbean man The Caribbean man, the Caribbean man.
You say that the federation was imported quite from England And you going and form a Carifta with a true West Indian flavour But since Carifta started running, morning, noon and night all I hearing Is just money speech them prime minister giving But I say, no set of money could form a unity First of all your people need their identity.
Like one race [The Caribbean man] From the same place [The Caribbean man] That make the same trip [The Caribbean man] On the same ship [The Caribbean man] So we must push one common intention Is for a better life in the region For we woman, and we children That must be the ambition of the Caribbean man The Caribbean man, the Caribbean man.
Caricom is wasting time, the whole Caribbean gone blind If we don't know from where we coming, then we can't plan where we going That's why some want to be communist, brother, some want to be socialist And one set of religion to add to the foolishness Look, a man who don't know his history can't form no unity How could a man who don't know his roots form his own ideology?
Like one race [The Caribbean man] From the same place [The Caribbean man] That make the same trip [The Caribbean man] On the same ship [The Caribbean man] So we must push one common intention Is for a better life in the region For we woman, and we children That must be the ambition of the Caribbean man The Caribbean man, the Caribbean man.
The Federation done dead and Carifta going to bed But the cult of the Rastafarian spreading through the Caribbean It have Rastas now in Grenada, it have Rastas now in St. Lucia But to run Carifta, yes, you getting pressure If the Rastafari movement spreading and Carifta dying slow Then is something them Rastas on, that them politicians don't know.
That there's one race [The Caribbean man] From the same place [The Caribbean man] That make the same trip [The Caribbean man] On the same ship [The Caribbean man] So they pushing one common intention Is for a better life in the region For their woman, and their children That must be the ambition of the Caribbean man The Caribbean man, the Caribbean man.
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!
.............................................................................................................................. "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.
ONE CARIBBEAN By Gypsy Arranged by Pelham Goddard and Gypsy Album: Man and Time, T&T, 1995
Spoken:Caribbean people, we have heard that unity is strength. Let's prove it. Unite and be strong!
Caribbean people, let's get together Unity is the answer, this world is getting small We have to unite if we must survive Unity is what would keep us alive Nothing else, let us protect ourselves.
What we need is one [one] one [one] one Caribbean We need one [one] one [one] one Caribbean We have too many borders, too many flags Too many passports, too much immigration All we need is one [one] one [one] one Caribbean We need one [one] one [one] one Caribbean.
Our politicians must understand this We need much more than simple lip service Let us pool the resources that we got So we become more than just little dots In this world the mighty control.
What we need is one [one] we need one [one] one Caribbean We need one [one] only one [one] we need one Caribbean We have too many borders, oh god, too many flags Too many passports, too much immigration when all we need is one [one] we need one [one] one Caribbean we need one [one] only one [one] one Caribbean.
Whose land is bigger or which is smaller In a disaster that doesn't matter Our economic state has long dictate The time is now when we cooperate Can't we see we need unity?
All we need is one [one] one [one] one Caribbean We need one [one] only one [one] one Caribbean We have too many borders, too many flags Too many passports, too much immigration All we need is one [one] one [one] one Caribbean We need one [one] only one [one] one Caribbean.
Our Independence is still on paper We are still controlled by some foreign master To whose drum we dance when his music play Disunity is what have us this way That is wrong when we could be strong.
If we just have one [one] one [one] one Caribbean Only one [one] just one [one] one Caribbean We have too many borders, too many flags Too many passports, too much immigration All we need is one [one] one [one] one Caribbean We need one [one] only one [one] one Caribbean.
Tell your preacher! [One, one] Tell your teacher! One Caribbean We need one [one] only one [one] one Caribbean Tell your leader! One [one] one [one] one Caribbean Woh oh oh [One, one, one Caribbean] Oh yes, all we need is one, one, one Caribbean.
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!
.............................................................................................................................. "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.
ONE CARIBBEAN/UN CARIBE By David Rudder Arranged by Wayne Bruno, David Rudder Album: Here Comes... The West Indies T&T 1994
We made the same journey but for different reasons And here we are in these strange lands that we now call home Yes, we share so much of the same history and culture But in so many ways we are so apart and so alone And in this New World Order time we have this common crisis Our debts won't die away and social tensions on the rise From Havana to Georgetown, oh, the danger is spreading...yeah It's time for a common front, it's time that we realise, realise that it's...
One Caribbean, one Caribbean, one love together in a changing world One Caribbean, one Caribbean, one soul reaching for a common goal...yeah, yeah One Caribbean, one Caribbean, one heart together in a changing world One Caribbean, one Caribbean, one love, one heart, one soul reaching for a common goal One love, one heart, one soul reaching for a common goal.
We got so little on our own but as a region we can face tomorrow Our athletes and artists have shown the way And from our roots of resistance and old suffering, we can ride through this new sorrow We much too bright in spirit not to find a better day And in this New World Order time we have this common crisis Our debts won't die away and social tensions on the rise From Havana to Georgetown, oh, the danger, the danger is spreading It's time for a common front, it's time that we realise that it's...
One Caribbean, one Caribbean, one heart together in a changing world One Caribbean, one Caribbean, one soul reaching for a common goal I'm saying, one Caribbean, one Caribbean, one heart together in a changing world One Caribbean, one Caribbean, one love, one heart, one soul reaching for a common goal I say one love, one heart, one soul reaching for a common goal
Everybody hands across the water now!
[Un Caribe] One Caribbean people [Un Caribe] One pride, one destiny [Un corazon] Ah, coming together [Un destino] Hands across the water [Un Caribe] One flag on the island [Un Caribe] Everybody come on now [Un corazon] One spirit [Un destino] One love, one love, one destiny, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Un Caribe] Hands across the water children, hands across the water children [Un Caribe] Hands across the water children, hands across the water children [Un corazon] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Un destino] Oh oh, one Caribbean people [Un Caribe] Hands across the water now [Un Caribe] Hands across the sea [Un corazon] One flag on the island [Un destino] Oh, one destiny [Un Caribe] One love, one heart, one soul, one spirit [Un Caribe] One destiny, yeah, yeah, yeah [Un corazon] I say we're coming together [Un destino] We're coming together, we're coming together now.
Hands across the water, children. Hands across the water, children. Hear the trumpet call, hear the trumpet call We breaking down the walls just like the walls of Jericho Listen to the trumpet call, oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
Everybody sing...
[Un Caribe] One Caribbean people [Un Caribe] One Caribbean people... yeah [Un corazon] One heart, one heart [Un destino] One destiny... yeah, yeah, yeah [Un Caribe] One Caribbean people [Un Caribe] One Caribbean soul [Un corazon] One heart, one heart, one heart [Un destino] One destiny, ah, come together now
[Un Caribe] Come, come, come together now [Un Caribe] Come children, come, come, come, come together now.....
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!
.............................................................................................................................. "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.
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! .............................................................................................................................. "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.
Lord, Please walk beside me through this day. Clear the heavy air with the lightness of Your Presence. Guide my hands and steady my heart that I may give comfort when I cannot give hope, that I may give relief when I do not have a cure, and that I may radiate Your healing peace when the limits of science, time, and the human body overwhelm us all. Amen
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Sáncte Míchael Archángele, defénde nos in proélio, cóntra nequítiam et insídias diáboli ésto præsídium. Ímperet ílli Déus, súpplices deprecámur: tuque, prínceps milítiæ cæléstis, Sátanam aliósque spíritus malígnos, qui ad perditiónem animárum pervagántur in múndo, divína virtúte, in inférnum detrúde. Ámen
