Monkey and Donkey [Song]

Uploaded by roger ramirez
MONKEY AND DONKEY
By Lord Christo

Some domestic animals got together recently
And they decided was to hold a party
They sent invitations to Horse and Monkey
But they didn't invite poor Donkey
So Donkey sit down and he start to cry
Asking the Monkey the reason why
But the jokify Monkey with a grin on he face
Only gazing below the Donkey waist.

He tell him:
"Don't cry, Donkey, Donkey, don't cry.
I woulda tell you, boy, but I 'fraid a kick in mih eye
Is not the size of yuh ears as male
Is not your belly, is not your tail, is not your shoe...
Too besides, I ent telling you."

Well, the Donkey really wanted to attend this party
So he keep on proguing the Monkey
But Monkey with his tricky intelligence
Have the Donkey hanging in suspense
So Donkey fretting 'cause he want to know
The reason why he couldn't go
He tell him, "Look, Horse is a fella built just like me
So tell me how come they invite he?"

He tell him:
"Don't fret, Donkey, don't fret
I don't want to tell you and then I have to regret
You and Horse resemble, is true 
But he don't hold the same thing like you.
Is just by a khn and he and all woulda be in the same boat too."

Now the Monkey now have this poor Donkey in trouble
By talking in parable
So he checked on his behaviour and different parts of his body
But he forget something completely
So Monkey watch him and he laugh again
Telling him, "Donkey, man, use your brain!"
Same time a lady Donkey pass
Man, he two ears stand up just like para grass.

He tell him:
"Don't gaze, Donkey, Donkey, don't gaze.
Don't get excited and exercise your bad ways
You can't make the party is true, is because of one thing that you does do
I wouldn't call the name but when you do it,
You does make everybody shame."

Well, I had my suspicions why they didn't invite Donkey
To ruin their social party
But Donkey came to his own decision  to invade without invitation
Monkey tell him,"No, don't do that, I goin' tell you true,
But don't tell them I tell you."
The reason that he gave him was a shock to me
I suspected something different entirely.

He tell him:
"Don't go, Donkey, Donkey, don't go
If you go they go make you shame in front ah the door
I know you goin' take it hard but Donkey, partner, don't feel too bad
You know what they say, 
"They don't like the way how Donkey does bray."

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, Lord Christo.

"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

Bees Melody [Song]

Uploaded by edward spencer
BEES MELODY
By Lord Kitchener

Climbing up a mountain, high above the sea
I find myself approaching a hive of killer bee
Climbing up a mountain, high above the sea
I find myself disturbing a hive of killer bee
They bite me on mih chin, bite me on mih hand
The noise that they making, it sound like steelband
Because of mih love for music, I refused to run
But the bees were not sympathetic, they sting me for fun.

[Vvung vvung, killer bee bite me!
Dem killer bee sting me! Dem killer bee dread!]
[Vvung vvung] oh gorm [killer bee jook me!] [oh-oh]
[Dem killer bee jook me] ah-ah [all over mih head!]
Well, ah feeling the pain but ah getting a vibe in mih brain
Mammayo, ah start to dance, ah start to prance,
Because the buzzing of the bee form this beautiful melody -
[Oooh oooh oooh oooh...]
[Vvuh-vvung vvuh-vvung.....]
You see [the bees' melody!]

Stand up in the bushes, leaning on a tree,
Watching all the bruises the bees put on me,
I say "This is tragic! Is it wrong or right,
For the sake of music, to take all this bite?"
Well, this was my problem, should I stay or go?
Something tell me, leave them, Something tell me, no
Well, I finally decided I'm going to remain
The bees must be say I stupid, they lash me again.

[Vvung vvung, killer bee bite me!]
[Dem killer bee sting me! Dem killer bee dread!]
[Vvung vvung] oh gorm [killer bee jook me!] no more
[Dem killer bee jook me] too hard [all over mih head!]
Well, ah feeling the pain but ah getting a vibe in mih brain
Mammayo, ah start to dance, ah start to prance,
Because the buzzing of the bee form this beautiful melody -
[Oooh oooh oooh oooh...]
[Vvuh-vvung vvuh-vvung.....]
Surely [the bees' melody!]

I decide I leaving, things getting too tough.
The way mih luck is going, I think I had enough
As I getting ready to clear out the place,
Up came the queen bee, buzzing round mih face.
She start vuhvuhneering, music in she wing.
Suddenly she flew in and give me a sting.
Before I could bawl out, "Oh gorm, like is dead ah dead!"
The whole of the bee hive just swarm and ravage mih head.

[Vvung vvung, killer bee bite me!]
Dem killer bee sting me! Dem killer bee dread!]
[Vvung vvung] ah-ah [killer bee jook me!] too much
[Dem killer bee jook me] oh gorm [all over mih head!]
Well, ah feeling the pain but ah getting a vibe in mih brain
Mammayo, ah start to dance, ah start to prance,
Because the buzzing of the bee form this beautiful melody -
[Oooh oooh oooh oooh....]
[Vvuh-vvung vvuh-vvung.....]
Surely [the bees' melody!]

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, Lord Kitchener.  Pure genius.

"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

Dove and Pigeon [Song]

Uploaded by edward spencer

DOVE AND PIGEON
By Lord Nelson

Dove and Pigeon were two good companions
I say, Dove and Pigeon were two good companions
But because of jealousy they both start to disagree
So Pigeon call a contest to prove to Dove that he is best.

I didn't have to figure, I knew Dove was smarter
Pigeon sure he had Dove covered
So he decide they would eat some pepper
He say, "One thing you must remember.
Eat all you want, don't ask for water."
Dove smile and said, "Agree."
And they both flew on the pepper tree.

Dove start to sing:
"Coo coo coo-coo bansimande
Netty yetty bansimande, wayo wayo bansimande
You mustn't say, 'eeshhhha', you mustn't say, 'eeshhhha'
And nobody shouldn't say, 'eeshhhha, eeshhhha, eeshhhha'."

This time Dove eating and singing,
Bouncing, flapping his wing
Pigeon sure how he winning,
Eating like a champ, won't say a thing
Then all the birds gather 'round to see what was going on
Still Pigeon kept up the pace,
Confident he go win the race.

Singing:
"Coo coo coo-coo bansimande
Netty yetty bansimande, wayo wayo bansimande
You mustn't say, 'eeshhhha', you mustn't say, 'eeshhhha'
And nobody shouldn't say, 'eeshhhha, eeshhhha, eeshhhha'."

Friends, I know you won't believe me
But Sparrow was there, if I lie just ask he
When the pepper start to burn Pigeon
He spin round twice, Bip! he fall down
Dove start to jump up with glee up and down the pepper tree
He said, "Now take a tip from me.
Our friendship done because of jealousy."

Still singing;
"Coo coo coo-coo bansimande
Netty yetty bansimande, wayo wayo bansimande
You mustn't say, 'eeshhhha', you mustn't say, 'eeshhhha'
And nobody shouldn't say, 'eeshhhha, eeshhhha, eeshhhha'."

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, Lord Nelson. Sweet and simple from a time long past, "a tone which is now forever fled."

BOOKENDS

Time it was

And what a time it was, it was

A time of innocence

A time of confidences.

Long ago it must be

I have a photograph

Preserve your memories

They're all that's left you.

--Simon and Garfunkel

"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

Scorpion [Song]

Uploaded by ICONOSCOPE1850
SCORPION
By Atilla the Hun
Sung in Trinbagonian French Patois

Eskoupyon, i vlé yon déjinen [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
Scorpion wants a meal [Scorpion wants a meal]
Piti kon mwen yé, mwen vlé yon déjinen [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
As little as I am, I want a meal [Scorpion wants a meal]
Sé mwen mèm doré; mwen ka hélé [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
It is I, the gilded one, I am shouting [Scorpion wants a meal]
Tout fami-mwen, mi, yo vlé manjé [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
My entire family wants to eat [Scorpion wants a meal].

Eskoupyon, i vlé yon déjinen [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
Scorpion wants a meal [Scorpion wants a meal]
Piti kon mwen yé, mwen vlé yon déjinen [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
As little as I am, I want a meal [Scorpion wants a meal]
Tout kamawad-mwen, mi, yo ka hélé [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
All of my friends are bawling out [Scorpion wants a meal]
Eskoupyon, i vlé yon manje [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
Scorpion wants a meal [Scorpion wants a meal]
Sé mwen mèm doré; mwen ka hélé [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
It is I, the gilded one, I am shouting [Scorpion wants a meal]

Eskoupyon, i vlé yon déjinen [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
Scorpion wants a meal [Scorpion wants a meal]
Piti kon mwen yé, mwen vlé yon déjinen [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
As little as I am, I want a meal [Scorpion wants a meal]
Tout fami-mwen, mi, yo vlé manjé; [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
My entire family wants to eat [Scorpion wants a meal].
Kamawad-mwen, yo ka hélé [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
My friends are bawling out [Scorpion wants a meal]
Sé mwen doré, doré, mi, mwen blésé [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
It is I, the gilded one, I am wounded. [Scorpion wants a meal]

Eskoupyon, i vlé yon déjinen [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
Scorpion wants a meal [Scorpion wants a meal]
Piti kon mwen yé, mwen vlé yon déjinen [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
As little as I am, I want a meal [Scorpion wants a meal]

Eskoupyon, i vlé yon déjinen [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
Scorpion wants a meal [Scorpion wants a meal]
Piti kon mwen yé, mwen vlé yon déjinen [Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen]
As little as I am, I want a meal [Scorpion wants a meal]

Lyrics source and translation: Patois in Calypso.
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A Note From The Gull

Thank you so much, Atilla.

In my experience, some of the most engaging songs are about the tiny creatures with which we share the earth. For the duration of the song, Atilla helped me to occupy the persona of a scorpion without the use of any psychotropic drugs but by employing a simple rhythm and the trance inducing repetition of the hypnotic, "Eskoupyon, vlé yon déjinen | Scorpion wants a meal."  As you see, I am prone to fall.

This song brought me to a deeper realisation of a spirit world which appears subterranean only because we are so disconnected and adrift. The song breaks through the fog and focuses the mind on the creature which usually we either ignore or fear/hate.  The scorpion is alive like us and tiny as it is, it also needs to find nourishment. "Piti kon mwen yé, mwen vlé yon déjinen | As little as I am, I want a meal."

Here there are worlds within worlds and although the others of his kind are hidden from view, Atilla conjures up an extended community of its family members and friends, a legion from which this tiny creature emerges to command our attention and remind us of our connection. The scorpion too, is part of creation. Atilla, acknowledges its personhood and the artistry which had gone into its design and spirit. "Sé mwen doré, doré | It is I, the gilded one." The pathos of life is never far and the scorpion reveals that it has been hurt.  I prefer to believe that it is hurt only by its hunger because I do not want to entertain the possibility that it has been wounded by some preemptive strike by a human. Scorpions and most humans do not have a pleasant relationship. 

I am grateful to Atilla for arranging this introduction. Sometimes we say that something alters our consciousness as if we are being led away from that which is normal. But what if "normal" is actually the altered state which we now occupy after having strayed from our authentic selves.

"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

Lion And Donkey [Song]

Uploaded by mrprofessor18
LION AND DONKEY
By Mighty Sparrow

Bo Lion and Donkey arguing
The two of them, well who is really king
Bo Lion and Donkey arguing
Between the two of them, who is really king. Hmmm
Well, the argument reach a height
The committee say, "Let them fight."
All but Monkey backing lion
The whole animal kingdom in confusion.

Hear they bawling...

Chorus:
[Beat the man, Lion, buss he head!]
All them animals gone crazy
[Beat the man, Lion, buss he head!]
Even the referee, he and all against Donkey, he bawling
[Beat the man, Lion, buss he head!]
A Donkey is an ass and he have no brain
Lion bite away Donkey tail and had the poor ass in pain.

Lion know Donkey ent easy
So he decide to fight carefully
But the way the crowd encouraging
He get brave and he start to swing. Hmm
A left and a right to head... Woop too!
Upper cut, I say Donkey dead
Donkey tumble down on the floor
Elephant, Goat and Tiger began to roar.

Hear they bawling...

Chorus:
[Lick him down, Lion, lick him down!]
Take yuh paws and rip 'way he belly
[Lick him down, Lion, lick him down!]
Only Monkey crying for Donkey
[Lick him down, Lion, lick him down!]
This time, Lion in a temper only sharing blows
Rip away all of Donkey clothes
And had the whole ass exposed. Ey!

Monkey bawl, "Ey man, ring the bell."
Crapaud say, "For what? Go to hell."
"Well, all right use the secret weapon
And teach a lesson to this damn Lion."
Referee Mr. Unicorn say, "It's a forgone conclusion.
Time to ring the bell really pass,
But a miracle couldn't save your partner ass."

Chorus:
[Knock him out, Lion, knock him out!]
Donkey getting tired and backing
[Knock him out, Lion, knock him out!]
Lion fouling but the referee ent warning
[Knock him out, Lion, knock him out!]
Lion take a stool and really knock him down
Dog and all start to laugh at this
Big naked ass on the ground.

Hear they singing...

In a clinch, Donkey kiss Lion
Calling him a macomere man
Lion get so vex he change up he style
No more bobbing and weaving, he fighting wild
When he had Donkey at arm's length
He pelt a bolo with all his strength
Donkey weave and that was the case
Lion spin, Donkey grab him around he waist.

Hear the referee...

Chorus:
[That is foul, Donkey, that is foul]
Donkey tell the referee, "Yes, I know."
[That is foul, Donkey, that is foul]
"Ho-ho. Maybe, but this is one fowl that could crow!"
[Break, I say, Donkey, break, I say]
Monkey say, "I don't know what is wrong with you.
Wey de hell you talking 'bout, Break, break, break...
And is that he trying to do?"

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, Mighty Sparrow! Man, I love you!

"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