First Experience

Ooh ooh ooh ooh-ooh yeah yeah
Ooh ooh ooh ooh-ooh yeah yeah
That's the way I'm doing it now
Yeah...

Last year for carnival
First time ah played mas
Me an meh woman in de trailer truck
And we taking in de brass
Is all walks of life wining in de hot sun
If yuh hear them shout
It make me realise for all dese years
What ah was missing out

Chorus:
Yuh see dis year (oh oh oh)
I playing again (oh oh oh)
Ah wining again (oh oh oh)
Ah jumping, ah jumping jumping up wit all meh friend an dem (oh oh oh)
Ah playing meh mas (oh oh oh)
Ah playing de ay ay...
Wave yuh rag when de big truck pass

Yuh see dis year (oh oh oh)
I playing again (oh oh oh)
Ah wining again (oh oh oh)
Ah jumping, ah jumping jumping up wit all meh friend an dem (oh oh oh)
Ah playing meh mas (oh oh oh)
Ah playing de ay ay...
Wave yuh rag when de big truck pass

I remember las year when I played
I only came out Tuesday
I not lapsing again
Ah coming out fresh from de very first day
So mis masquerader jus make sure and prepare my own costume
When yuh see me passin in de band allyuh give me some room

Chorus

We in Skinner park again (ay ay ay)
Queens park again
Panorama again
... cooler fete again
Kiddies Carnival again
J'ouvert morning again
Monday night mas again
Oy yo hey

Me two foot hurting when ah came off de truck
But dat eh no scene
Ah don know where ah get paint an oil on meh body
Time to get clean
Ah went to de nearest bake an shark stall
To grab a little bite (straight home)
Dat is how de story ends
So everybody good night

Yuh see me carnival...
I playing again
Ah wining again
Ah jumping, ah jumping jumping up wit all meh friend an dem
Ah playing meh mas
Ah playing de ay ay...
Wave yuh rag when de big truck pass

Yah yah yah oh-oh yeah
Ooh ooh ooh ooh-ooh
Dats the way I'm doing it now

Lyrics by KMC (Ken Marlon Charles)
Performed by KMC