Tempo (2006)

San Fernando bring de tempo!
San Fernando bring de tempo!

Tempo……!
Come leh we get on bad and mash up de whole ah Trinidad!
Tempo……!
Den take it overseas and mash up de rest of de West Indies
Tempo…..!
Now we’re on a roll, we outta control
Leh we come for rest of de world
Tempo…..!
Calypso Rose leggo some blows!

Ah bring mih revolver, 45 winchester
If you mess with Rose….
Put on cemet’ry clothes
What a combination!
To wake up dis nation!
Tell dem people open de gate, open de gate, open de gate!
I just can’t wait!

San Fernando have de tempo!
Port of Spain have de tempo!
Arima have de tempo!
Carenage have de tempo!
Down in Pointe have de tempo!
Up in Scarborough have de tempo!
Jump and get on bad!
Act up like yuh mad!
Show dem how we do it here!

From Port of Spain to Sando we killing dem with tempo
Survival of the fittest on de street
I say “No we eh going home better leave we alone
So gimme more …tempo!”

Move now! Here we come from Port of Spain
Straight down to Sando.
Jump up! Here we come that big bad song
With tempo to follow.

(Shurwayne)
O how I wish for this everyday (yeah, yeah, yeah)
De love, de joy in de atmosphere (yeah, yeah, yeah!)
Music to leggo jump up and wine
We not wasting time, Aunty Rose want wine

(Rose)
Ah public intention
With this generation is to make you weak
With de soca beat
When I tell you hands up
Man yuh better hands up
And is time to open de gate, open de gate, open de gate
I just can’t wait!

San Fernando have de tempo!
Port of Spain have de tempo!
Arima have de tempo!
Carenage have de tempo!
Down in Pointe have de tempo!
Up in Scarborough have d tempo!
Jump and get on bad!
Act up like yuh mad!
Show dem how we do it here.

From Port of Spain to Sando we killing dem with tempo
Survival of the fittest on de street
I say “No we eh going home better leave we alone
So gimme more…. tempo!”

Come leh we get on bad and mash up de whole ah Trinidad!
Den take it overseas and mash up de rest of de West Indies!
Now we’re on a roll, we outta control,
Leh we come for de rest of de world!
Calypso Rose!

(Shurwayne)
O how I wish for this everyday! (yeah, yeah, yeah)
De love, de joy in de atmosphere! (yeah, yeah, yeah!)
Music to leggo, jump up and wine!
We not wasting time, Aunty Rose want wine

Ah bring mih revolver, 45 winchester
If you mess with Rose,
Put on cemet’ry clothes!
What a combination!
To wake up dis nation!
Tell dem people open de gate, open de gate, open de gate
I just can’t wait!

San Fernando have de tempo!
Port of Spain have de tempo!
Arima have de tempo!
Carenage have de tempo!
Down in Pointe have de tempo!
Up in Scarborough have de tempo!
Jump and get on bad!
Act up like yuh mad!
Show dem how we do it here.

From Port of Spain to Sando we killin’ dem with tempo
Survival of the fittest on the streets
I say “No we eh going home better leave we alone
So gimme more ….tempo!”

Ah bring mih revolver,
Ah bring mih revolver, 45 winchester….
45 winchester….

San Fernando, bring de tempo!
San Fernando, bring de tempo!

Tempo!
Come leh we get on bad and mash up de whole ah Trinidad!
Tempo!
Den take it overseas and mash up de rest of de West Indies!
Tempo!
Now we’re on a roll, we outta control
Leh we come for rest of de world!
Tempo!
Calypso Rose leggo some blows!


Performed by: Calypso Rose, Shurwayne Winchester

Lyrics by: Calypso Rose and Shurwayne Winchester