Thursday 26 August 2021

Break the world - FayAnn Lyons

Break The World

Shake it!
When ah get dis feelin' dis feelin' dis feelin' I cannot control
Makes me move my body
Makes me just wanna move something
When ah get dis feelin' dis feelin' dis feelin' I'm out control
Makes me move my body
Shake like ah wanna lose something!

Move over
I'm ready to roll
Make me move my body
Shake like ah wanna move something
Move over
I'm ready to roll
Make me move my body
Shake like ah wanna break the world!

Go shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!
Go shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!
Yeah shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!
Go shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!

When ah get dis feelin' dis feelin' dis feelin' I'm outta my mind
Have to find a party
Head to the dance floor double time
If you get dis feelin' dis feelin' dis feelin' that's just like mine
Come on everybody
Hands in the air show me a sign!

Move over
I'm ready to roll
Make me move my body
Shake like ah wanna move something!
Move over
I'm ready to roll
Make me move my body
Shake like ah wanna break the world!

Yeah shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!
Go shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!
Yeah shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!
Go shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!

Shake it like you wanna break it
Shake it like you wanna break it
Shake it like you wanna break it
Shake it, shake it
Break the world!
Shake it like you wanna break it
Shake it like you wanna break it
Shake it like you wanna break it
Shake it, shake it
Break the world!

Move over
I'm ready to roll
Make me move my body
Shake like ah wanna move something!
Move over (over...)
I'm ready to roll
Make me move my body
Shake like ah wanna break the world!

Yeah shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!
Go shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!
Yeah shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!
Go shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!

Shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!

Shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!

Shake it girl
Like you wanna break the world!

Shake it like you wanna break it
Shake it like you wanna break it
Shake it like you wanna break it
Shake it, shake it
Break the world
Shake it like you wanna break it
Shake it like you wanna break it
Shake it like you wanna break it
Shake it, shake it
Break the world!

Wednesday 25 August 2021

ID (Stamp Yuh Name)

 aka ID (Stamp Your Name) 

Yay yeah (ID!)
Before yuh leave, ah wah yuh tuh link wit meh
Come an take a drink wit meh
Start to jump and sing wit meh

So right now let's do something they'll remember
We go stamp we footprint as we name
We go fete from right now until December
And next year we go do it all again
Show dem yuh ID now, right now (Stamp yuh name)
A time to remember
Show yuh id now, right now (Stamp yuh name)
A life to remember
Show dem yuh ID now, right now (Stamp yuh name)
A time to remember
Show yuh id now, right now
(Stamp yuh name, yuh name)


Long after we gon'
We name go live on
Leh we show dem where we from
Been quiet for too long
Now we ready to get on
Leh we make history

Every fete dat we going we does drink til we drunk
Anytime dat we link up we does do wah we want
If is wine dat yuh want
Look plenty woman in front (doh overt'ink it)
Like life is ah movie, dais how we does live

So right now let's do something they'll remember
We go stamp we footprint as we name
We go fete from right now until December
And next year we go do it all again
Show dem yuh ID now, right now (Stamp yuh name)
A time to remember
Show yuh id now, right now (Stamp yuh name)
A life to remember
Show dem yuh ID now, right now (Stamp yuh name)
A time to remember
Show yuh id now, right now
(Stamp yuh name, yuh name)


Footprints on de ?
Stamp ah de nation
Let dem know we was here (show identification)
Fete til we breathless
Loud and we reckless
Leh we make history

Every fete dat we going we does drink til we drunk
Anytime dat we link up we does do wah we want (when we linkin')
If is wine dat yuh want
Look plenty woman in front (doh overt'ink it)
Like life is ah movie, dais how we does live

So right now let's do something they'll remember
We go stamp we footprint as we name
We go fete from right now until December
And next year we go do it all again
Show dem yuh ID now, right now (Stamp yuh name)
A time to remember
Show yuh ID now, right now (Stamp yuh name)
A life to remember
Show dem yuh ID now, right now (Stamp yuh name)
A time to remember
Show yuh ID now, right now 
(Stamp yuh name, yuh name)

When we drinkin (a time to remember)

When we linkin (a time to remember)

Before yuh leave ah wah yuh tuh link wit meh,
Come and take a drink with meh,
Start tuh jump and sing wit meh (Stamp yuh name...!)


Slang translated!

ah - a
dais - that's
dat - that
dem - them
doh - don't/do not
leh - let (leh we - let us)
til - until
tuh - to
wah - want
wit - with
meh - me
yuh - your

Did I miss any that needs translation? Drop a comment below!

Friday 6 August 2021

Rock Me Rock Me

 Rock Me Rock Me (1985)

A beautiful Vincy
I met in a party
She was looking irie
So ah start to chat she
She say listen Mr. Southman
If you lookin for some action
Well is me alone in dis fete
If you want to dance de next set

Rock me rock me
Rootsy come rock me rock me
Rock me body
Rootsy come rock me body
Boy ah want you to understand
That me nah wan no other man
And ah want you and dem woman
(Tell them for me)
That me nah want no confusion
And then she say
Rock me, rock me
Rootsy come rock me, rock me
Pon me belly
Rootsy rock pon me belly

If you see me movin'
Well is now ah groovin'
Ah business with no one
By weself havin' fun
De aquatic disco jam packed
It eh ha no space to back back
DJ jammin' heavy soca
She arrest me in ah corner

Rock me rock me
Rootsy come rock me rock me
Rock me body
Rootsy come rock me body
Boy ah want you to understand
That me nah wan no other man
And ah want you and dem woman
(Tell them for me)
That me nah want no confusion
And then she say
Rock me, rock me
Rootsy come rock me, rock me
Pon me belly
Rootsy rock pon me belly


She say Skates and Beckett
Try but could not make it
Even fat man Nello
And de dream man Shadow
I doh know how you so lucky
To come just so and conquer me
But ah really dig you Rootsy
And dem dreadlocks look so irie

Rock me rock me
Rootsy come rock me rock me
Rock me body
Rootsy come rock me body
Boy ah want you to understand
That me nah wan no other man
And ah want you and dem woman
(Tell them for me)
That me nah want no confusion
And then she say
Rock me, rock me
Rootsy come rock me, rock me
Pon me belly
Rootsy rock pon me belly

(instrumental interlude)

I say listen listen
Gyal I love St Vincent
Now I found a reason
To be a citizen
But ah got to touch the jetplane
To go back to sweet Port of Spain
Tell yuh mooma and yuh tan tan
Dat you leavin' with de Rootsman

Rock me rock me
Rootsy come rock me rock me
Rock me body
Rootsy come rock me body
Boy ah want you to understand
That me nah wan no other man
And ah want you and dem woman
(Tell them for me)
That me nah want no position
And then she say
Rock me, rock me
Rootsy come rock me, rock me
Pon me belly
Rootsy rock pon me belly

People dis is rockin time

Rock me rock me...


Performed by Rootsman