Showing posts with label soca lyrics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soca lyrics. Show all posts

Friday, 17 February 2023

All hands in the air! (Gospelypso)

 

Raise! All Hands In The Air

Raaaaaaaaaaaise all hands in the air
Everybody praising Jesus (praising Jesus) all hands in the air
(x2)

A new day dawning 
In church it call-ing 
No time for stall-ing 
Let's go, Let's go, 
Wake up everyone who's sleeping 
Meet me in the church

New inspiration
No contemplation 
Deliberation, let's go let’s go
Wake up everyone who's sleeping
Meet me in the church

Raise, all hands in the air...2x

Leave no one missing,
This song interesting,
Want all witness-ing 
Let's go let's go 
Wake up everyone who's sleeping
Meet me in the church

My motivation an inspiration
A culmination
Come on people wake up every one who's sleeping
Meet me in the church 


Raise your hand in the air ...2x

(Modified from FayAnn Lyons' Raze)

Wednesday, 15 February 2023

2023 Roadmarch lyrics bosses

 The energy of soca songs that make it into the Carnival Roadmarch race is always palpable. The lyrics of these songs are always usually very special. I love it when soca songs have more than just a good beat to jump to. These are the ones that usually outlast the others as the years pass.

Here's a snippet of the lyrics of what to me are the bonafide 2023 RoadMarch contenderS.

Stage is yuh name - (FayAnn Lyons)

"Make dem wonder ...how you did it
....All that energy just put it down, on de stage"

"We going to rip it up..."

"We going to misbehave for those no longer here"

"When you reach de stage make a memory"

"Show it off right now for the world to see"


Hard Fete (Bunji Garlin)

I not going no small fete, lemme extend my apologies,
Only big fete with big flag going over head like canopy,
Rag in me back pocket with a white vest, sneakers and Wallaby’s,
Knife tips and tight pants, I never really rate none ah these,
I come from from brass festival and from customs and from flour mills,
Wasa fete, fire fete and licensing fete and them had a power pill,
Everybody gone nice and groovy, ‘Bunji allyuh pushing power still?
If is me alone leave me with power on a hill...
All soca people put yuh two hand in de air, yuh two hand in de air!
All soca lovers do this: show me show me hand!!! (THIS LINE RIGHT HERE - MAD VIBES!!


Like Yuhself (Monk aka Machel Montano and Patrice)

Look where we reach again
End up in a party in de streets again...
Is ah 1000 man...ah wanna jam all...
Why we bringing sand up to de beach here now?
...I is not your man, you is not my girl until we reach home!

So you could jam up on who yuh want
And ah go wine up on who I like
And if yuh feel tuh wine on everybody inside here
Like yuhself!


Come Home (Nailah and Skinny Fabulous)


And if I ever let your down my friend, it was a misunderstanding...

Jump like I never jump

Ah sorry and I need you back in my life

People by de truck, emotions running high

No place like home

Come home to me, Come home to me!


Shake De Place (Destra and Machel Montano)

Jump up and jump up and shake up de whole place
...
Shake de ground,...shake up de whole place
Shake de ground,...shake up de whole place
...
Tell dem dat we Carnival is de greatest!

Tell dem meet we by de grandstand.
Tell everybody...!


Soca Party (Nadia Batson)


Oh gosh! Everybody come to de front!
Tell de DJ wha yuh want, soca!
De people want soca!
Nothing but soca!
All we want is soca!
Dis is a soca ... party!


Did I miss any contenders? Feel free to share them in a comment below with your favourite lyrics from it.


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

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Iron & Steel (2010)

Ah say to send dem 7x
Ah say to send dem come
Ca' we eh turnin' round
Ah say to send dem come
Is madness on de junction
Ah say to send dem come
Ca' we eh turnin' round
Because is we who keep de people jumpin'
Hands up now and show meh something
Shake yuh rag and keep it wavin' (Put em up! Put 'em up!)

Pound for pound when we comin down on Carnival Monday
Iron and steel
We tougher than
Iron and steel
Drum for drum
We beatin' until de people start to jump and break way
Iron and steel
Iron and steel

Listen
When it come to carnival
Say it wit me (We ready)
All de masqueraders on de road can you hear me? (We ready)
On your feet, show de world who does make yuh happy
Now is time to test de ... with your body
So let's pick up something and put up something
And leh we start with de wave
Everybody start to wave
Jump up and start misbehave
An expression to show de world we love
Cause Carnival is we ting
Is we who keep de people jumpin'
Hands up now and show meh something
Shake yuh rag and keep it wavin' (Put em up! Put 'em up!)

Pound for pound when we comin down on Carnival Monday
Iron and steel
We tougher than
Iron and steel
Drum for drum
We beatin' until de people start to jump and break way
Iron and steel
Iron and steel

Jump up jump 3x
Jump jump jump
Jump up

Let's go
When we on de road, who can make we move away
Freedom for all creed and race to express dey body (we ready)
Paint a picture for de world and be proud to show it
Carnival is for all ah we so act like you know it
Just take out something and -- out something
And leh we start with de wave
Everybody start to wave
Everybody start to wave
Everybody start to wave
Everybody start to wave
Start wave
Start wave
Start wave

Pound for pound

Is we who keep de people jumpin'
Hands up now and show meh something
Shake yuh rag and keep it wavin' (Put em up! Put 'em up!)

Pound for pound when we comin down on Carnival Monday
Iron and steel
We tougher than
Iron and steel
Drum for drum
We beatin' until de people start to jump and break way
Iron and steel
Iron and steel

Listen
When it comes to carnival
Say it wit me (We ready)
All de masqueraders on de road can you hear me? (We ready)
On your feet, show de world who does make yuh happy
Now is time to test de ... with your body
So let's pick up something and put up something
And leh we start with de waving
From A to Z all de masqueraders on de road misbehaving'
Is we who keep de people jumpin'
Hands up now and show meh something
Shake yuh rag and keep it wavin'
Pound for pound!

Lyrics by FayAnn Lyons-Alvarez
Performed by FayAnn Lyons

M. A. S. (Make A Stage) (2007)

My friends, we doh need no stinkin' stage
We fetin de road
Road call!
Find a place, make a stage
Find a place, make a stage
Whatever man, we fetin de road
We on de road

Somebody make ah mistake
They say Carnival done
Headin' to de Savannah
Under de blazin' sun
Masqueraders want to jump up
Wine up and carry on
But when dey reach de big stage
Dey realise it gone

Everybody move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
If yuh wan' to misbehave
Fin' a place make a stage
Put something up in de air
Fin' a place make a stage
And wine like yuh jus' doh care
Fin' a place make a stage

Start to wine
Start to wine
Start to wine
Start to wine
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and
Move move move move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move

From J'ouvert morning Monday
Tuesday yuh on de road
Jumpin' behind de big truck
Yuh body know de code
Lookin' for room to display
Show off and play yuh mas
Yuh outside de Savannah
Wit no stage to shake yuh a'

(Move!) Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Move move move move

If yuh wan to misbehave
Fin' a place make a stage
Spread yuh wings come out yuh gate
Fin' a place make a stage
Put yuh hands up in de air
Fin' a place make a stage
And jump like yuh jus doh care
Fin' a place make a stage
Move!
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
In de air!
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move

Temperatures risin' now for too long (so we jumpin up)
De Savannah stage is where we belong
Push back, push back de line get too long
What! ... something wrong
When we on de road (we jumpin up)
When we in de street (we jumpin up)
When we in de band
Leh me see yuh han'
Put it up
Put it up
Put it up

Move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move

If yuh wan' to misbehave
Fin' a place make a stage
Spread yuh wings come out yuh gate
Fin' a place make a stage
Put somet'ing up in de air
Fin' a place make a stage
And wine like yuh jus doh care
Fin' a place make a stage

Start tuh wine. Move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move

Somebody make a mistake
Dey say Carnival done
Headin' to de Savannah
Under de blazin' sun
Masqueraders want to jump up
Wine up and carry on
But when dey reach de big stage
Dey realise it gone

Everybody move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move
Fin' a place make a stage and move

If yuh wan to misbehave
Fin' a place make a stage
Put something up in de air
Fin' a place make a stage
And wine like yuh jus doh care
Fin' a place make a stage

Start to wine! 4x

If yuh wan to misbehave
Fin' a place make a stage
Spread yuh wings come out yuh gate
Fin' a place make a stage
Put yuh hands up in de air
Fin' a place make a stage
And jump like yuh jus doh care
Fin' a place make a stage

Fin' a place make a stage and
Fin' a place make a stage and
Fin' a place make a stage and move

If yuh want to misbehave

Fin' a place make a stage and
Fin' a place make a stage and
Fin' a place make a stage and

Spread yuh wings come out yuh gate

Fin' a place make a stage and
Fin' a place make a stage and
Fin' a place make a stage and

And jump like yuh just doh care

Fin' a place make a stage and
Fin' a place make a stage and
Fin' a place make a stage and

Start tuh wine (16x)

Performed by Fay Ann Lyons
Lyrics by Fay Ann Lyons

Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Party (2006)

Chorus
This is carnival time free yuh mind and party
Leave yuh worries behind take ah wine and party

This is carnival make ah bacchanal(x5)

Free up yuh mind and (jump up)
Release yuh stress and (jump up)
Take out yuh rag and (jump up)
Put it up in the air
Put it up in the air (jump up)
(repeat)

Put yuh rags up, put yuh rags up, put yuh hands up
Take ah jump up cause we cyah stop with de big truck sound taking over town
People all around in de jamming up cyah stop
Do yuh thing now anything now
Start de thing now start to sing now anything now
In de heat ah de sun having we fun jamming as one in de bacchanal cyah done

Were de crew with de standard in dey hand wey de gang who wining on dey man wey de man with de iron in de band
Ra tang tang ah tang ra tang tang ah tang
Wey de crew jamming on de junction everybody now
Get in yuh section (x5)

Chorus
(repeat)

When yuh see we coming down with de powder massive coming strong
Wake up no time to play around when de masqueraders move around
Carnival take over Town everybody jump around
Take ah jump up (x5)
Cause yuh know we cyah stop

Were de crew with de standard in dey hand
Wey de gang who wining on dey man wey de man with de iron in de band
Ra tang ah tang ah tang Ra tang tang ah tang

Chorus

Free up yuh mind and (jump up)
Release yuh stredd and (jump up)
Take out yuh rag and (jump up)
Put it in de air
Put it in de air
Put it in de air (jump up)

(repeat)


Performed by Ms. Alysha and Fay Ann Lyons
Source

Tuesday, 1 March 2011

That is Carnival (2006)

Ay! Well, everybody now!
Well, everybody now!

When you’re out on de streets
Everyone that you meet
Raise yuh rag, lift your feet!
Show me more, show me more, show me more!

Everybody start de jumping!
Start de waving, start the wining!
Everybody
That is Carnival!
Start de jumping!
Just start de waving, (de waving de)!
That is Carnival!



 Put yuh flag up, put yuh rag up
Put yuh up rag in de air!
Raise yuh rag up, Raise yuh flag up!
That is Carnival!
Raise yuh rag up, raise yuh flag up!
Put yuh up rag dem in de air!
Take yuh rag up put yuh flag up!
That is Carnival!

Cause this is the life and this is we culture
And this is the way that we does live
And we show the world what we have to offer
The music and mas we have to give
When we come together
Every creed and race unite
So everybody show me yuh red, yuh black, yuh white!

‘Cause when is Carnival day
And everybody start to break away
That is Carnival!
And masqueraders take de streets Carnival Monday and Tuesday
That is Carnival!

Pre–chorus:
So when you're out on de street
It’s de way we does greet
Raise yuh rag, lift yuh feet
Show me more! Show me more! Show me more!

Everybody start de jumping
Start de waving, start the wining
Everybody that is Carnival!
Ay! Start de jumping
Just start de waving, (de waving de...)
That is Carnival!

Raise yuh rag up, put yuh flag up
Take yuh rag up in de air,
Lift yuh rag up, lift yuh flag up
That is Carnival!
Raise yuh rag up, put yuh flag up
Take yuh rag up in de air
Lift yuh rag up, put yuh flag up
That is Carnival!

We have the mas, we have de colours!
We have the greatest show on earth!
Soca and pan stand shoulder to shoulder
Beautiful island of my birth!
What a beautiful sight to see
When thousands flood the street!
And masqueraders heading to the big stage
Making rhythm with their feet!

So when you see J’ouvert
And yuh hearing de sound of steelpan
That is Carnival!
Just fin’ ah bottle and pick up anyt’ing
And make a rhythm section!
That is Carnival!

Just know de world in the street
It’s de way we does greet
Raise yuh rag, lift yuh feet!
Show me more, show me more, show me more!

Everybody start de jumping!
Start de waving!
Just start de wining, de wining!
That is Carnival!
Start de jumping, just start de waving (de waving..)
That is Carnival!

Raise yuh rag up, put yuh flag up
Take yuh rag up in de air
Take yuh rag up, put yuh flag up
That is Carnival!
Take yuh rag up, put yuh flag up
Put yuh rag up dem in de air
Put yuh rag up, put yuh flag up!
That is Carnival!


Jump jump
Jump jump
Jump jump
Well everybody now
Jump jump
Jump jump
Jump jump


...Pre-chorus...

Everybody start de jumping!
Start de waving!
Start de wining!
Everybody, that is carnival!
Ay! Start de jumping!
Just start de waving (de waving)!
That is carnival!

When we on de road, we misbehaving
Doh care ’bout nothing
Misbehaving ...

That is Carnival!
When we on de road we misbehaving
We jump to soca
Misbehavin, have no behaviour
That is Carnival!

Put yuh rag up, put yuh flag up
Take yuh rag up in de air
Put yuh rag up, put yuh flag up
That is Carnival!
Put yuh rag up, put yuh flag up
Take yuh rag up in de air
Put yuh rag up, put yuh rag up
That is Carnival!

Performed by: Fay Ann Lyons

Lyrics by: Fay Ann Lyons