Soca Santa

Santa leave de North Pole and come down to Trinidad
He say it too cold in the North Pole
So he couldn't stay,
He come down right away to have some fun
In this land of sea and sun

Chorus
Soca Santa doh leave yuh bag of toys
Don't forget you have to share it with every girl and boy
Soca Santa doh want to drive no sleigh
In a bigtime Toyota gallavanting whole day

Soca Santa!

Soca Santa!

Santa say he intend to have a real good christmas this time
And de place to be is dis country
All dem lovely chicks
Parang music sick
And he taste de food
Trini woman does cook real good

Chorus

Soca Santa!

Soca Santa!

Santa walking around in sneakers and jersey and jeans
Looking to see where have party and he trying to storm
Cuz dat is de norm
He come out to play
So he feting Trinidadian way

Chorus

Arriba!

Hurray hurrah!
(Daisy etc sings)

Soca Santa!

Soca Santa!

Santa jump on stage and snatch de mike from de lead singer hand
He want us to join in de chorus
Keep de christmas cheer
Going thru de year
Den he kick and he say
In Trinbago I intend to stay

Chorus

Chorus

Performed by Machel Montano

In Your Timin' (2006)

(Spoken)
Well this is a love story with a difference
They say good things come to those who wait
At least that's what my grandmama told me

(Sung)
In your timin, girl....
In your timin, girl....
In your timin, girl....
In your timin, girl....

Baby girl you know that your body look so fine
Your style, your shape, the clothes you wear
Still can see them in my mind
For me to talk to you
It would have to take some time
It would only take that moment
To get you to be mine girl

preChorus:
(Loving all you) All in your time,
(In your own timing girl) Girl you look so fine,
(Loving all you) Girl let me love you,
And give you all of me!

Chorus:
In your timin, girl
I will love you when you love me
In your timin, girl
I will want you when you want me
In your timin, girl
I will hug you when you hug me
In your own timin, girl
I'm a slave for your love baby

Something about this girl
My life is gonna change
Wasn't the things I did
Not even fortune or my fame
All the girls that come to me
I used to run my usual game
But girl
Without you my life won't be the same, girl


preChorus
Chorus

Your time and my time must always coincide
I'll be your groom and baby you will be my bride
We’ll bubble things like Bonnie and Clyde
Baby I'll be by your side walk the road with you with pride
Woman like you me only see innah me dreams,
Or inna one ah dem fashion magazine
Babygirl come and leh me tell yuh waz de scene
MKS well yuh better come in

Babygirl I will kiss you if you want me to
I will hold you, love you that's just true
Even caress you just to make dis true
I will love if you love me too
I'll be kissin' and lovin' and grabbin', touchin' you know it's a habit
Anytime you'll have it if you want me to
I will cherish you, love and adore you
Want you cuz I'm only for you

Baby cuz it all depends on you

In your timin, girl
I'm a love you when you love me
In your timin, girl
I'm a want you when you want me
In your timin, girl
I'm uh hug you when you hug me
In your own timin, girl
I'm a slave for your love baby

Repeat chorus 3x

In your timin girl....

Performed by Surge

(Thanks to Cameron Joseph for help with the lyrics :) )

Don't Stop (2006)

Oh no no no
Oh no no no
Oh no no no
Don't stop giving it to me
Anyhow you want you could wine on me
(Hey collar bot ... ... )
Don't stop giving it to me
Anyhow you want I'll give you baby
(Hey collar bot ... )

I found my East Indian beauty
When I say beautiful, she is a cutie
Drown me in her eyes
Dimples when she smile
Waistline is alive
She could be my wife
Roll it now, show them de motion
Brighten my sky with your love and devotion
First gyal, roll that bumper round
Yes gyal to you it all belong
Roll it oh
Roll it for me that's how it's meant to be
My baby, beautiful beti
The sky's the limit for us baby
Without you by my side I'm lonely
So give me your love

Don't stop giving it to me
Anyhow you want you could wine on me
(Get ... Get ... )
Don't stop giving it to me
Anyhow you want I'll give you baby
(Hey collar bot ... )

Can't stop but wishing your near me
Something 'bout you girl it attracts me
Such beautiful skin
Hair to hold and spin
Beautiful and slim like a mannequin
Somehow you stir my emotion
What de hell give me de whole potion
Wait gyul I may not be so strong
Cyar take
With you girl I'll belong
Roll it all
Roll it all for me
That's how it's meant to be
My baby, beautiful Beti
The sky's the limit for us baby
Without you by my side I'm lonely
So give me your love

Don't stop giving it to me
Anyhow you want you could wine on me
(Hey collar bot... )
Don't stop giving it to me
Anyhow you want I'll give you baby
(Hey collar bot ... )

Don't stop giving it to me
Anyhow you want you could wine on me
(Get ... Get ... )
Don't stop giving it to me
Anyhow you want I'll give you baby
(Hey collar bot ... )

I found my East Indian beauty
When I say beautiful, she is a cutie
Drown me in her eyes
Dimples when she smile
Waistline is alive
She could be my wife
Roll it now, show them de motion
Brighten my sky with your love and devotion
First gyal
Roll that bumper round 3x

Don't stop giving it to me
Anyhow you want you could wine on me
(Hey collar bot ... ) Oh no no no! Oh no no no!
Don't stop giving it to me
Anyhow you want I'll give you baby
(Hey collar bot ... ) Oh no no no! No no no, no no no!

Don't stop giving it to me
Anyhow you want you could wine on me
(Get ... Get ... )
Don't stop giving it to me
Anyhow you want I'll give you baby
(Hey collar bot ... )

Performed by Shurwayne Winchester

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

Stranger (2001)

"I'm a stranger" said a pretty gyal
I came down here for de Carnival
Calypso music have me in a trance
Want to play mas
Teach me how to dance

Chorus:
Buy a little rag
Put it in your pocket
Buy a little flag
That's de way you do it
Find yourself a band
Find a good position
When de music blasts
You'll find out how to play mas

When dey say rag, hol' yuh rag
When dey say rag, hol' yuh rag
When dey say flag, hol' yuh flag
When dey say flag, hol' yuh flag
An' wave it
Wave it
Wave it
Do yuh ting (jump up)
Do yuh ting (jump up)
Do yuh ting (dance up)
Do yuh ting (prance up)
When dey say "wine" yuh gotta wine
When dey say "wine" yuh gotta wine
When dey say "wine" roll yuh waist
When dey say "wine" roll yuh waist
Roll it
Roll it
Do yuh ting (jump up)
Do yuh ting (jump up)
Do yuh ting (dance up)
Do yuh ting (prance up)

Verse 2
Quite Australia
She said she come from
She came down just to have some fun
She was eager to get in the groove
Music fever had her running

Chorus

And jump up, jump up
Wine up wine up

Verse 3
Ah say "Welcome to sweet Trinidad"
To have you here, I am very glad
Let me wish you happy holiday
I do hope that you enjoy your stay

Chorus

Hello Stranger
Listen carefully
Please accept my hospitality
But be careful when you drink your rum
Use a condom if temptation come but

Chorus

Carnival (2003)

Carnival in T&T is so special to all ah we
Like we need blood in we vein
That's how we feel about Port of Spain
When de panmen dem come in town
Beating pan and ah bongo drum
It's madness everywhere
Canival is ah true freedom
Make ah noise or ah joyful sound
Jump up in de air

So everybody take ah jump, take ah jump up now
Everybody start to wave, start to wave, start to wave up now
Start to wine, start to wine up now because
It's Carnival

(Machel chant)
So put yuh rag dem in de air, in de air, in de air
Stomp yuh foot dem on de ground, on de ground, on de ground
And lemme see you jump around, jump around, jump around
And let dem know we comin' down, comin' down, comin' down
Yeah ya


All de pettiness hav' tuh done
We is de soca vagabonds,
Is madness everywhere
Marinating under de sun
Dis is how we does all come one
And jump up in de air

Chorus 2x

(Machel chant)
So put yuh bumper like ah truck, like ah truck, like ah truck
And lemme see yuh push it back, push it back, push it back
And now yuh ready take ah jump, take ah jump, take ah jump
Well lemme see yuh jook it up, jook it up, jook it up
And lemme see yuh roll

Seasons come and seasons go
But Carnival will last
From Port of Spain
Straight to Sando
Take it out, take it out and play ah mas

Chorus: Everybody ... (repeat)

(Machel)
Carnival when I comin' down
Jumpin' to dis crazy song
People spreading rumours in town
Machel is ah madman
You know you love bacchanal
Is part of dey festival
All dat is Carnival

So put yuh flag dem in de air, in de air, in de air
Stomp yuh foot dem on de ground, on de ground, on de ground
And lemme see you pull yuh rag, pull yuh flag, pull yuh rag
And let dem know we comin' down, comin' down, comin' down
So push yuh bumper like ah truck, like ah truck, like ah truck
Well lemme see yuh push it back, push it back, push it back
And when yuh ready take ah jump, take ah jump, take ah jump up now
Because, it's Carnival.

Watch de ride...
Push it, push it, push it
And everybody take ah, take ah, take ah
And lemme meh see yuh push it, push it, push it
And everybody take ah, take ah, take ah
And lemme meh see yuh now
Like ah truck, like ah truck, like ah
And lemme meh see yuh take ah wave, take ah wave, take ah
And lemme meh see yuh take ah jump, take ah, take ah
And when yuh ready push it, push it, push it
Yeah, ha!

Lyrics by ...
Performed by Destra Garcia and Machel Montano

Fighter (Soca Warriors anthem)

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls
Good afternoon
And we are gathered here for the game of your life (lovely! lovely!)
I want to see yuh put yuh flags up in de air right now
Sing!

(Chant)
Oh oooh oh oh oh!
Oh oooh oh oh oh!
Oh oooh oh oh oh oh oh oh oooh oh oh oh!

Chorus:
I am ah soca warrior
I say win or lose I am ah fighter
I'm ah soca warrior
I come to shine meh nationality brighter
I am ah soca warrior
I say win or lose I am ah fighter
I'm ah soca warrior
I come to shine meh nationality brighter

We will attack
We will defend
We going to pressure dem to de very end
And any opposition dat we meet, hear me now
We go defeat dem by we feet
We go shine with all we might
90 minutes of red, black and white, hear me now
Anytime you see we in we uniform
To get de victory is ah long

Well, I'm ah soca warrior
I say win or lose I am ah fighter
I'm ah soca warrior
I come to shine meh nationality brighter
I am ah soca warrior
I say win or lose I am ah fighter
I'm ah soca warrior
I come to shine meh nationality brighter

Show them ... up on de field
Let dem know de position done seal
Every tackle, every pass, hear me now
We have dem eating off the grass
We never say it would be easy
To the battle almighty Father lead we, hear me now
Anytime yuh see we in we uniform
To get de victory is ah long

Chorus
I am ah soca warrior
I say win or lose I am ah fighter
I'm ah soca warrior
I come to shine meh nationality brighter
I'm ah soca warrior
I say win or lose I am ah fighter
I'm ah soca warrior
Ah come to shine meh nationality brighter

(Chant)
Oh oooh oh oh oh
Oh oooh oh oh oh
Oh oooh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oooh oh oh oh

Oh oooh oh oh oh (Warrior! Warrior!)
Oh oooh oh oh oh
Oh oooh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oooh oh oh oh

Still in abundance
Fit like a fiddle
So long we wait to hear de whistle
From down de way or thru de middle, hear me now
Every net ah get a riddle
We committed to de mission
Ready for any, kind ah situation
Hear me now
Anytime yuh see we in we uniform
To get de victory is ah long

Chorus

(Chant)
Oh oooh oh oh oh
Oh oooh oh oh oh
Oh oooh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oooh oh oh oh

Oh oooh oh oh oh (Warrior, warrior 2x)
Oh oooh oh oh oh (Warrior, warrior 2x)
Oh oooh oh oh oh oh oh (Warrior, warrior 3x)
Oh oooh oh oh oh (Warrior, warrior 2x)

We will attack, we will defend
We going to pressure dem to de very end
And any opposition dat we meet, hear me now,
We go defeat dem by de feet
We go strive ... (we go strive, with all we might)


Performed by Maximus Dan
Lyrics by Maximus Dan

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Always Be (2006)

You! Baby, you!
I said “I love you baby!”
You, you!

I think about you all the time.
Boy you’re always on my, always on my mind (yeah)
By the way I miss you…

Chorus:
Have you ever been in love?
Yes I’ve been in love girl.
Have you ever been in love?
I think I am in love.
Have you ever been in love?
Hey I’ve been in love!
Have you ever been in love?
Yeah girl I think I’m in love with you!

You and I
May not always get a chance to be together
By the way I missed you ….
Though we fuss and fight
In de end, we always seem to make it right
That’s why you’re always on my mind

You are the melody
That flow thru my mind
Everytime I see you girl is you
I got to …like a symphony
You’re a part of my heart
There will never be a day that
Me and you will be apart girl

Any way the wind will blow
Any way the moonlight glow
You will always be my baby
We’ll build a castle in the sky
Be my girl and I’m your guy
You will always be with me, my baby.

Chorus

Maybe I may not be the man you planned for
But I love you and that will never change girl
All dem other guys might try to take my baby away from me
But girl you’re everything to me, your life

You are the melody
That flows thru my mind
Everytime I see you boy is you
I got to …like a symphony
You’re part of my heart
There will never be a day
That me and you will be apart boy.

Any way the wind will blow
Any way the moonlight glow
You will always be my baby.
We’ll build a castle in the sky
Be my girl and I’m your guy
You will always be with me, my baby

You! Baby you!
I said I love you baby!
You, You!
I think about you all the time.
Boy you’re always on my, always on my mind (yeah)
By the way I miss you…

You are the melody
That flow thru my mind
Everytime I see you girl is you
I got to …like a symphony
You’re a part of my heart
There will never be a day that
Me and you will be apart girl

Any way the wind will blow
Any way the moonlight glows
You will always be my baby
We’ll build a castle in the sky
Be my girl and I’m your guy
You will always be with me, my baby.

Chorus

Baby….I think I’m in love with you…..!

I think I’m in love with you…..!


Performed by: Patrice Roberts and Zan
Lyrics by: Zan

Move With Us (2006)

Move with us (8x)

Leh me see yuh rag
Leh me see yuh flag
Everybody jump in de place, get mad
Take off like a helcopter boom shot
Everybody leh me see yuh

Chorus 1:
Move! Yuh see de fireman
Move! De mad mad man
Move! De iron man (Move wit us, move wit us!)
Move! See de fireman
Move! De mad mad man
Move! Say look de iron man
Move with us, move with us!

I want yuh break loose and be free
Doh stand up dey like no fig tree
Show dem yuh have mobility
I want yuh move, 2x
Yuh know de elements can wait
We in a frenzied state
Move before it’s too late
Hurry up and leh we go
We taking full control
We have it in de blood
Cause we feel it in de soul
We jumping up together
We moving higher, higher
Earth, wind, fire!

Move! Yuh see de fireman
Move! De mad mad man
Move! De ironman (move wit us 2x)
Move! Yuh see de fireman
Move! And de mad mad man
Move! Say look de ironman (move wit us 2x)

Earth, start to shake de ground!
Wind spin it round and round!
Fire, leh we bun it down!
Move around, move around!
Earth, start to shake de ground!
Wind spin it round and round!
Fire, leh we bun it down!
Raise it up and fling it round!

Take a jump and take it straight
Let yuh body levitate
Join de elements
Because yuh just can’t wait
Now it’s time to get on bad
How de scandal wey yuh have
Everybody get mad, madda mad, madda, mad madda mad madda mad mad!

Take a jump for success
If you know that we are blessed
…doh …nothing less
We jumping up together
So take it higher higher
Earth, wind, fire!

Chorus 1

Earth start to shake de ground!
Wind spin it round and round!
Fire leh we bun it down!
Move around, move around!
Earth start to shake de ground!
Wind spin it round and round!
Fire, leh we bun it down!

Everybody now (Move with us!)
Ah want yuh to…
Move with us 7x

Leh me see de rags
Leh me see de flags
Everybody jump in de place get mad
Take off like a helicopter boom shot
Everybody in de place get bad
Show me de rags
Show evidence
3 artists, 3 elements
Everybody band standing up right now….
Leh we move thru like presidents

Earth, start to shake de ground!
Wind spin it round and round!
Fire, leh we bun it down!
Move around, move around!
Earth, start to shake de ground!!
Fire, leh we bun it downMove! Yuh see de fireman
Move! De mad mad man
Move! De ironman (Move with us 2x)
Move! Yuh see de fireman
Move! And de mad mad man
Move! Say look de ironman (Move with us 2x)
Move with us now!

Performed by: Bunji Garlin, Machel Montano and Shurwayne Winchester

Lyrics by: Bunji Garlin, Machel Montano and Shurwayne Winchester

Trivia: Song created for a TSTT ad campaign.

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

Fire B'un (2006)

Yeah man, Garlin and Prophet Benjamin.
Fire meets fire. Yea!
Fire!

Chorus 1
And ah want to bun ah fire, but hear what ah bunning
I want to bun dis fire with Bunji Garlin
And ah want to bun dis fire, but hear wha happenin
I want to bun dis fire with Prophet Benjamin

Chorus 2
Well fire fi dem
Fire fi who?
Fire fi dem and dem boys in blue
Fire fi dem (fire fi who?)
Fire fe dem and dem Satan crew
Well fire fi dem
fire fi who?
Fire fi dem and dem boys in blue
Well fire fi dem
Fire fi who?

Dey mashing up we nation
Causing pure frustration
Want to unify dem only causing separation
Want repatriation and some liberation
From all de sufferation inside dem police station
Too much aggravation
Mixed with molestation
Poor people want de 10 million hidin up in England
Leh me see yuh right hand
Show Bunji yuh left hand
Leh we see yuh two hand
From yuh …. of Satan

And ah want to bun ah fire,
Hear what ah bunning
I want to bun dis fire with Bunji Garlin
And ah want to bun dis fire, but hear wha happenin
I want to bun dis fire with Prophet Benjamin

Well, fire fi dem
Fire fi who?
Fire fi dem and dem Satan shoe?
Well fire fi dem
Fire fi who?
Fire boys in blue
Fire fi dem
Fire fi who?
Fire fi dem an’ dem Satan flu
Well fire fi dem
Fire fi who?

Is a blazing fire that we bringing
On de street (Fire, fire, fire)
Is de most high fire gonna give dem nuff it, whoa yo!

(Bunji ‘freestyle’)

Chorus 1

Fire fi dem
Fire fi who?
Fire fi dem and dem bad boy crew
Fire fi dem
Fire fi who?
Fire fi dem in dem satan crew
Well, fire fi dem
Fire fi who?
Fire fi dem and dem boys in blue
Fire fi dem
Fire fi who?

Look out for Bunji, look out for Benji
I say fire from Bunji, fire from Benji
Fire from Bunji!
And Benji!
And Bunji! And Benji!
And Bunji! Benji!
Bunji! Benji! Bunji! Benji! Bunji! Benji!

Chorus:
And ah want tuh bun a fire
Hear what I bunning
I want tuh bun de fire with Bunji Garlin
And ah have tuh bun dis fire but hear wha happening
Ah need tuh bun dis fire with Prophet Benjamin

Well fire fi dem
Fire fi who?
Fire fi dem and dem bad boy crew
Fire fi dem.
Fire fi who?
Dem who get satan flu
Fire fi dem and dey bad boy shoe
Fire fi under dem Satan shoe

Chorus 1

Fire fi dem
Fire fi who?
Dem bad boy crew
Fire fi dem
Well fire fi who?
Dem boys in blue
Fire fi dem
Fire fi who?
Satan flu

Lightning and thunder, brimstone and fire in Buckingham palace…
Yeah man, yuh done no say,
Anything wey hot for dem
Lava…Lightning….

Performed by: Bunji Garlin and Prophet Benjamin

Lyrics by: Ian Alvarez and Prophet Benjamin

Carnival Feeling (2006)

Ooh I can feel it!
Carnival day is coming again.
Trouble taking over now.
Masqueraders play in sun or rain
Yeah!
Feel de vibe, feel de energy !
Watch de power take over me.
And de people are in a frenzy, they gone mad!
Tourist coming to hear de drums,
Cause dey feel pulsating rhythms.
They jumping and waving, they jumping, jumping and waving up again!

Pre Chorus:
Do you get this feeling?
Show me how you feel when it's Carnival time.
Do you get this feeling?
Let me see the bacchanal waving up to the sky
Do you get this...?

Chorus 1
Start to wave now!
Start to wine now!
Jumping up now!
Wave yuh rag now!
Wave yuh flag now!
Wine in a band!
Show meh de ting dey!

Ooh ah know you like it.
Festival day is here again.
Time to play yuh mas now.
West Indians say is celebration again.
Yeah when we cross de savannah stage
Old and young every single age
Grinding up in de streets we gone mad
Everybody country and town
In de city we gather round
Jumping and waving up, and jumping, jumping and waving up again

Pre chorus

Jump up! 2x
Wine up, wine up!
Wave it, wave it!
Shake it, shake it!
Wave yuh rag now!
Wave yuh flag now!
Wey meh left, wey me right!
Leh we go, leh me see you!

Bridge
Carnival is here again so let your beauty show
Feel de energy, de ecstasy!
Take a jump everybody let's go!

Pre Chorus
Chorus 1

Feel de vibe, feel de energy
Watch de power take over me
And de people are in a frenzy, they gone mad
Tourist coming to hear de drums
Cause dey feel pulsating rhythms
They jumping and waving up, and jumping, jumping and waving up again

Pre Chorus

Chorus 1

Ay!

Performed by: Rita Jones (Roy Cape All Stars)
Lyrics by: Nadia Batson

Bombs (2006)

Look out fuh de bomb!! 2x
And de explosion! 2x
Look out fuh de bomb! 2x
Fuh de explosion! 2x (everybody!)
Lay lay lay, tingolay 7x
(Lay lay lay)

Ah want tuh see hands!
On de road let me see yuh hands!
Bomb explode let me see yuh hands!
On de road let me see yuh hands!
Bomb explode let me see yuh hands!
On de road let me see yuh hands!
Bomb explode let me see yuh hands!
On de road let me see yuh hands!
Bomb explode let me see yuh!

Down in Port of Spain had a big explosion,
If yuh see people runnin’ fuh so!
A woman comin through wit she whole battalion,
They say is uptown they lookin’ tuh go.
(If yuh hear she)

We goin’ so (so!)
We goin’ up so (so!)
We goin’ so (so!)
We goin’ up so (so!)
Man start tuh run
Bombs on de ground
Big explosion take place in town!
Everybody fraid of de big time bomb!
4, 3, 2, 1!

Uptown! Start tuh run (3x)
Bomb up dey! (2x)
Downtown! Start tuh run! (3x)
Everybody signal now!
Helicopters come! (3x)
Look helicopters!
Look!
Helicopters come! (3x)

Now everybody sing!
Lay lay lay, tingolay! (7x)
(Lay lay lay)

Ah want tuh see (hands!)
On de road let meh see yuh (hands!)
Bomb explode let meh see yuh (hands!)
On de road let meh see yuh (hands!)
Bomb explode let meh see yuh
Hands in de air!
Rags in de air!
Tell dem we doh want no nuclear!
We just want tuh party this year!
This is what I swear!

When yuh jumping up in yuh mas and costume
Tell dem we doh want no bombing down dey.
Yuh towel and rag is de only explosion
That we want to see on Carnival day!

All we want is rags!
Only rags on de left side!
Rags!
Only rags on de right side!
Rags!
Only rags on de left side!
Rags!
Only rags on de right side!
Rags to de left, rags to de right!
Rags to de front, to de back, to de side!
We just want to party whole night!
We doh want no fight!

Ah want tuh see (hands!)
On de road let me see yuh (hands!)
Bomb explode let me see yuh (hands!)
On de road let me see yuh (hands!)
Bomb explode let me see yuh (hands!)
On de road let me see yuh (hands!)
Bomb explode let me see yuh (hands!)
On de road let me see yuh (hands!)

Everybody sing!
Lay lay lay tingolay! 7x
(Lay lay lay tingolay)

Look out fuh de bomb and de explosion!
Look out fuh de bomb, fuh de explosion!
So look out fuh de bomb, fuh de explosion!
Just look out fuh de bomb, fuh de explosion!

Cause Afghanistan make timebomb
We want to copy dat.
Dat is to show dat down here
Full of a copy cat!
But look to de air
What’s up dere?
Tell dem come rescue we from here!
We want to escape de nuclear!
Signaling …this year!

Now!
Helicopters come! (3x)
Look helicopters!
Helicopters come! (2x)
Helicopters!

(Everybody sing dis song)
Lay, lay, lay tingolay 9x

Ah want tuh see hands!
Hands! Hands! Hands! Hands! Hands! Hands! Hands!

Performed by: Bunji Garlin
Lyrics by: Ian Alvarez

Fly (2003)

It’s all about unity (unity)
Togetherness (togetherness)
Carnival time we love the jammin
All of we, collectively
In the bacchanal time to start de feting
(Yuh know)

Pre-Chorus
One thing about my country
Anywhere we go we love to party,
Where’s my posse?
Get ready!
Show meh yuh rag, don’t fail me now!

Chorus
So wave yuh rag high
Up in the sky
Wave yuh rag and fly it, fly it, fly
We up in de air
Is flag everywhere
We ready for de festival again
I say to….
Wave yuh rag high
Up in the sky
Take yuh rag and fly it, fly it, fly
We up in de air
Is flag everywhere
We ready for de festival again

Appreciate don’t segregate
Everybody got to love somebody
You and me in harmony
Try and try we bound to make them know

Pre & Chorus

What we need is so much more love (love)
It’s the only way to rise above
And I know

Pre & Chorus

Wave yuh rag high
Up in the sky
Wave yuh rag and fly it, fly it, fly
We up in de air
Is flags everywhere
We ready for de festival again
I say to….
Wave yuh rag high
Up in the sky
Take yuh rag and fly it, fly it, fly
We up in de air
Is flags everywhere
We ready for de festival again

Deliver us from ignorance
Blacks and whites we jump together
Stop de war, stop de hate
Show dem that we love each other (yuh know)

Pre & Chorus

Wave yuh rag high
Up in the sky
Wave yuh rag and fly it, fly it, fly
…..
Is flags everywhere
….festival again

Performed by Destra Garcia

Soca Train

Maximus de gladiator
Hotter than a radiator
Representing Jah de creator
Whoa, whoa… whey we tell dem now

Me and the youth who love the reggae
And ah singing it night and day
But the people in the country
Doh wah meh to (x2)
Dey say we ain’t no Jamaican
You in the land of Kaiso and Pan
Sing the music of yuh nation
Ah tellin yuh (x2)
Dey want to wine, dey want to grind
Woman in front and man behind
If ah not doing that, then I wastin’ time
So ah tell them…

When I decide to jump on de Soca Train
Ride on the Soca Train
Ah gettin down on the Soca Train
See me how ah gettin down on the Soca Train
Ride on the Soca Train
Ah gettin down on the Soca Train

On the Train, ah meet a good friend
Who know meh from way back when
Introducing me once again
He tellin meh (x2)
Maximus be very careful of the bad mind and grudgeful
Cause dey know yuh well capable
Ah tellin yuh (x2)
Trust none of dem, dem ain’t yuh friend
Dem a pretend, look out for them
They want to put you inside the lion den
So ah tell dem…

Too much fighting up on the Soca Train
Yes on the Soca train
Fighting up on the Soca train
No more lovin up on the Soca Train
On the Soca Train
Fighting up on the Soca Train

Artists ah go behind yuh back
With promoter and a big shot
Want to know yuh price so dem could go
Lower than that (Lower than that, lower than that)
In the end, who makin’ money
Cyah be you and surely not me
Yuh bringing down the level of the
Industry (Industry, industry)
You’ll realise, if we despise
We cannot rise, open yuh eyes
Wise’n up for all of us to survive
So we tell dem…

Too much cuttin up on the Soca Train
On the Soca train
Dey cutting up on the Soca Train
See them how they crutchin’ up on the Soca Train
On the Soca Train, Soca Train

Some of them ah get a one hit
And feel they already make it
But the next year dem ain’t sure to be
In de mix up (in the mix up, in de mix up)
You got to be consistent
In order to be permanent
And to all of yuh fans yuh got to be
Excellent (excellent, excellent)
Doh let the fame go to your brain remain the same
Doh ever change, doh let yuh career go down the drain
So meh tell dem…

Too much hyping up on the Soca Train
On the Soca train
They hyping up on the Soca Train
Too much supastars on the Soca Train
On the soca Train, Soca Train
See me how I gettin down on the Soca train, ride on the Soca Train, I gettin down on the Soca Train
Everybody gettin down on the Soca Train, Soca Train, Soca Train

Performed by: Maximus Dan

Band of de Year (2006)

We reach de stage, we warming up
Throw your hands dem in de air
We goin’ an’ cross, we gearing up
To take band of de year.
We reach de stage, we warming up
All we posse done prepare
Now we going an’ cross, every man jack wine up
Leh we storm and take de Band of the year!

Chorus:
Turn it up! Turn it up!
Start de jumping by de truck!
We go jump up for de festival!
Turn it up! Turn it up!
We go jump and mash it up!
Jump around and make a bacchanal!

No stalling! No stalling now!
You know we depend on yuh.
Make it somehow, make it somehow!
Yuh gotta get thru it (2x)
Don’t give up today!
Chippin all the way!
Don’t give up before we start a little
Jumping, waving, wining!
Your hands up in de air!

Chorus

(Machel “rap”: Up in de air, throw yuh hand in de air, wave yuh rag in de air…..)

De Road calling,
De Road calling now!
Yuh know it belong to yuh!
Take it right now! (2x)
And yuh know I can do with it
Don’t give up today!
Chippin all the way!
Don’t give up before we start a little
Jumping, waving, wining!
With your hands up in the air!

Chorus

(Machel “rap”: When yuh see we band coming down, and yuh hear we jammin dis song…..yuh go see when de smoke…ca we takin' band of de year…)

Come and get it
Don’t waste it!
You got to stop it now!
Just full your pocket now!
Come and get it
We will there by de truck
Champagne will be in we cup
And we’ll be jumping up, jumping up, jumping up, jumping around!

Chorus

(Machel)
Band of the year (repeat 6x)

We reach de stage we warming up
All we posse done prepare.
Now we going an’ cross,
Every man jack wine up!
Leh we storm and take de ‘Band ah de year’!

Chorus 2x

(Machel)

Performed by: Patrice Roberts and Machel Montano
Lyrics by: Kernal Roberts
Awards: Trinidad and Tobago Road march 2006

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Laventille (The Hammer Revisited) (2006)

Laventille here we come
We're singin praises to your son
Oh Laventille here we come

Somewhere up in Laventille many years ago
Ah man had a hammer used to follow him to and fro
It used to have a lil bacchanal
Specially round de carnival
But we had a unity a mighty community
Ever since de hammer just disappear
Say de love just vanish into thin air

Since de man with de hammer gone
Tell me what is going on
We treating de love with a kinda scorn
Tell me what is going on
United we stand, divided we fall
Tell me what is going on
You go see how Peter paying for Paul
Tell me what is going on
Time tuh rise back up (dread!)
Start de lovin up
If you love to fight
Is time to unite
If de dragon cyar walk de trail no more
(Well then) De legend mus' live on forever more

From April of '85 Hammer went to sleep
After years of making noise, not even a peep
Man de hill still going strong
Is just
One set a violence
Somethng just eh making sense
David boy it not as bad as it seems
So much people dying gyul how you mean, how you mean

Since de man with de hammer gone
Tell me what is going on
Wey de love in Laventille gone?
Tell me what is going on
United we stand, divided we fall
Tell me what is going on
You done see how Peter paying for Paul
Tell me what is going on
Learn de golden rule (dread!)
Leh we stay in school
All ah we is one
De struggle goes on and on and on and on
If de dragon cyar walk de trail no more
(Well then) De legend mus' live on forever more

Ah say that we wukking de trail...
We wukking de trail...
We wukking de trail...
We wukking de trail...
If de dragon cyar walk de trail no more
Well then de legend mus' live on forever more

After all is said and done
Leh we turn de page
Let's move to a higher ground
Forget de fire rage
Focus on environment
And cultural upliftment
Show them that we have it still
And leh we big up laventille
So much years he have a watch over we
Continue the fight until we free, truly free, truly free

Since de man with de hammer gone
Tell me what is going on
We treating de love with a kinda scorn
Tell me what is going on
United we stand, divided we fall
Tell me what is going on
You go see how Peter paying for Paul
Tell me what is going on
All de negative (dread!)
Make it positive (dread!)
Respect is a must


Performed by David Rudder and Destra Garcia