Remember those old folk songs yu maddah ar granmaddah use to sing, those bring me back to a place of innocense and comfort!!!

Every time mi memba Liza,
Waata come a mi y’eye,
Wen mi tink pan mi nice gal Liza,
Waata come a mi y’eye.

Come back Liza, come back gal,
Waata come a mi y’eye,
Come back Liza, come back gal,
Waata come a mi y’eye.

Goh dung ah manuel road galang bwoy
fi goh bruk rock stone
goh dung a manuel road glalng bwoy
fi goh bruk rockstone

bruk dem one by one..(galang bwoy)
bruk dem 2 by 2...(galang bwoy)
Finga mash nuh bawl
memba ah play wi deh play...

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an this one too


Ah shine y'eye gyal is a trouble to a man
(repeat *2)
an she want an she want an she want everyting

har lip fava libba an she want lipstick
(rep *2)
an she want an she want an she want everything

har waist fava wire and she want broad belt..
(rep *2)
an she want an she want an she want everything.

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"Dis long time gal mi neva see you....come mek we wheel an' tun x2
Peel head johncrow siddung pan tree top pick out him blossom
Mek mi hole you han gal, mek mi hole you han'"

Another is...
"Carry mi hackee go a Linstead market, not a quaty wort sell x2
Oh Lawd!!!!! Wat a night not bite, wat a Satiday night? x2
Everybody come feel up feel up weh dem muma noh bring x2
Oh Lawd!!!!! Wat a night not bite, wat a Satiday night?" x2

Another is....
"Day-o, mi seh day-o, daylight come an mi waan go home x2
Come Missa Talliman talli mi banana, daylight come an mi waan go home x2
Day, mi seh day-o, daylight come an mi waan go home x2
One an two an tree a bunch, daylight come an mi waan go home"

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Christmus a come mi waan mi LAMA
christmus a come mi waan mi LAMA
Christmus a come mi waan mi LAMA
Christmus a come mi waan mi LAMA

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Mi no drink caffee tea..mango time
Care how nice it may be..mango time
Mek we jump pan de big jackass
Rid ehim dung an no stop a pass
Cause de baskit mus full
Mango time...
<a tink a so it go>

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Dere isa brown girl in the ring tra la la la la
A brown girl in the ring tra la la la la la
Dere isa brown girl in the ring tra la la la la
Shi like sugar and I like plum.

or something like that

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"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." - Matthew 5 v11 KJV

Very waggish indeed.

Evening Time

By Louise Bennett


Come Miss Claire
Tek de bankra off yu head mi dear,
Evening breeze a blow,
Come dis way Miss Flo.

Help down yah,
Afta yu no beas’ a burd’n mah.
Ress yuh self at ease,
Feel di evenin’ breeze.

Evenin’ time,
Work is over now is evenin’ time,
Wih deh walk pon mountain,
Deh walk pan mountain,
Deh walk pan mountain side.
Meck we cook wih bickle pan dih way,
Meck wih eat an sing,
Dance an play ring ding
Pan dih mountain side.

Ketch up dih fire Ma’hta
Pass me dih gungo peas,
Rub up dih flour Sarah - Lawd!
Feel di evenin’ breeze

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"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." - Matthew 5 v11 KJV

Very waggish indeed.

Moon shine tonight

Moon shine tonight come mek we dance and sing
Moon shine tonight come mek we dance and sing

Mi deh rock so
You deh rock so
Under banyan tree
Mi deh rock so
You deh rock so
Under banyan tree


Ladies may curts and gentleman may bow
Ladies may curts and gentleman may bow

Mi deh rock so
You deh rock so
Under banyan tree
Mi deh rock so
You deh rock so
Under banyan tree


Come we join hands and mek we dance around and sing
Come we join hands and mek we dance around and sing


Mi deh rock so
You deh rock so
Under banyan tree
Mi deh rock so
You deh rock so
Under banyan tree

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Sound Clip: Evening Time ....this is the sound clip

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Linstead Market</B>

Mi carry mi ackee go a Linstead Market
Not a quattie worth sell
Mi Carry me ackee go a Linstead Market
Not a quattie worth sell

Lord what night, not a bite
What a Saturday night
Lawd what a night not a bite
What a Saturday night

Everybody come feel up, feel up
Not a quattie worth sell
Everybody come feel up, feel up
Not a quattie worth sell

Lord what night, not a bite
What a Saturday night
Lawd what a night not a bite
What a Saturday night


Do mi mommy nuh beat mi kill mi
Sake a Merry-go-round
Do mi mommy don’t beat me kill
Sake a American rum

Lord what night, not a bite
What a Saturday night
Lawd what a night not a bite
What a Saturday night



All di pickney dem a linga linga
Fi weh dem mumma no bring
All di pickney dem a linga linga
Fi weh dem mumma no bring



Lawd, what a night, not a bite
What a Satiday night
Lawd, what a night, not a bite
How di pickney gwine feed?


Sound Clip: Mi carry mi ackee go a Linstead Market

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Mango Walk

Mi breda did a tell yuh nuh fe go mango walk
go mango walk
go mango walk
Mi breda did a tell yuh nuh fe go mango walk
go mango walk
go mango walk

An nuh pick up the number 11
Tell mi joe do tell mi joe
Tell mi joe do tell mi
Tell mi joe do tell mi joe
Why you pick up the number 11

Mi breda did a tell yuh nuh fe go mango walk
go mango walk
go mango walk
Mi breda did a tell yuh nuh fe go mango walk
go mango walk
go mango walk

An nuh pick up the number 11
Tell mi joe do tell mi joe
Tell mi joe do tell mi
Tell mi joe do tell mi joe
Why you pick up the number 11

Sound Clip: Mango Walk

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Sound Clip: Liza - Waata come a mi y’eye

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