Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases a sound file of Bunji Garlin's Trinidadian Soca song "Clear De Road".
The lyrics to this song are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Bunji Garlin for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this sound file on YouTube.
-snip-
Click the "clear the road songs and chants" for other pancocojams post about songs and chants with that title or those key words.
****
Bunji Garlin - Clear De Road (2nd Place 2009 International Power Soca Monarch Competition)
CanchozI, Jan 18, 2009
Conchaz Compilation - 2k9 Wi Blast Off
Bunji Garlin - Clear De Road (Soca 2009)
****
LYRICS: CLEAR DE ROAD
(Bunji Garlin)
Clear De Road (2009). Lyrics
By Bunji Garlin
Bunji Garlin - Clear De Road - Lyrics
So clear de rooaddd, clear de road
Clear de rooaddd, clear de road
Clear de rooaddd, clear de road
Clear de rooaddd, clear de road!
Alright!
In Arima [It block]
Up in town [It block]
Down Sando [It block]
All around [It block]
In Mayaro [It block]
Rio Claro [It block]
In Paparo [It block]
Aha, watch it!
Doh tell me bout garbage
Doh tell me bout drain block
People wah tuh party, soon as
Yuh see de plane stop,
Gyal dem get deh costume and
Yuh face done paint up,
Now as ah leave de rain drop
De whole ah Port Of Spain drop
Wah happen if dis rain fall down
On Carnival Monday,
Somebody! Will look good till we
Carnival done deh!
Half ah dem gyal and dem done dress up
And lookin sexy!
You tell me if rain fall down Carnival
Finish doh vex me!
So clear de rooaddd, clear de road
Clear de rooaddd, clear de road
Clear de rooaddd, clear de road
Clear de rooaddd, clear de road!
Everybody!
On Federick Street [It block]
On ** Street [It block]
All up on Bagstreet [It block]
Down all by Prince Street [It block]
All down in Diego [It block]
Even Tobago [It block]
In Mova also [It block]
Alright, everybody tell yuh move it
Tell de big truck dem [move it]
Bring de tractors dem and [move it]
Bring de bucket dem and [move it]
Bring de fan and dem and [move it]
Brind de drum and dem and [move it]
Bring de boat and dem and [move it]
Bring de helpers dem and [move it]
Let's go! watch it!
Create de young ones rell case,
When deh get deh landslide
Maraval was hard work, tuh put
That garbage one side,
If I cyah drive in town, tuh see
Mass or hear meh ***
I coming in somehow, even if ah have
Tuh hang-glide,
So yuh better start makin some accomodation
Cauh de big band and dem done makin dem
Preparation,
Dem no de points and deh know de judgin
Location,
So clean up de blasted road and done
De *** nation!
So clear de rooaddd, clear de road
Clear de rooaddd, clear de road
Clear de rooaddd, clear de road
Clear de rooaddd, clear de road!
Everybody!
On Federick Street [It block]
On ** Street [It block]
All up on Bagstreet [It block]
Down all by Prince Street [It block]
All down in Diego [It block]
Even Tobago [It block]
In Mova also [It block]
Alright, everybody tell yuh move it
Tell de big truck dem [move it]
Bring de tractors dem and [move it]
Bring de bucket dem and [move it]
Bring de fan and dem and [move it]
Brind de drum and dem and [move it]
Bring de boat and dem and [move it]
Bring de helpers dem and [move it]
Let's go! watch it!
Carnival Monday, we in de sun
Yeah, yeah,
De water sprinkle, oh gosh! Den rivers
Come, oh lawwd!
When de waters rise up, tell dem we
Nuh run,
Everybody, jump, jump, jump! Tell somebody
Tuh come hey!
In Laventille [It block]
And JacobHill [It block]
In ** [It block]
Down Castlefield [It block]
In Comoto [It block]
Paloseco! [It block]
Siparia also [It block]
Catch ah wheel barrel .
So clear de rooaddd, clear de road
Clear de rooaddd, just clear de road
Clear de rooaddd, clear de road
So clear de rooaddd, clear de road!
Everybody tell living Arima [It block]
** River [It block]
On Penco Street [It block]
On ** Street [It block]
All down Bago! [It block]
Reverse who yuh tell so [It block]
All ah dem down so [It block]
Alright, alright, watch it!
***
Dem construction workers, deh doh
Know who tuh blame yet,
Contractors and formen, caught up
In de same ting,
And de political parties, jumpin in
De same fete,
Leh we take some weed and put it up
On ah smalll boat,
Tie it upon ah truck and pull it long
Like ah smalll boat,
*** in Port Of Spain where we must gloat!
Carnival 2009 lookin like a$$ **
Carnival Monday, we in de sun
Yeah, yeah,
De water sprinkle, oh gosh! Den rivers
Come, oh lawwd!
When de waters rise up, tell dem we
Nuh run,
Everybody, jump up, jump up, jump up!
Tell somebody tuh come
On ** Street [It block]
On Charlette Street[It block]
On Coffee Street [It block]
Siparo Street [It block]
Paranger down so[It block]
All round by Coudrow [It block]
Anywhey you go! [It block]
Please just let dem know.
Let's clear de rooaaaaaddd!
Clear de rooaddd! Hey!
Clear de rooaddd!
Just clear de rooaddd! Tell dem!
Open de road now
Clear out de road
open de park now
Move it tuh day!
Open de road now
Clear out de way
Everybody jump ah say!
Clear de rooaddd!
Source: https://www.islandlyrics.com/lyrics-bunji_garlin-clear_de_road_2009.htm
-snip-
This Soca song is about clearing a road of debris left by a hurricane so that the carnival parade can occur.
****
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
No comments:
Post a Comment