Pending Idea 31/10/16

Passion burnt on a Monday night
Love was wrong but it felt so right
We too tired to share a kiss
But can't resign and can't resist
Emotion burns like a filament
Gathered nothing that's evident

Companjalaa (De Retailiation)

SHOWING CONCERN written by Sheldon Manoo (2001)

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I know de issue dey talking about
Like allyuh wah meh to hush meh mouth
Dis land running by ah set ah damn fools
It look like dey neva went to school
What's wrong wid we constitution?
Do de poor hah any protection?
Are we self governed or still under British rule?
What's Independence if we cyah do what we should do?
Dey doh want to hang dem high
Buh dey make de innocent die and cry
And dem Ly-ars using dey wits
Because dem judges heads full ar Mesh!
No I am not political
Ah jes cyah stand dis atall
While some hole dey head and bawl
Some share drinks with criminal!

Bi bam bam
Bey bam ba dam
Bigidy bam bam
Dey bam ba dam

I neva did like to read de news
Cause all it does is give me de blues
Everyday isa nodda murder
Or some sicko rape somebody daughter
So many police Ah see dey recruiting
Buh dem police eh doing nothing
Imagine dey coming fass wen yuh park in de wrong place
Buh wen yuh geh rob dey come at a slow pace
I am jes ah man dis is my point ar view
Why dey doh find something worthwhile to do
When ah rich boy kill dey say "It was an accident"
It happen to ah poor man dey say "Lock him up permanent"
Thin k about de chiren down in de ghetto
All dey really wah is some food to eat
Buh wen yuh deprive and oppress people
Dey minds geh warp and dey start to cheat
Life doh seem da sweet!

Ba ba, ba ba bap, da da da dai
Dey dey rigidy digy dey dey dey doye!

And some ar dem pastors dey must be crazy
Ain't de Bible say an Eye fuh an Eye
What's dis dey say about amnesty
Well better dey lock me up let de killers fly!
Ah hear dey gehing meals on time
And dey geh to play all kinds ar game
Ah ketching meh neh neh everyday
And Ah cyar even do de same
Dis country jes full ar hyprocrites
Smiling telling de nation things cool
Wen dey liming drinking dey rum
Dey joking bout all we poor fools
Squandering and laundering we taxes
And if dis song here offends you
Den yuh know who Ah talking bout
So what is it yuh going to do?

Bam bam, Yuh bam ba dam
Brainy bam bam, bam da bam
Doogi ddogy woih!

Yuh looking to an answer to ah problem
But yuh doh even know de cause
Too many ignorant people in power
That's why de world hah so many wars
Why so many chiren suffering
Dey did not ask to come to dis world
So wen yuh hot and horny and yuh get down
Be prepared to raise de baby good
Lard and all dis promiscuity/illicit sex
How did we allow dis to become ar culture?
We should not accept someting dat not right
If we eva want to make we place better
We pass de stage of chin, nigga, coolie honky
We onto ah stage where man is jes man
We cannot give in to negative virtues
If yuh wit me yuh mus raise yuh hand

OUI Ba ba da da bap
Pey dep pay dep
Sho go naga nan
Pa dep pa dep

(GUITAR SOLO)

I could go on and on pointing tings out
But am I being of any help
I cannot judge Ah jes Showing Concern
We all got to rise and protect weself

Come together da da
Come together da da
Ba da, da di
Damp da da oui!

DO NOT STOP DIS (GOOD PARTY) written by Sheldon Manoo (2000)

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Move yuh waist to depace, to de drum and de bass, free yuhself up in de place
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)
Dis is time, take ah wine, hope you feeling fine, hey you better stand yuh line
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)
Cause after 99 isa feel good time
We wah every possee free dey mind
Stray from crime and tings unkind
Leh we group together, leh we souls just climb
Leh we music play whole night and day
Listen all meh people to wah me say
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)

Wen yuh soaking wet, all yuh worry and fret, I know I know yuh go soon forget
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)
Now we doh wah nobody feeling down
We wah see everybody having fun
So doh geh too high and act real dread
Cause we doh wah nobody end up ded, No
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party) Hey
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)

Dis is ah party we want to see
Going on ah long long, long long time
To be enjoyed by everybody
All de people jes wine wine, wine wine
Do not stop dis good party, hey do not stop dis good party
Doh act like ah stupidy and do not stop dis good party
Do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party woh!

Yes move yuh waist to de pace, to de drum and de bass, C'mon everybody take ah little taste
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)
Cause if de party ram and de party jam, doh act like yuh mo-bay-lang
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)
After 99 is joy on mind
We wah nobody to be unkind
Stand yuh ground Doh leh dey hold yuh down
You gotta go beyond the millennium
So jes act nice, take on me advice
Once ina wile, you gotta sacrifice
But do not stop dis good party, no do not stop dis good party

Leh de flo jes go, whether fast or slow, we can move to any tempo so
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)
No we doh wah nobody feeling bad
We doh wah see no faces sad
So doh get wile and push no one
We doh wah police stop we fun
We wah free we mind till thy kingdom come
We wah rise and rise like de morning sun
We wah make all de ole feel dey young
so doh be ah fool to stop we fun
No don not stop dis good party, hey do not stop dis good party
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)

DOH STOP IT, No No doh interupt it, Ah say doh stop it
It's ah good good time
Jes doh stop it, heey doh stop it
You could jam wiiiii-ne
Jump, wave and dingolay
Jam, wine, jump, wave jes breakaway
Go down low low low, come up hi hi hi
Jam, wine, jumo wave yeah dingolay
Do it so so so, Felling ni ni ni
Yeah dance how yuh want and prance how yuh  can
But what's important, doh hurt no man
Jam wine jump wave hey free yuhself
Jam wine jump wave woi be yuhself
But keep yuh head on, Jes keep yuh head on
Keep yuh head on, keep yuh head on
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)
Jam wine jump wave but
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)

Cause de party hot and yuh know what, leh we show de people what we got
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)
Dis is ah grove to make de body move, C'mon all meh people show and prove
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)

No no no Oh, Doh doh doh oh
Doh stop it, doh stop it, doh stop it
Doh doh doh Stop it
Doh interupt it
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party) WHY?
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)
Cause we feeling nice and so alive, and we wah go on living nice
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party) HEY
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)

We want to see all de ministers, dancing along with de reporters and de opposition
We want to see folks from all around,taking it on de streets of town, in no competition
Old and young, fair and dark
Leh we grove along in and around de Park, "Kitchie's Park"
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party) NO NO
(do not stop dis good party, do not stop dis good party)

Doh stop it, NO No Doh stop it, Ah say doh stop it
Is ah great great feel yeeeee-ay
Hey doh stop it, Jes doh stop it
Jes jam wine jump waaaaa-ve
And breakaway
Jam wine jump wave jes dingolay

{Dingo lay lay} [Do not stop dis good party] repeat

2 BROTHER KAREGA written by Sheldon Manoo (09/02/04)

Demo

dis is ah story of ah man

he try to de the bess he can

when he reach atop de hill

they push him back down buh still HE

(neva surrenda) 4x

yuh know dat things geh hard

right here in tobagidad

flour prices gone up today

whether yuh boycott or pay WE

(neva surrenda) 4x

is time to act these words

doh let it just be heard

though negative seem to overpower

come people leh we work together AND

(neva surrenda) 4x

to all de elder ones

who keep de struggle on

we de young will follow you

doing what right and true WE'LL

(neva surrenda) 8x

Veneca (para Ingris Josefina )

DIS JUMP FOR DE CHEREN written by Sheldon Manoo (1993)

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On de street Carnival Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Everybody taking dey chance to breakaway
Well I am not ah Carnival chile
No Ah cyah wine and get on wile
Cause is only too much slackness
Oh gaw too much rudeness
Too much promiscurity
In front de cheren of society
So dis is ah song and ah ode and ah dedication
Just clear out de way for de little ones
   
    Dis tune for de cheren
    Leh dey come to de street and jump in innocence
    Yeah dis for de cheren
    With ah careful watch by both parents
     {Hear de cheren, See de cheren, Let de cheren, Jump Jump Jump}2x Oh Lord!

Carnival is ah time for everybody
Grandma, youth and de pickney
And every artist do ah song for de crowd
So Ah wah all de cheren sing out loud:

"We are de cheren ar de land
And we love we steelpan
We like chutney, soca, calypso
Dhantal, rapso and limbo
We are de future ah de place
We are a Trinbagonian race
We doh like rude bacchanal
But we love we carnival.."    

Brass Time- (Brass solo)

Listen to de rhythm ar de cheren play
Observe and see better will come one day
Yuh cannot leave dem to fend fuh demselves
Dey need attention like anyone else
Cheren are a country's main resources
They are de main victims of divorces
If yuh lnow yuh love life eh working
Find a way to stop de cheren from hurting
And de older ones hah enough time to play demselves
So dis carnival leh de cheren free demselves, For

    Dis tune for de cheren
    Leh dey come to de street and jump in innocence
    Yeah dis for de cheren
    With ah careful watch by both parents
     {Hear de cheren, See de cheren, Let de cheren, Jump Jump Jump}2x Oh Lord!

(Doh beat de cheren (unnessary)
Doh rape de cheren
Doh hit de cheren
Just teach de cheren
Reach for de cheren
Free up de cheren) Repeat 4 times

SPOKEN: "Protect de cheren from de evil hands of mankind
                   Show dem spirituality and how to party in ah conscious state
                   Mould dem with de knowledge of God's Love!"

ELEVATION JAM written by Sheldon Manoo (1995)

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SPOKEN: Well Ah know allyuh fed up ar de jumping and waving ting
                  So Ah hah something different fuh allyuh to do..
                  Geh ready................

Chorus: Elevate yuhself, Elevate yuhself, Elevate yuhself
              Do de all clear motion, Do de all clear motion
              Elevate yuhself, Elevate yuhself, Elevate yuhself
              Do de freedom sign na nine na nine

Is time we try a new strategy
If yuh fed up ah hearing de same ole lines
I doh care if you laugh at me
This thought ran thru my mind
If yuh tired ah de jumping
And tired ah de waving
Yuh tired ah hearing
De same ting, same ting

Chorus  Oh Chorus

No this is not just ah free up song  
Free yuh mind as well as yuh body
Get to ah higher level ah mass
Leh we enjoy weself in harmony.

Woh Chorus

Ah say free yuhself just free yuhself
Doh put pressure on anyone else
Elevate yuh body off de ground
Elevate yuh life sing yuh song
Carry your thoughts to ah conscious state
Move with music feel so great
Everyone can feel real good
Elevate yuhself only you could

Chorus

If yuh tired ah de waving
And tired ah de jumping
Ain't yuh tired hearing
De same same refrain.. so

Chorus

Elevate yuhself man
Elevate yuhself woman
Elevate yuhself Youth

Chorus (repeat)

   

Be Kool (Cuatro Cover- Key of A)

THE INAUDIBLE KASIO ORCHESTRA written by Sheldon Manoo ((1992)

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I WROTE THIS SONG WITH DAVID RUDDER'S VOICE AS THE LONE INSTRUMENT. THE POWER AND CONVICTION OF HIS ARTICULATION!

I hear a sound
Rising inside my head
  The music's loud
   It please de crowd
And they make de audience feel!

Do you hear de music that's backing up this verse?
Well to really feel it, you got to free your mind first
No amount of practice you could you feel this good
Dis band of players they live in your neighbourhood

                  When Ah hear dis music
                   It does make meh tremble
                   Ah does get ah feeling
                   Like all life is wonderful
                   The invisible kaiso band
                    Playing everywhere
                   The invisible kaiso band
                    Backing me up right here
                   De invisible kaiso band
                   Doyouhear? Doyouhear? Doyouhear?
                   No where else yuh find rhythm
                   So sweet serenading sincere!

I can feel de power of every note they play
They hah de magic to turn night into day
So I incite everyone to let yuh spirit help yuh hear
So de inaudible kaiso orchestra will suddenly appear AND
                   When Ah hear dis music
                   It does make meh tremble
                   Ah does get ah feeling
                   Like all life is wonderful
                   The invisible kaiso band
                    Playing everywhere
                   The invisible kaiso band
                    Backing me up right here
                   De invisible kaiso band
                   Doyouhear? Doyouhear? Doyouhear?
                   No where else yuh find rhythm
                   So sweet serenading sincere!
                   The invisible kaiso band
                    Playing everywhere
                   The invisible kaiso band
                    Backing me up right here
                   De invisible kaiso band
                   Doyouhear? Doyouhear? Doyouhear?
                   No where else yuh find rhythm
                   So sweet serenading sincere!

DIFFER 2 BEG EYE written by Sheldon Manoo (1996)

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Na na Na na Na naa
Na na Na na oh gwams
Na na Na na Na naa
Na na Na na Ah doh
Ah doh want to hear de same shhh again
All ar dem wid de same refrain, Me say

Wing daga de ga
(Da dee ga)
Wing daga de ga
Daga de gada) 2x

Dis soca music has gone ah bit repetitive
Like everybody using de same lyrics
Now Ah kno I'm not one ar de better soca performer
But Ah tired ar de jump, wave, wine, jam, flag, rag da da da, so

Wing daga de ga
(Da dee ga)
Wing daga de ga
Daga de gada)

Just do what yuh want

Move how you can

Move how yuh want

Dance how you can

Wing daga de ga
(Da dee ga)
Wing daga de ga
Daga de gada)

Now  no-body should ever

Feel that they cyar move

Music should not make you

Feel like ah fool

So if yuh doh have

No rhythm in your body

Just do ar lil some

Thing like meee

Wing daga de ga
(Da dee ga)
Wing daga de ga
Daga de gada) 2x

Wing daga de ga
(Da dee ga)
Wing daga de ga
Daga de gada) 2x

Yeah after yeah same ole chant

Geh de people wah dey want

If it eh broken doh fix it

But me doh wha hear da shh

A wah yuh move to another chorus line

Let de music clean yuh mind

Wing daga de ga
(Da dee ga)
Wing daga de ga
Daga de gada) 2x

Just do what yuh want

Move how you can

Move how yuh want

Dance how you can

Just do what yuh want

Move how you can

Move how yuh want

Dance how you can

Just do what yuh want

Move how you can

Move how yuh want

Dance how you can

Just do what yuh want

Move how you can

Move how yuh want

Dance how you can

DE GROUND written by Sheldon Manoo (1994)

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On de ground, bam ba dam
On de ground, bim bay dim
On de ground, de ground, de ground
De ground, de ground deground
(Doh litter de ground) 4x Ah say

When is ting like carnival
Or any ar we bacchanal
And yuh drink and feelin free
Yuh b etter doh play stupidly
With all dem tings yuh eat
Smoke and things yuh drink
Find ah proper place tuh
Discard when yuh empty it

(Doh litter de ground) 8x

Ah clean environment calls fuh ah clean mas
Yuh go feel ah lil better when on de street yuh pass
And yuh see no bottles and paper all over
Yuh go jump, Yuh go jump without de fear ar da...so

(Doh litter de ground) 12x

Watch on de ground, ondeground
Doh let de vision bring yuh down
And is up to you to what's fair
Doh throw de damn garbage there, Nooo

(Doh litter de ground) 8x

Just jump up, wine up, wail up and enjoy yuhself ina de dance floor
But wen yuh leave de place an go yuh way de beauty must not get obscure
(So only let your feet be on de ground, ondeground
Or your hand or bottom)4x

(Doh litter de ground) 16x

DE CYCLE written by Sheldon Manoo (1991)

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     Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
     De cycle come back again
     De cycle come back again
     De cycle come back ageh-eh-en
     De cycle come back again, woh woh oh ohh

De ting about love love love
Is yuh neva knooooo
Just wha it go doooo
We ah in no control
To see love fake or true
De ting about love love love
It hah so many things
Yuh cyar pin point
Wen yuh exhausted
Wha is de point
Ah pushing on and on
Looking so hard fuh love
Well I doh wanna be
Stuck in dis same rot
Love eh dat important
Doh is someting Ah want
But it will go on
Long afta Ah gone.

    Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
     De cycle come back again
     De cycle come back again
     De cycle come back ageh-eh-en
     De cycle come back again, woh woh oh ohh
   
If yuh could comprehend wha Ah saying
About wen yuh love need or want something
Love is ah timeless tale
To disect it we always fail
So we accept it however it come
We hah no control over it's jurisdiction
And when yuh need something so badly
Yuh jse cyah do without ee
Is like ah element ah survival
It important fuh yuh revival
Maybe like de air we breathe
Such is something yuh need
Buh wen yuh want something
Is you who do de deciding
So I want you to want me
Yuh doh have to love or need me
But if yuh want me indefinately
Ah go want yuh eternally
An we want fuh each other could always recycle
An we life go be ah happier spectacle

    Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
     De cycle come back again
     De cycle come back again
     De cycle come back ageh-eh-en
     De cycle come back again, woh woh oh ohh

CUSSONG written by Sheldon Manoo (1998)

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Yuh born in Trinidad but yuh tink yuh is ah African
In fact you, dey doh want yuh there
Yuh born in Trinidad but yuh tink yuh is ah Chinaman
In fact you, dey doh want yuh there
Yuh born in Grenada but yuh tink yuh is ah American
In fact you, dey doh want yuh there
Yuh born in Jamaica but yuh tink yuh is ah Canadian
In fact you, dey doh want yuh there
Yuh born in Tobago but yuh tink yuh is ah Indian
In fact you, dey doh want yuh there
Yuh born one place and say yuh from somewhere else
In fact you, dey doh want yuh there

Ah doh tink yuh get de picture
Ah doh tink yuh ever went
Smile Smile if dey tink yuh visiting
Buh doh leh time overspent
Is one world, one big big world
But ah set ah small minds
And dey mind unkind

You see dey in ah different frame
With ah number and ah name
False pride, ah wicked game
Kill truth, no one to blame

Ah didn't want to write dis song
Sure as hell ain't gonna sing along
Too falsified to live in peace
And realise that north, south, west or east
Is still one world, Oh just one world
Doh mess it up no more............................Solo

Well leh we adopt dey mentality
And we could be ah first world country
So if yuh born in America and tink yuh from Trinidad
In fact you, we doh want yuh here
If yuh born in Africa and say yuh is ah Trini
If fact you, you eh one ar we
Well if yuh born in Pakistan and yuh call yuhself Trini
Hey in fact you, oh woh zindagee

Though we come from different places
We are different sexes and races
One world we live in protect your environs
Divide to stick together seems an ample solution
If we can't seem to live in cooperation
Let's hope dey do it in de next generation!

CIRCLE OF CRIME written by Sheldon Manoo (1993)

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Da da dum, daa, da da da
In this great big world
Crime gone out of control
Politicians doh understand
But dey only making plan
How to stop de crime situation
Cause is ah bad pollution
The police and dem afraid
Criminals running de game
What is de cause of this
What has mankind miss
Where is the love for God?
Who sings praise the Lord
Buy everyday yuh lock yuh door
Cause everyday it hah something more
Nobody knows the reason
It ain't changing any season
Ten years gone and still
Somebody just get kill
Oh Lord is ah shame
Humanity down de drain
Madness all de time
In ar circle of crime, Ah circle of crime!

Da da, da da wohkiy
Who's de one we could blame
Could you call any name
Yuh blame it on de devil
But who indulge in de evil
Yuh could just turn away
Yuh know crime doh pay
Crime cyar make it right
Crime ain't something nice
Yuh doh understand de cycle
Yuh brain it just too idle
People living in poverty
Praying so heartily
But then ah evil man
Come and take way wha little they had
And in ah little struggle
Mother lose de battle
Four lil children orphan
De oldest not even seven
Then de years go on
Orphanage say dey must go out
Left with no place to go
Hungry alone and cold
Victims of de circle of crime!

SOLO

That same little boy
Who never had a toy
Walking begging fuh money
Nobody have no mercy
Begging fuh ah little wuk
No way no day no luck
So what would he do
He always sad and blue
One night he sitting down
He hear footsteps coming round
Look to see who it is
He see ah man holding plenty things
What come to he mind
That's de circle of crime
De circle if crime hard
It bad it so so bad
This circle of crime
Is ah terrible sign
We got to break de circle
We got to stop de cycle

No it not easy
But we have to try
Just flap plenty
We go learn to fly
Fly away yeah from de circle of crime
oh la de da

What they do to you
You go do to me
What you do to me
I go do someone too
What they do to we
We go do to them
And that is de root
of de problem, in de circle of crime

Children listen Children see
Children hear and they know
So when children grow
Is that they does show
When they get no love
They go give no love
And crime is de answer
For those who ain't raise proper

Lord de hands of justice is bleeding
Is blessings we all needing
It only take we and we alone
A lot of prayer and some time
We could put ar break in
In de circle of crime
Yes is we and we alone
With a lil more strenght of mind
Woh we could put ah stop to
To dis cycle of crime

It only take we and we alone
A lot of prayer and some time
We could put ar break in
In de circle of crime
Yes is we and we alone
With a lil more strenght of mind
Woh we could put ah stop to
To dis cycle of crime

It only take we and we alone
A lot of prayer and some time
We could put ar break in
In de circle of crime
Yes is we and we alone
With a lil more strenght of mind
Woh we could put ah stop to
To dis cycle of crime

CALYPSO HISTORY MONTH PLEA written by Sheldon Manoo (17/10/16)

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President Carmona say
Respect Calypsonians today
We hah Kaiso history month but we children eh know de history
Winsford Devines is ah master
Ah genius Calypso composer
Honour de man with some money and ah title Dr Winsford Devine
Not only de Crown winners should be glorified
Honour de living legends before they die
The Mighty Durango and Mr Brigo
Done so much for Calypso
People like Bunny B and Nerukhi
George Maharaj, Shawn Randoo, Rubadiri
There are musicians like Eugene Bass and ting
Tony Voisin,Earl Caruth and Hayden Robin
I just wake up with dis on meh mind
Cause it long overdue de time
So for Caylpso History month
In every school, community centre, tv and radio station
It must hah something meaningful going one
Like Gerry Anthony say
Put Kaiso on de radio today!
Not just for de month of October
But everyday, at least one every hour!!

CALYPSO MAMOO written by Sheldon Manoo (2001)

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Bhagwandeen from up in Talparo
He like to sing plenty calypso
Ah went up dey one Saturday
To see meh uncle who living dey
And Bhagwandeen was with he guitar
Playing and singing good soca
Now Bhagwandeen is ah Indian man
By he name yuh might understand
De man could play and sing kaiso good
All Talparo dem tink he should
He fadda tell he thais not he culture
Bhagwandeen say I love soca
He say daddy
I is de
Calypso mamoo
That is what dey
Call me
And though Ah love you
I am not stopping singing soca

Now Bhagwandeen family poor like dirt
But wen he play kaiso there is no hurt
Now one day I tell you look and see
He go be playing all over de country
Now he doh sing about politics
No he doh sing any shics
He songs hah meaning and plenty sense
They could relax you if yuh tense. He is de

CHANT: Soca Mamoo, Calypso Mamoo, Soca Mamoo, Kaiso Mamoo
                Mamoo Mamoo, Singing soca for you, Calypso Mamoo
               Soca Mamoo, They call him baboo, He sing soca for you.

Now Bhagwandeen he have ah dream
Is de only one he ever seen
He want to win de Monarch show
He just love he calypso
People tell him he cyar win
Cause Indian doh win dem ting
He just say time will change
And judging won't be based on race
Yes Bhagwandeen have plenty good songs
Every week I in Talparo singing 'long
So one day sson dis country go see
De Calypso Mamoo being backed by me
Dis man got talent and alot of soul
And he not fraid to start de show
He fadda tell him boy stop all dat
He said, "Dad, this is meh heart"
He say, "Fada Ah done tell yuh!
I is de
Calypso Mamoo
Yeah dat is me
Kaiso run in de bones of dis coolie
Ah not gonna stop
No ah not giving up
(De Calypso Mamoo, Coming for true) repeat

CAROL written by Sheldon Manoo (1999)

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She like to wine wine wine
She like to grind grind grind
She like to shake up she bam bam
She like to throw up she hand
Wail down de place have ah bacchanal
She like to jump like evryday is carnival
She like to sing and ting, is mas anyway she go
Party or workplace, oh gaw doh leh she hear calypso

     Her name is Carol
     And she's ah bacchanal girl
     Her name is Carol
     She in ar frenzy world
     Oh Carol jump and ting
     Oh Carol wine and sing
     Carol shake and do your ting
     Hear de steelband playing
     Carol ohhhh
     Carol oh woh

She like to play wile wile wile
Doh buss no style style style
She like to free up sheself
Pack all she problems on ah shelf
I know she love de Lord
More than she love to carry on
She like to move to de soca
See she for panorama
When dem band playing
See how Carol winning
She like she calypso, she like she soca too
She like de music yeah and she like me and you
See how Carol groove
Oh see how Carol move
See she shake and ting
See how she moving
She's ah rel Trini gyal, she like to have good fun
She doh play sheself around, she just like to carry on

     Her name is Carol
     And she's ah bacchanal girl
     Her name is Carol
     She in ar frenzy world
     Oh Carol jump and ting
     Oh Carol wine and sing
     Carol shake and do your ting
     Hear de steelband playing
     Carol ohhhh
     Carol oh woh

Like how other girls carry wrong demselves
Jumping and winning on everybody else
Well she doh do dem kinda ting
No she is not that type ah girl

Well de music can play whole night
And if somebody not feeling alright
She like to see dem lighten up
She doh wah to see yuh smile stop
But is nuff respect for her
Doh leh she geh vex with ya
She go hang with woman and man
She always have ah good party plan
And Carol is surely de kinda girl
Who like to see ah better world
So wen she wail and wen she wine
She do it all to free she mind
And en she wail and wen she grine
She do it to pass some time
carol is sweet and she is nice
Carol mix with sugar and spice
But she could be like fire and ice
If yuh ain't go pay yuh price
Some say Carol isa tomboy
But she can give womanly joy
When carol go in ah party
Everybody eyes dey fall on she
Cause Carol shake like ah shak shak
But she doh behave so slack
Any dance could get lively
As soon as Carol walk in
Dis is ah story about a girl and..

     Her name is Carol
     And she's ah bacchanal girl
     Her name is Carol
     She in ar frenzy world
     Oh Carol jump and ting
     Oh Carol wine and sing
     Carol shake and do your ting
     Hear de steelband playing
     Carol ohhhh
     Carol oh woh

So if de worls ketch on fire and everybody going an dead
One other person Ah know fuh sure who ain't behaving dread.. Is Carol ah ah ah
Dis world is jes ah playground and we all must play we part
But we must play right not wrong and we must break nobody heart
And Carol she go say dat
Woh Woh she go say dat
See Carol in de place
See Carol mve she waist
See dem boys coming behind
But dem coming outa time
Carol go wine down so low and she go jump up so high
Yuh go tink she digging dirt, yuh go tink she going and fly
But Trinidad is ah place, jes one piece of de puzzle of dis world
And carol is ah part of dat piece and she is one very happy girl
So young girls why is it you hate yuhselves
Young girls why yuh do these tings tuh yuhselves
Yeah everybody like to have dey fun
But yuh doh have to have fun with more than one
And young boys why yuh behave so
It easier tuh just love one girl
Take an example from Carol
She know yuh cyah have it all
Just one girl in dis world........

     Her name is Carol
     And she's ah bacchanal girl
     Her name is Carol
     She in ar frenzy world
     Oh Carol jump and ting
     Oh Carol wine and sing
     Carol shake and do your ting
     Hear de steelband playing
     Carol ohhhh
     Carol oh woh

Ms American and Ms Jamaican
Ms Woman from anywhere
Yeah Ms Indian, Ms African
Any woman from out there
Don't be put down by den chupid man
Take a stand, Take a stand
Respect you and respect who respect you
Do de right ting you wanna do
Carol is just an example to you-ow
That woman have ah place in dis world too
And is not in de kitchen or de bedroom
It's doing anyting you wanna do
Listen listen to de soca music
If yuh want let your body use it
Dis is ah message fuh everybody
Someday de world gonna be free
Free from all ar dee sin
Free from all de doubting
Free from de hate and rage
Free from dis crazy stage
Cause I sure dat everybody
In your heart you believe
And I know dat Carol tink dis too
She's why I sing dis song for you
Cause I know music is your freedom
And I know yuh go love dis song
So rant rave get something and wave
Shout if yuh want, in yuh place
Just keep believing dat someday
All eveils will turn away
The inspiration for dis song.....

     Her name is Carol
     And she's ah bacchanal girl
     Her name is Carol
     She in ar frenzy world
     Oh Carol jump and ting
     Oh Carol wine and sing
     Carol shake and do your ting
     Hear de steelband playing
     Carol ohhhh
     Carol oh woh

Everybody in my great island
Teach yuhself to love everyone
Jes be yuhself and be right
Yuh go see de guiding light
And Carol you could stay as you are
If yuh changing do it for de better
If yuh in ah taxi and dis song playing
If yuh working and dis song playing
If yuh partying and sis song playing
Dance if yuh dancing, sing if yuh singing
If yuh name is Carol and is ah good person
Tell everybody dis is yuh song

So wok up yuh waist, Wok up yuh waist all partying people
And wuk at yuh pace, Wuk at yuh pace if yuh working oh oh
Yeah go wid de flow, Go wid de flow if somehow yuh travelling
And chill and face de facts, Chill and face de facts if yuh jes relaxing
As long as yuh listening to dis song
Not just Carols-Everyone
Do what you doing, do it good
Praise your Creator as you should
Jes start to make ah better world for all we people coming nex
Whether you boy or girl, don't do tings to get others vex
Dis is one world we live in
We got to free ourselves from sin
And if de music is your rescue
Then dis one is for you
Just shake up if is Christmas time
Don't drink too much of dat wine
Or whether is jes ah late night lime
Jes know wen to draw yuh line
Or if is carnival in ah ban
If yuh is woman or ah man
Or if is las lap going on
Everybody jes have good fun
If yuh partying now
Listen to dis one>>>>>>> (DubChant- Party Party just party hey!
                                           Party ina ragalypso styley
                                          Wine and shake me say wine and shake
                                          Lift up ya leg and kick it
                                          Dance to de soca me say dance to de soca
                                          Listen up people come folla!
                                          Me say carol isa girl and she lived in dis world
                                          And me do dis song to remember ah soul so good
                                         There's not ah girl in dis world who cyah inspire me
                                         So me put pen to paper and scribe dis ah one fuh she!

     Her name is Carol
     And she's ah bacchanal girl
     Her name is Carol
     She in ar frenzy world
     Oh Carol jump and ting
     Oh Carol wine and sing
     Carol shake and do your ting
     Hear de steelband playing
     Carol ohhhh
     Carol oh woh
     Her name is Carol
     And she's ah bacchanal girl
     Her name is Carol
     She in ar frenzy world
     Oh Carol jump and ting
     Oh Carol wine and sing
     Carol shake and do your ting
     Hear de steelband playing
     Carol ohhhh
     Carol oh woh
      Her name is Carol
     And she's ah bacchanal girl
     Her name is Carol
     She in ar frenzy world
     Oh Carol jump and ting
     Oh Carol wine and sing
     Carol shake and do your ting
     Hear de steelband playing
     Carol ohhhh
     Carol oh woh

BROKEN MIRROZ 2000/01 written by Sheldon Manoo (2000/2001

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A theme song written for the band Broken Mirroz during the named period.

Yeah!( Navid's the man who rocks the band) 3x
Blending all the music from 'bout every land
Take it like a cure you can't handle it raw
We can inter-phrase on any style you heard before
A diasporic sound and a karma of words
You bound to get something that you would love to have heard

Broken Mirroz---Music
Broken Mirroz...got it going on
Broken Mirroz--Fuse it
Broken Mirroz...till life is gone

Well music isa mirror and the mirror is
Oh how many times have I used this
So next up on the crop we got the man Davind
Manage win a force that set us up to win
Pulverise the lies and hands that hold us down
You knock us on the ground we'd come back around
Sing the chorus.

Broken Mirroz---Music
Broken Mirroz...got it going on
Broken Mirroz--Fuse it
Broken Mirroz...till life is gone

Another time

Broken Mirroz---Music
Broken Mirroz...got it going on
Broken Mirroz--Fuse it
Broken Mirroz...till life is gone

Kick ass boy!

(guitar solo)

Marvin is the dude like ebony and ivory
Side by side on the piano and the key-
board and if you're bored
You can't let us go ignored
We bound to do something to elevate you
Up to a level that you wanna come back to
So slide into your mind our elegant style
Cause we can be polite and we can (get real wide)

Broken Mirroz---Music
Broken Mirroz...got it going on
Broken Mirroz--Fuse it
Broken Mirroz...till life is gone

Now Mac on the drum we're gonna have some fun

And rock the music world like a prodigal son

With a rhythm play and band boogie beat

To raise your conscience's ass off it's seat

A band with a unit of unique individuals

All the earth's sounds are Broken Mirroz rituals

Broken Mirroz---Music
Broken Mirroz...got it going on
Broken Mirroz--Fuse it
Broken Mirroz...till life is gone

So far you heard my voice not my name

L.O.G yeah that's my game

I try to put a bassline to the rhythm that they throw

I write all kinds of lyrics if yuh wanna know

We come to heal your mind from that powerful ill

And don't you get the will to define our skill

Wed keep pumpin' songs up until

Music is dead but that's something no one can kill

Broken Mirroz---Music
Broken Mirroz...got it going on
Broken Mirroz--Fuse it
Broken Mirroz...till life is gone

Broken Mirroz---Music
Broken Mirroz...got it going on
Broken Mirroz--Fuse it
Broken Mirroz...till life is gone

Broken Mirroz---Music
Broken Mirroz...got it going on
Broken Mirroz--Fuse it
Broken Mirroz...till life is gone

Broken Mirroz---Music
Broken Mirroz...got it going on
Broken Mirroz--Fuse it
Broken Mirroz...till life is gone

FOR BEING YOU written by Sheldon Manoo (1993)

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May God bless the air that you breathe with purity
And may each step you take lead you to where, you wanna be
Cause the light of your soul will always be burning
While the big ole world keep on turning
It's up to you to follow your dream
Cause nothing is sacred if you don't believe

So thank you
For being you
Someone who
Is pure and true
May the days
That follow today
Find you in peace
Where you'll wanna stay

SOLO

So thank you
For being you
Someone who
Is pure and true
May the days
That follow today
Find you in peace
Where you'll wanna stay

Yeah someday I know you would find

That was written in your hands of time

When you get there you'd be protected, happily safe

An inspiration I'll keep for the rest of my days

So thank you
For being you
Someone who
Is pure and true
May the days
That follow today
Find you in peace
Where you'll wanna stay

So thank you
For being you
Someone who
Is pure and true
May the days
That follow today
Find you in peace
Where you'll wanna stay

THE SECRET LIFE OF GUNTER BRODY: The Latest Novel By Bestselling Author FALCON C. LANDING written by Sheldon Manoo (5-7/09/2003)

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{I got no ambition, I got no life, I'm a musician, My guitar's my life}

See me dance by the pale moonlight
I'm gonna lite a fire up your soul tonight
And if you don't think that I got the rite
Then go wash your neck clean maybe I'll take a bite

(guitar solo)

I know every thing you will ever know
But I won't tell and I won't show
I don't really care for all this luxury
I've done everything there is to do
Except live an unfulfilled life like you
But there's nothing I cannot be, Even if

{I got no ambition, I got no life, I'm a musician, My guitar's my life}

CLOSED EYED KISS written by Sheldon Manoo (2001)

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I should have read all the signs that you were leaving
Cause within the later times, oh love was fading
I shouldn't have give you all I had to give
I don't deserve to be alone like this
   When I tried all I can
   To make you understand
   That I lived for you
   Ain't nothing I shouldn't do
   And wouldn't for you
   Oh I loved you!

And when the stars fell from the sky
In my mind I lift you so high
And everything was okay
For me it was that way

I gave myself wholeheartedly to you
There was not a feeling I had missed
I shouldn't have kissed you with my eyes closed
Then I would have seen you not into it, oh oh oh

(Musical interlude)

   I kissed you so hard
   I kissed you so true
  Every time we kissed
  It meant I love you
  But if I hadn't close my eyes
  Then I would have seen you fake
  And now it's over between us
  It's so damn hard to take
  Cause your love was all I lived for
  Now I don't feel like living anymore

It's hard to love again
Memories will make me resist
When people lie to you in your face
And then deceive you like Judas by a kiss!

COMPANJALAA (DE RETALIATION) written by Sheldon Manoo (2003)

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(Companjalaa) 8x

Doh stand up still hoping that dey go turn away
Doh keep on thinking someone else go take dis stand
Yuh see de things dey do doh turn ah blind eye
Leh yuh voice be heard and spoil dey evil plan
    Wake up , Wake up
     Doh keep yuh mind asleep
     Wake up, Wake up
     Let yuh voice be heard
    Wake up, Wake up
    Tell just what yuh see
    Wake up, Wake up de path of mind liberation is ah long hard road
     So just sing de song!

     Companjalaa! Companjalaa! Companjalaa!
    Free your mind to free your soul!
     Companjalaa! Companjalaa! Companjalaa!
    Let only rights rule your world!

When you feel your spirit low
Ask God to take you higher
To join in de revolution
 Just shout, "COMPANJALAA!"

    (pan solo)

Doh stand up still hoping that dey go turn away
Doh keep on thinking someone else go take dis stand
Yuh see de things dey do doh turn ah blind eye
Leh yuh voice be heard and spoil dey evil plan
    Wake up , Wake up
     Doh keep yuh mind asleep
     Wake up, Wake up
     Let yuh voice be heard
    Wake up, Wake up
    Tell just what yuh see
    Wake up, Wake up de path of mind liberation is ah long hard road
     So just sing de song!

     Companjalaa! Companjalaa! Companjalaa!
     Free your mind to free your soul!
     Companjalaa! Companjalaa! Companjalaa!
     Let only rights rule your world!

      When you feel your spirit low
      Ask God to take you higher
     To join in de revolution
     Just shout, "COMPANJALAA!"

     Companjalaa! Companjalaa! Companjalaa!
     Free your mind to free your soul!
     Companjalaa! Companjalaa! Companjalaa!
     Let only rights rule your world!

      When you feel your spirit low
      Ask God to take you higher
     To join in de revolution
     Just shout, "COMPANJALAA!"
   
     Companjalaa! Companjalaa! Companjalaa!
     Free your mind to free your soul!
     Companjalaa! Companjalaa! Companjalaa!
     Let only rights rule your world!

      When you feel your spirit low
      Ask God to take you higher
     To join in de revolution
     Just shout, "COMPANJALAA!"

CHUTNI GYAL written by Sheldon Manoo (2002)

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(African drumming)

Spoken: Well all Trini Chutney Possee! Leh go dis ah one here!

(Sokah-Chutney Rhythm)

Dis is ah story bout ah rel Trini gyal
De vibe ah de country doh bother she atall
Is one love she hole in she head and she heart
She doh take on dem who try to tear we land apart
She fadda tell she gyul you is African
She say no daddy ah is Trinibagonian
Ah love meh pan, soca, jamoo, rapso, kaiso yuh see
Along wit all ar dis ah love meh Chutney!

       Creole gyal only wine-in chutney
       dancing chutney, singing chutney, owi
       And plenty gyul cyah wine like she
      dancing chatney, she love she chutney, yeah

She believe wit all she heart somehow
Wha country yuh ancestors come from doh matta now
Tobagidad iz we alma mata
We must accept dis is who we are
We must love we culture and we people tradition
No further disect and divide de nation
Soca not fuh nigga, chtney not fuh coolie
 All Trini music is fuh all ar we. Woh
       Creole gyal only wine-in chutney
       dancing chutney, singing chutney, owi
       And plenty gyul cyah wine like she
      dancing chatney, she love she chutney, yeah   (chinese instrument solo)
      Chinee gyal only wine-in chutney
       dancing chutney, singing chutney, owi
       And plenty gyul cyah wine like she
      dancing chatney, she love she chutney, yeah  (Syrian instrument solo)
       Syrian gyal only wine-in chutney
       dancing chutney, singing chutney, owi
       And plenty gyul cyah wine like she
      dancing chatney, she love she chutney, yeah  (Japanese instrument solo)
       Jappy gyal only wine-in chutney
       dancing chutney, singing chutney, owi
       And plenty gyul cyah wine like she
      dancing chatney, she love she chutney, yeah   (fiddle solo)
       Bluegrass gyal only wine-in chutney
       dancing chutney, singing chutney, owi
       And plenty gyul cyah wine like she
      dancing chatney, she love she chutney, yeah  (pan solo)
      Trini gyal only wine-in chutney
       dancing chutney, singing chutney, owi
       And plenty gyul cyah wine like she
      dancing chatney, she love she chutney, yeah

BORN BY THE BLUES written by Sheldon Manoo (20/05/99)

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Slow 12 Bar Blues in the key of G# (1-3-1-1-3-3-1-1-5-3-1-1)
(All bars with no words are for guitar solos and fills)

G#
C#
G# From the day I was born
G# Said my daddy was gone
C# Yeah from the day I was born
C# My daddy was gone
G# (I never knew the sucker!)
G#
D# And mama she worked the nights
C# Yes mama she worked the night
G# Like all those poor girls did
G# Yeah like all those poor girls did
G#My mama she had six abortions
C# And I was the one that failed
G#
G#
C# Yeah mama had six abortions
C# And I was the one that failed
G#
G#
D# It don't matter to me at least I'm alive
C# And hey I ain't retarded
G# (I weren't affected by her smoking and drinking!)
G#
G#Said from the day I was born
C#From the day I came to this earth
G# Said I had to be bound
G# I was bound to be kicked to the dirt
C# Cause when I reached the age of two
C# Mama left me by somebody's stairs
G# Yeas when I turned two
G#Mama left me by somebody's stairs
D# But those people oh those people
C# They didn't want no baby there
G# (Carry me the orphanage they did!)
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C# When I turned seventeen
C# The orphanage said I had to go
G# Yes when I turned seventeen
G#The orphanage said I must go
D# Said they didn't have no room
C# Fo' me there no mo'
G# (It was ok, I was tough enough!)
G#
G#Well I got a little end
C#Working in a grocery store
G# Said I got a little end
G# Working in a grocery store
C# Got me a room to rent
C# Where everybody was poor
G# (And it was alright!)
G#
D# The girl next door had a crush on me
C# She said I was just so nice
G# So I said, "I'll be your honey"
G# "If you would be my spice"
G# (Like fire and ice!)
C#
G# Well one day I fell sick and came home from working
G# Caught her kissing the only good friend I had
C# He was a lot older and he even looked like me
C# Some say he could be my dad
G# (Well off they both go, out of my life!)
G#
D# Said from the day I was born
C# I was born by the blues
G# So all through my life now
G# It's what I'd have to get used ta!
G# Born by the blues I was
C# Born by the blues
G# Born by the blue owh ooz
G# Born by the blues
C# I was born by the blues oh
C# Born by the blues
G# Born Born Born Born
G# Born by the blues
D# Born by the blue blue blues
C# Born by the blues
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BE KOOL written by Sheldon Manoo (11 March 2002)

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A song that was originally performed by Marvin Harewood on the Broken Mirroz the 8th Year demo album!

https://www.reverbnation.com/control_room/artist/2670270/songs

There will come a time,
Love won't treat you kind,
Friends are hard to find,
Problems blow your mind!
You remember this!
What you think you miss,
Never made the list,
Of your sacred bliss,
Concentrate somehow,
All your goals are now!
Make the solemn vow!
Soon you'll take a bow!
So you just be cool!
Live by your own rule!
Don't be who you fool!
Or you'd just be screwed!

(distorted guitar solo)

One day in your life,
You'd have paid the price!
Things would be alright!
Ain't no fuss and fight,
Take the stressing here,
Let them interfere,
Act like you don't care,
With the pain you bear!
Good sense will prevail,
Even if you fail,
You will make the bail,
And reset your sail,
There's a God you know!
That won't let you go!
Hey do what you do!
And you just Be Kool!

Hey do what you do!
And you just Be Kool!
Hey do what you do!
And you just Be Kool!
Hey do what you do!
And you just Be Kool!
Hey do what you do!
And you just Be
Kool!

BEAUTY BRIDGE/RACIAL PEOPLE written by Sheldon Manoo (1999)

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Another track taken from the Broken Mirroz album The 8th Year. One of 3 rapso/spoken word pieces that appeared on the demo album!

BEAUTY BRIDGE:

You live in a world where music is categorized
You love in a world where music is categorized
We live in a world where music is music

You love in a world that's black and white
We love in a world where there are no colours
Only beauty!

You live in a world where music is categorized
You love in a world where music is categorized
We love in a world where music is music

You live in a world that's black and white
We live in a world where there are no colours
Only beauty!

No colours, colours, colours!

RACIAL PEOPLE:

If you hear the sound of a child
It's bound to make you smile
But if your heart is made of stone
You're bound to be all alone

And if you see a difference
That fills your mind with rage
If you can't see the beauty of people
You're in a graceless stage

    Racial people never love anybody
    Neva trust anybody
    Cannot love anybody
    Not even their own people!

And if this world is spinning round
What makes them stay so still
Believe so much in their missed belief
And for it they'll even kill

But I've seen men turn around
And that makes me smile
But how long must this go on
I hope not a long while, cause

    Racial people never love anybody
    Neva trust anybody
    Cannot love anybody
    Not even their own people!

Oh and if this world were to mend
You just have to be my friend
But take that knife from your hand
Let me teach what you don't understand

I want you to see the difference
Is for beauty and intelligence
And if your mind's eye could see like this
You'll see how wonderful life is

    Racial people never love anybody
    Neva trust anybody
    Cannot love anybody
    Not even their own people!

    Racial people never love anybody
    Neva trust anybody
    Cannot love anybody
    Not even their own people!

CES'T LA VIE written by Sheldon Manoo (10/08/2000)

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The original version that appeared on the Broken Mirroz demo album. There has since been a re-written version in 2009.

Woke up just before dawn
Think I better sit it out today
Cause last night, well she was gone
But still I, I feel OK
There's this girl down the road
Always making passes at me
Now I think I'll take her on
Cause now I ain't got nobody

(guitar solo)

Such is life, ces't la vie
Some will come and some will go
Some really don't wanna see
All the things that you show
Only God can save your soul
Better make the best of life you
Ain't nothing gonna keep me cold
I'm here alive watch me coming through!

(keyboard solo)

Take me through Marvin!

(drum solo)

BAT IN MEH HOUSE written by Sheldon Manoo (20/05/99)

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Another song taken from the Broken Mirroz demo album "The 8th Year" Heavily inspired by Rat In De Kitchen by UB40.

               Chorus:
               Woh woh Yeah
               There's a bat in meh house
                And a rat in meh house
               There's a cat in meh house
                And he cyah ketch de mouse
               There's a bat in meh house
                And a snake in de grass
               And in meh neighbour yard
               There's a big big arse
               There's a bat in meh house
                And a rat in de kitchen
                And no matter what I do
                Me just cyah catch him!

Dem little creatures walk all around
And dey make so many ah sound
And dem ar try and try to talk to me
For we to live in true true harmony
But me cyah seem to understand dem
And cause ar dat there's a big big problem!
Woh!
              Chorus     SOLO   Chorus

Everytime ah set ah trap to catch de rat
It gone wid de cheese and dodge de trap
De cat come and it break ah glass
And me feel just like meh neighbour ass
De bat only zooming over me head
And me fraid tha snake go bite me dead
Oh Lawd! you know it just so dread!

               There's a bat in meh house
                And a rat in meh house
               There's a cat in meh house
                And he cyah ketch de mouse
               There's a bat in meh house
                And a snake in de grass
               And in meh neighbour yard
               There's a big big arse
               There's a bat in meh house
                And a rat in de kitchen
                And no matter what I do
                Me just cyah catch him!

               There's a bat in meh house
                And a rat in meh house
               There's a cat in meh house
                And he cyah ketch de mouse
               There's a bat in meh house
                And a snake in de grass
               And in meh neighbour yard
               There's a big big arse
               There's a bat in meh house
                And a rat in de kitchen
                And no matter what I do
                Me just cyah catch him!
               There's a bat in meh house

                And a rat in meh house
               There's a cat in meh house
                And he cyah ketch de mouse
               There's a bat in meh house
                And a snake in de grass
               And in meh neighbour yard
               There's a big big arse
               There's a bat in meh house
                And a rat in de kitchen
                And no matter what I do
                Me just cyah catch him!

    

BANG TOGETHER written by Sheldon Manoo (24/11/97)

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Love got to take on the world
The best for a boy and a girl
It makes best for every day
Love's the best to lead the way
And I got two friends of mine
Who are pure, gentle and kind
Now they're in each other's heart
This just won't be torn apart
Friends in love this is for you
Just do what love makes you do

      And the feeling you got can last forever
      Making each other feel much better
      Rock is the music you both treasure
     Whenever rock play, bang together
                                       Bang together
                                       Bang together
                             Head-bang together..........SOLO
                                      Headbang together
                                      Headbang together
                                      Headbang forever
                                      And love forever

Romance is the sweetest thing
Any two people can bring
It makes this life worth the while
And makes the soul feel to smile
Metal's not from the devil
Music is re-mark-able
So rock the day rock your life
May you be husband and wife
Keep your belief in music
You both know how to use it  

And the feeling you got can last forever
      Making each other feel much better
      Rock is the music you both treasure
     Whenever rock play, bang together
                                       Bang together
                                       Bang together
                                      Head-bang together
                                      Headbang together
                                      Headbang together
                                      Headbang forever
                                      And love forever

{You both love to rock
You both love to love
You both are rock lovers
Forever bang together} 4x  

AYANA MARIA written by Sheldon Manoo (2001)

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It is never gonna end
I'm always gonna be your friend
Ayana,
When things pushing ya down
I'd help you stand up strong
Maria,
          And you'll be kinda high
          In my mind, you're the sky
          That gives me inspiration
          To live a little better,
          And you'll be prolific
          In my eyes you're angelic
          You're a perfect exemplar
           Of thoughts I treasure

                            Ayana Maria
                            Ayana Maria
                             If only I
                             Could be ya!

If you don't see you
In the way I do
Ayana,
Don't crush my dream
You know how much you mean
Maria,
           And not just for me
           This whole society
           You're a light of hope
           For this generation,
           You'd be personified
           As a healer of life
          Cause you make the best
          Of a worse situation,

                    Ayana Maria
                    Ayana Maria
                    If only I
                    Could be ya!

Then I'd be more that I dreamed I could, beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!    
 

AS EXPECTED FROM ANY TRINBAGONIAN WRITER DURING THIS PERIOD OF FEBRUARY 2000 A TRIBUTE TO THE LORD KITCHENER written by Sheldon Manoo (2000)

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It's only once I've ever seen the man in person
Ah didn't even get to shake he hand
But in de sand, soil, salt, sun of these two islands
And in de echoe of all we steelpan
It's more than just a memory
It's more than just an honour
Cause is more than a thousand reason
We call you de Grandmaster
As a trini youth who doh know much 'bout we experienced history
I could only report from what I heard
But I've heard de songs that you've created Kitch
And man Ah love de melody and de words

So dis ditty is just my time to reflect on your offers
Things you gave and done few can come close
And is true what Keith Smith always writing 'bout yuh
But in my opinion you're one small step ahead of Sparrow
And you're one of the greatest music portrayers this world will ever see
and Ah not saying that cause Ah bias to my country
You're up there with de likes of Beethoven, Hendrix, Lennon, Morrison, Billie Holiday
You done your fair share and more and so may you rest peaceful-lay-lay-lay
(Your music live forever, Inspiring and making people better) 4x