Monday, October 17, 2016

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

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