Sunday, June 30, 2019

YOUR CULTURE written by Sheldon Manoo (1999)


You gotta honour your culture
Respect your culture
Oh la la, la la la
De sun it shinning
Like de music in my soul
Just let it shine!

Play on, play on Mr Panman
Let de rhythm of de steel drum echoe across de land
I , eye I eye
Let de tassa roll like de thunder
Under, de Orange Sky!
Set me high, so high, so high!
Get culturized!
Rise up! Lies up! Wise up!
You gotta learn de laws of nature
And always respect your culture, young and old
You’re young then you’re old
Free your soul, free your soul
I say there’s nothing wrong, nothing wrong
With accepting another’s culture
But something’s wrong, something’s wrong
With disregarding your own culture

You are de fruit
Of this root
That is de truth
Doh substitute
And there isa route
That will suit
Just pursuit
And compute

Doh forget yuh background
Never forget where yuh come from
And doh lose your culture
In this unsure future
You gotta respect your culture
And honour your culture
You must treasure your culture
And practice your culture
You must love up your culture
Just like ah lover
Keep up tradition
Heal up de nation
We are not one colour
That is part of we culture

We not one race but we are one people, one blood under de island sun
In de ses of de Caribbean
We are a paradise
Doh spoil para ---dise!

Music and rhythm is we culture
Whether yuh play ,pan , piano or guitar
Any instrument yuh blow
Any chord yuh strum
Anything yuh press
Anything yuh hit or drum
Is part of your culture
If yuh sing kaiso or is ah dubstar
Is part of your culture
If you do chutney or is ah rockstar
It is we culture
As long as we do it together
It is your culture
You gotta honour your culture
Your mother and father
And sister and brother
Friend and your lover
Yuh neighbor, co-worker
Respect your people
Respect your Creator
And pray with and for your country
And live in harmony with every animal, thing or tree
And respect your elder
And protect your future
Honour your people
Honour your culture
Yeah Yeah Yeah!

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