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Dah is we Culture
Dey say how we Trinis Always in for a lime Dey say how liming on Frederick Street started since 1963 So dah is we culture Dey say how we love fish and bake Roti, Dhalpuri,Conkie or Pami Dah is we culture too Dey say if a man horn his wife Or a wife horn she husban Dah eh nutten To-pe-lo-po, to-tol-bay and drinking gramoxone is part of we culture too Dey say how we Trinis At Christmas time like sorrel and gingerbeer Dey say we like ham and sweet bread too Dah is we culture Dey say how at Carnival time We like calypso, mas and steel band Dah is we culture too Dey say if on Carnival Day a woman wine down to de ground Or a man throw he pelvis out a line Dah eh nutten Jamming and wining at Carnival time is we culture Dey say how we Trinis Always like to bad drive Dey say how we accustom to driving on hard shoulder Dah is we culture Dey say we accustom to reach red light and press on accelerator pedal So dah is we culture too Dey say if a man bad drive yuh Doh say nutten He may pull out a cutlass on yuh dah is de norm Because dah is we culture too Dey say how we Trinis always like plenty fete Dey say dingolaying is part of we agenda So dah is we culture Dey say we love Carib beer, calaloo, pelau and brown sugar stew Dah is we culture too Well, quite recently plenty money was paid for a new Airport terminal That only had gypsum board in its walls Now some people say why bother Well, perhaps corruption is we culture too Dey say how we Trinis Doh help each other with nutten Dey say that going on all de time So dah is we culture But Trinis everywhere ah begging yuh Doh leh corruption get a foothold or become rampant So we say "Dah is we culture too" Leh we wave we national flag Leh we say a resounding '"NO" to bobol and corruption We doh want dah as part of we culture too. by A.N. |