The Strike

歌詞

The strikes and the riots, though I wasn't there Was a most regrettable affair I'll now entertain you with a song I don't know who is right or who is wrong Different versions hove been stated As to how the strikes originated Well, you may draw your own conclusions Atilla will reserve his opinion I wanted material for calypso So I took a bus to San Fernando But I wouldn't tell you friends all I saw For I'm afraid of the sedition law Fyzabad was like a battlefiel' Police surrounded by a ring of steel With blood an' carnage litterin' the scene An' pandemonium reigning supreme In the words of our ex-governor Uriah Butler was a sincere leader And though he has ended unfortunately Still, he's deserving of sympathy These regrettable incidents have passed away An' in conclusion, all I can say We hope on the island it don't leave no staln An' happy days will come back again