Here Now and Long Ago

歌詞

How different is the island we know To the Trinidad of the long ago How different is the island we know To the Trinidad of the long ago She's really the dame of the Antilles And a queen of the West Indies With motor cars running up and down Trinidad coming like a New York town The island has changed up in different ways To the Trinidad of the bygone days Buildings have sprung up all around We have got a clean and beautiful town And by visitors we are told Our streets as good as any in the whole wide world With motor cars running up and down Trinidad coming like a New York town Long ago to reach Manzanilla shore It used to take us a week or more Now if the distance is twice as far It takes a couple of hours in a motor car Today we have electric lights in our home Refrigerators, radios and telephones With motor cars running up and down Trinidad coming like a New York town The south has changed up entirely San Fernando is a beautiful town to see Pointe-a-Pierre which was lost in obscurity Now possesses giant oil refineries Macqueripe which presented an awful sight Is now recognised as the tourist delight With motor cars running up and down Trinidad coming like a New York town To see the change we are proud and glad That has taken taken place in Trinidad Chief of which we must now mention Is none other than the Trinidad Guardian Then it's a thought which was once a dream They started work on the harbour scheme With motor cars running up and down Trinidad coming like a New York town