The Governor's Resignation

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In my opinion, Sir Murchison Fletcher was our ablest governor In my opinion, Sir Murchison Fletcher was our ablest governor We only wish the Downing Street authorities would send more men like him to the West indies His resignation was a shock to me regretted throughout this colony Sir Murchison Fletcher will ever be beloved in every Trinidadian's memory For he proved in sincerity his interest in the welfare of this colony "We must foster local industry" said he "An' augment the island's prosperity" It is no wonder, such regret and pain we learned he ain't coming back again Many of you will remember an' know when he first came I sang a calypso In which, I'll admit, I was rather bol' for I contended he was too ol' When he was here a year, I change my opinion for he gloriously justified his selection An' today, we fin' his resignation is a cause for lamentation In this, my sentiments which are sincere an' true I must include Lady Fletcher too For her interest in the oppressed masses she has shown her baby clinic work is too well known This social worker fought indefatigably to help an' aid suffering humanity So we can say our luck is bad to lose them both here in Trinidad We don' know whom his successor may be but this we can say independently He might be as good but cannot be better than our own Sir Murchison Fletcher We receive his resignation with deep regret We know what we had but we don' know what we going to get But still the population is always glad to welcome him back to Trinidad