Carnival Boycott chords by Mighty Sparrow

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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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play me mass as usual,
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because I love carnaval
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Sparrow playing mass as usual,
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because I love carnaval
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But no competition for me,
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in San Fernando or the city
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They could preach, beat or appall,
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I  wouldn't  even go Sa
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vannah to see football
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I intend to keep all my
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costumes on the shelf
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Let them keep the prize in Savannah for their
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I let the queen run the show
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Without steel band and calypso
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Who want to go could go up there
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But me ain't going nowhere
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Yes, what really caused the upset
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Is the car the queen does get
She does nothing for carnival
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She only pretty and that is all
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But men like me and you
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Saving money to play history and juju
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All we get in is two case of beer
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And a talk up as band of the year
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Let them keep the prize in Savannah
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for their own self
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And let the queen run the show
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Without steel band and sparrow
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Who want to go could go up there
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But we ain't going nowhere
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The Calypso -lians with the talent
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Hardly getting a cent I
think it's overbearing
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So now give me a hearing
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Ca lypso's are the root of Carnival
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Steel band is the foot of carnival
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Without calypso is no road
march to beat
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Without steel band
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you bet you don't move your feet
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So I intend to keep me calypso
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on the shelf
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Let them keep the prize in Savannah
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for their own self
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Let the queen run the show
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Without steel band and calypso
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If you want to go you could go up there
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But me ain't going nowhere
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Ohhhh...
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They started talking nonsense
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About some kind of violence
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But they should publish an apology
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Because they're lying and we
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We're looking for better condition
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They making false allegations
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Say what they want,
do what they like
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Sparrow is one Calypsonian strike
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I intend to keep me Calypsos on the shelf
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Let them keep the
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between they own self
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Let the queen run the show
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with she fridge and she radio
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Man if you want to go you could go up there
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but me ain't going nowhere
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I'll