It happen here a lil while back, in the middle of we MASH
We ban some calypso outright friend, no more airplay, one lash
But why they pick on kaiso man, I just don’t understand
There are more important things now we should ban
The civil servant with a fancy house taking bribe left and right
Ban that, immediately yes, ban that
Some gutters up in Albouystown that block up day and night
Ban that, oh yes, no argument, ban that
And the ones that we have driving, drunk on vodka, rum or gin
If you want to ban, right away, with that crowd, let’s begin
Ban all the corruption, and the poor construction, look around and you’ll see
Like pot holes in the road, ban that now. Instantly!
Certain things we have to ban, I know, please understand
But sometimes when we ban, the choice is wrong
In this country, take a look, listen to me, man
We have much bigger problems than some song
Lovely parking lot for GRA, the rest of us driving round
Ban that, brother man, ban that
Folks who park their container flat on the road in town
Ban that, Mr. MLA, ban that
The stelling that somebody build and the damn thing float away
If you come to ban, ban that for sure I say
And the ones who tief from government and in the job, I say
If you hot to do some banning, start right dey,
Ban river pollution, find a solution, ban it, no joking, do not play
And ban Styrofoam, ah begging yuh, please, ban it now, right away.
In GT boy we taking licks, plenty things to fix
But sometimes we don’t see so straight you know
We should have a proper plan with cement, tar and bricks
We have problems here bigger than kaiso.
Whatever the system now in place, causing garbage in town
Ban that, no hesitation, write it down
And electrically speaking, steady blackout or even brown
Ban that. No big discussion…in country side and town,
The lumber man on the highway with no back light on his truck
If you have to ban, I’m with you, yes, ban that
And the fella who build the koker and 2 weeks after that it bruk
If you feel to ban, ah backing you, ban that
Ban all the corruption, and the disgraceful construction
Pot holes in the road, no argument, we definitely must ban that.
Immediately, if not sooner, yes, ban that
Oh yes it happen in this land, couple mornings ago
During Mash they ban some calypso
Don’t know why these people pick on the poor kaiso man
We have plenty more important things to ban
The big one in the big house taking bribe left and right
Ban that… (seriously) ban that
The gutters up in Albouystown block up day and night
Ban that… (like a jumbie) ban that
And the ones we have out driving, high on vodka, rum and gin
If you want to ban something, okay ban that one, and yes you win
Where the speed limit tell you 30, some folks doing 62
That kind of behaviour have to go, no debate, I’m telling you,
Don’t hesitate, don’t palpitate, just do what you need to do.
Also ban corruption, and poor construction, and warehouse with plenty rat
Pot hole in the road, is a real heavy load, no chat. One time! Ban that!
(CHORUS)
(Ban dem ting, brother man, call the police, let telephone ring
Tell them “Officer! Come now and ban dis ting”)
Certain things we have to ban, though they been around for years
Making people life so hard, bringing mankind to tears
Think about it, these decisions, some are simply wrong
But we have much bigger problems now than just a song
In GT now ah telling you we just taking steady licks
We have plenty problems here… things that we need to fix
It seems we can’t see straight somehow
What’s wrong with you, bobo?
He beating she, and your concern is calypso?
