KAISO TO D WORLD

My aspirations Might sound lofty to you And so you criticize But condemnation And negative reviews Only serve energize, So-called friends will envy, and jealous, Not everyone could handle your progress, But when they try to kill my passion and desire, It does only fuel my fire I want to sing like Sparrow I need to be versatile, Cast a spell like shadow Oozing with glam and gile You might think I'm tipsy When I Shuffle flick back mih head Just channeling the Gypsy At extempo he real dread So don't limit don't try to dim it Shape, structure, or trim it, I remain gallant. Yuh can't tame my talent. My love for the art is pure. I'll take it to every shore To achieve my goal. Kaiso to D world. My intention Is to elevate the art To be the architect So younger generations, Can blaze a trail for themselves And show it due respect Put my abilities on display And honor the greats along the way, Take a pinch from their experience And just add my sauce That's the impetus to chart my own course Chorus I want to write like Stalin, Kitchener and Valentino. Calypso rose my darling, With fire plenty tempo Cause to them, it's no fluke History will report The genius of Duke Elegance, just look at the cloth So don't limit don't try to dim it Shape, structure, or trim it no, I remain gallant. Yuh can't tame my talent. My love for the art is pure. I'll take it to every shore To achieve my goal. Kaiso to D world. Harry Belafonte And the banana boat song took Calypso far Rum and Coca-Cola Top the billboard chart lord invader Brown skin girl from king radio These songs help the world appreciate calypso Jamaica farewell, Jean and Dina and miss Mary ann Mighty sniper 'why' cause Trinidad is my land Deep in my bone marrow Yuhno this music hits the spot And just like arrow well look I feeling hot hot hot Leading an army in the name of KAISO To capture the first Grammy And represent Trinbago So don't limit don't try to dim it Shape, structure, or trim it no, I remain gallant. They can't tame my talent. My love for the art is pure. I'll take it to every shore To achieve my goal. Kaiso to D world. So stop pelting boulders Put ego on the shelf Let's all fall in line Calling all stake holders Embrace the potential Of this cultural gold mine Put your love for KAISO center stage To ensure this genre come of age The world is craving, anticipating A new phenomenon And we have it here in the palm of we hand I want to be on broadway Singing calypso Not just the eastern parkway, Nothing hill and rio The bring lights must find me Engaging Hollywood In a blockbuster movie As only a Trini could So don't limit don't try to dim it Shape, structure, or trim it no, I remain gallant. They can't tame my talent. And when they stamp mic name On that faithful day in the hall of fame Ill achieve my goal Kaiso to d world