Mighty Sparrow 100Th Anniversary Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Be prepared for the bacchanal
100 years of Carnival
Anywhere you happen to pass
You could hear people planning mas

From New York to 'Frisco
Toronto to San Fernando
Everybody planning
To jump from Tuesday morning
'Til the very, very last band pass
It's total mas

[Chorus]
Sweet Calypso jammin'
Down by Salvatorie
Masquerade [?]
In a place of glory
Dancin' through the city
Wailin' free and easy
Celebrate with me
The one hundred anniversary

[Verse 2]
It all began on that blessed day
When masa man took his chains away
Free at last from the plantation
Lord it was mas all over the land
Beatin' box and dust bin
Dress up in [?]
Wavin' sticks and branches
[?] the circumstances
Generate a happy state [?]
We goin' to celebrate with

[Chorus]
Pan in all its glory
Ragin' through the city
Pan as ringin' sweetly
Bass do drive you crazy
Joy and jubilation
This joyous vocation Celebrate with me
The one hundred anniversary

[Verse 3]
From J'Ouvert
When we start to wail
Clear the way
Let me shake me tail
Jump and [?]
Don't slow down the place
Heat [?]
Fire in the place
Keep the iron ringing
And a million voices singin'
Every creed and color
Dancing one another
Serenadin' on the street
The heat, the music so sweet

[Chorus]
[?] and Roberts
[?]
Frank and [?]
[?] and [?]
The man see [?] party
Everybody happy
Celebrate with me
The one hundred anniversary

[Verse 4]
When the Heavy Jook Jook
Or the Fatty Boom Boom
Shaped like Daisy [?]
Shakin' up they bosom
Juicy like a [?]
Rolling with the rhythm
Celebrate with me
The one hundred anniversary
[Chorus]
Sweet Calypso jammin'
Down by Salvatorie
Masquerade [?]
In a place of glory
Prancin' through the city
Wailin' free and easy
Celebrate with me
The one hundred anniversary