U.S.: J'Ouvert morning band on the road

This is a re-run of Mud Madness. The song totally captures the J'Ouvert morning scene. Heat! Pure heat in the place! Just grab your Indian man, put on next to nothing, coat yourself in mud, bring your babache (moonshine), and hit the road playing mud mas.

All you, is J'Ouvert morning (J'Ouvert!)
Laventille Riddim section coming down (J'Ouvert!)
Le' we go, le' we go! Mud madness! (J'Ouvert!)

Strum the iron and ring the bell
Another diab'-diab' come from hell
Mud belly man from a split-fire clan
Keeping rhythm on a biscuit pan

Some baptize in mud, mud (J'Ouvert!)
Some o' them in oil (J'Ouvert!)
Some o' them they playing with their clothes (J'Ouvert!)
The thing done get soil.
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi yah!
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi yah!
Look! Look! J'Ouvert!

Look, look, 2:30 the morning (oh ya yeah!)
The band meet the road (oh ya yeah!)
I hear the iron stand ball out for mercy
I can't take the load (I can't take it!)
Mr. Morgan pull out a canteen
Take a sip of bash (Drink the thing boy!)
By half past three he was drifting already
Like a 'gouti what get a lash (J'Ouvert!)
Some of them in nightie (J'Ouvert!)
Some cover in paint (J'Ouvert!)
Look this girl condition (J'Ouvert!)
Out here she was playing saint
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi yah!
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi yah!
J'Ouvert!

Scratch a man who now meet the band
Somewhere by Green Corner
Moving with a big thick reds on he hand
I think she name is Donna
He say all you look my gyul now cook
This coconut on he head
He say the head not cutting
Till Ash Wednesday morning
Lawd somebody go dead
Some drinking from posy (chamber pot) (J'Ouvert!)
Some direct from flask (J'Ouvert!)
Some playing mud devil (J'Ouvert!)
Some playing the ... oh gosh oh gosh
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi yah!
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi yah!
J'Ouvert!
Oh ya yeah!... (J'Ouvert!)
Oh gosh, gimme!
Swing the thing!

Rapso style now
Half past five
The band double in size
You can't tell who is who
The man on the drinks truck
Call for the captain, tell we what to do
The captain say, "have no fear.
Find Mr. Morgan, bring him back here
borrow he babache give him a beer
till we get some more to share!"
Some jamming their iron (J'Ouvert!)
Some swinging they tail (J'Ouvert!)
Some of them they baptize again
Dripping mud on the trail
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi yah!
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi yah!
J'Ouvert!
Yeahhhhhhh! Bacchanal in the place!

Half past seven eyes squinge like a prune
Sun hitting me back
I say this thing go done real soon
Cuz the band done double track
So I check my bearings and I check it twice
Like this thing now start
Everybody head real nice
So we take another mud bath
Some baptize in mud (J'Ouvert!)
Some o' them in oil (J'Ouvert!)
Some o' them they playing with their clothes (J'Ouvert!)
The thing done get soil
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi yah!
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi
J'Ouvert oi bam-ba-dey oi yah!
J'Ouvert!
Oh ya yeah....
..
Jam the iron le' we hear boy
J'Ouvert morning!
Daybreak!
Gimme! Leggo, leggo!
Good morning!
Good j'ouvert morning
Swing the thing, swing the thing
Swing your J'Ouvert....
Jam the iron, boy!...