Текст песни Don't Stop The Carnival - Harry Belafonte

Don't Stop The Carnival

Had to talk to the Governor today\nConcerning the Carnival parade\nHad to talk to the Governor today\nConcerning the Carnival parade\nTrinidad people running wild\nGovernor say no Carnival\nBig riot, police and things, picket signs\nAnd the people start to sing\nLord don’t stop the Carnival\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nCarnival is a Creole bacchanal\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI won’t make no fuss if you cut up Christmas\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI won’t have no fear if you cut off the New Year\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nHere come me woman walking up the block\nWith she bottom going like a clock\nHere come me woman walking up the block\nWith she bottom going like a clock\n«No Carnival,» the woman said\n«Oh Lord, you’re better off dead\nShow me the way to the Governor’s mansion\nI’m going to have me a reckon session»\nLord don’t stop the Carnival\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nCarnival is a Creole bacchanal\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI won’t make no fuss if you cut up Christmas\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI won’t have no fear if you cut off the New Year\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nA little boy, can’t be more than nine\nStanding on the corner, speaking out his mind\nA little child, can’t be more than nine\nStanding on the corner, speaking out his mind\nHe said, «We must unite\nOh yes, stand up for your right\nContact the Governor, we want action\nI speak-a for the young generation»\nLord don’t stop the Carnival\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nCarnival is a Creole bacchanal\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI won’t make no fuss if you cut up Christmas\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI won’t have no fear if you cut off the New Year\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nBelieve me people, what I say is true\nYou know Harry wouldn’t lie to you\nBelieve me people, what I say is true\nYou know Harry wouldn’t like to you\nMan, the Governor, he went mad\nArrested all of Trinidad\nWhoa, he made a big mistake\nJust some things that Trinidad won’t take\nLord don’t stop the Carnival\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nCarnival is a Creole bacchanal\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI won’t make no fuss if you cut up Christmas\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI won’t have no fear if you cut off the New Year\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI tell you friends, it’s a part of history\nCarnival time’s a big necessity\nI tell you friends, it’s a part of history\nCarnival time’s a big necessity\nHalf the world couldn’t sing the songs they sing\nFrom Carnival and all the joy it brings\nOh, Lord it make me glad\nCarnival time is back in Trinidad\nLord don’t stop the Carnival\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nCarnival is a Creole bacchanal\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI won’t make no fuss if you cut up Christmas\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI won’t have no fear if you cut off the New Year\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI wouldn’t think you mean if you cut up the Halloween\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI don’t care what they say if you cut up the May Day\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI said-a please don’t stop the Carnival\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nCarnival time’s a Creole bacchanal\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI wouldn’t make a fuss if you cut off Christmas\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)\nI wouldn’t have no fear if you cut off the New Year\n(Lord don’t stop the Carnival)