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Ban That

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?

GUYANA’S OIL AND GAS SECTOR:

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2021-08-01T07:00:00.0000000Z

2021-08-01T07:00:00.0000000Z

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