Dr Bassie - Speakers' Corner

from A Very Melty Christmas by Meltwater Pulse

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Christmas Song, Set in England. 12 Tribe Sect of Rastas played football often in The park famous for speakers giving outdoor lectures. Karl Marks and Marcus Garvey and countless others spoke there. During Christmas people often speak about the birth of Jesus there and the West Indians would occasionally kick a soccer ball interrupting the scene. Song meant to be a tongue and cheek song regarding the irony of preaching world peace and love for all while deliberating keeping a whole race of people down in the gutter. The day after Christmas is known as Boxing Day in which traditionally much soccer or football is played as well.

lyrics

Intro
Oh
Christmas come For The English oh Christmas come

Verse
Them 12 Tribe Natty Played Football down in Hyde Park
And the Orator n Speakers’ Corner preach fe Judgment
But the day our Jesus come
Whom shall he judged
But the day our Jesus come Whom shall he love

Chorus
Christmas for the English and
Christmas come for the Jamaicans I say
Christmas for the English and
Christmas for the immigrants too

Verse Two
Christmas came to London upon Oxford Street
and Neath the mable arch
Idren heard papa Garvey speak
the sun shone strangely bright
and the dreads lick the ganja pipe
the sun shone strangely bright yet
the centre-back and striker nah fight

Chorus
Christmas for the English and
Christmas come for the Jamaicans I say
Christmas for the English and
Christmas for the West Indians

Refrain/ending
But Come tomorrow we celebrate Boxing Day
And Come tomorrow we celebrate Boxing Day
And Come tomorrow we celebrate Boxing Day
But this Christmas we hail the Messiah’s birthday

Christmas come For The English
Christmas come for the English
Christmas For The English
And for the West Indians
Christmas come down
And for the West Indians

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from A Very Melty Christmas, released November 4, 2022
David Freeman - lead vocals
Dr Bassie : bass, lyrics
Shane O : guitar lead
Style Scott: drums
Brett J.B. : synths, harmonies

All songs produced by Meltwater Pulse and Shane Olivo
All songs mixed and mastered by Shane Olivo at Shane Olivo Audio in Cudahy, WI

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