Present Government

Mighty Sparrow

[Verse 1]
Come on, what is wrong with this island
Poor Dr. Williams
Come on, I said what's wrong with this island
Poor Dr. Williams
Everybody doing what they like
Striking when they want to strike
It appears that nobody cares
About the island economy

I tell you:

[Chorus]
No gas today, no phone tomorrow
What next I don't know
No drain digging, no rubbish cleaning
Only corbeaux working
The island as you see suffering politically
Because the present Government have some stupid opponent
Oh Lord man they ignorant
Because the present Government have some stupid opponent
Not one is intelligеnt

[Verse 2]
Some of them, them opposing bandit
So much crimе they commit
Some again have no education
Is them does make the confusion
Anything at all the Premier say
They always standing in the way
And like they suffering from a mental block
Talking one set of sewerage talk

I tell you:

[Chorus]
No gas today, no phone tomorrow
What next I don't know
No drain digging, no rubbish cleaning
Only corbeaux working
The island as you see suffering politically
And then the present Government have some stupid opponent
Oh Lord man they ignorant
I said the present Government have some stupid opponent
Causing they own self embarrassment

[Verse 3]
Sometimes you hear over the radio
Big trouble in the Leg. Co
The Premier cannot make a suggestion
Without a big objection
And some of them way want to object
Really should have a rope 'round they neck
That is why the Venezuelan
Nearly kill one with a right hand

I tell you:

[Chorus]
No gas today, no phone tomorrow
What they doing I don't know
No drain digging, no rubbish cleaning
Only corbeaux working
The island as you see suffering politically
And then the present Government have some stupid opponent
Oh Lord man they ignorant
I said the present Government have some stupid opponent
Not one is intelligent

Trivia about the song Present Government by Mighty Sparrow

When was the song “Present Government” released by Mighty Sparrow?
The song Present Government was released in 1961, on the album “Sparrow the Conqueror”.

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