“Get Outta Here” was written from the perspective of the then Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Eric Williams. Although the Mighty Sparrow strongly supported the PNM at a point in time and was a friend to Dr. Williams, there were grounds on which they disagreed. This calypso expressed Dr. W...
I am going to bring back Solomon
Who don't like it, complain to the commission
None of them going to tell me how to run my country
I defy anyone of you to dictate for me
I am no dictator, but when I pass an order
Mr. Speaker, this matter must go no further
I have nothing more to say and it must be done my way
Come on, come on, come on, we be done for the day
This land is mine, I am the boss
What I say goes and who vex loss
I say that Solomon will be Minister of External Affairs
If you ain't like it - get to hell outta here!
I am going to do what I feel to do
And I couldn't care less who vex or who get blue
And if you want to test how I strong in a election
Let we bet some money, I giving odds ten to one
I control all the money that pass through this country
At the end winning for my African safari
I am politically strong, I am the weight of town
Don't argue with me, you can't beat me and John-John
Who's not with me is my enemy
And thus will be their destiny
If I say that Solomon will be Minister of External Affairs
And you ain't like it - get to hell outta here!
Who the hell is you to jump and quarrel?
Look PNM is mine, lock, stock and barrel
Who give you the privilege to object?
Pay your taxes, shut up and have respect!
I am a tower of strength, yes, I am powerful but modest
Unless I'm forced to be blunt and rule-less
So shut up and don't squawk, this ain't no sky lark
When I talk, no damn dog bark
My word is law, so what's your case?
If you slip you slide, this is my place
And I say that Solomon will be Minister of External Affairs
And if you ain't like it - get to hell outta here!
Get Outta Here was written by Mighty Sparrow.