Verse 1
13, de boy had it in he veins
coming from ah brook somewhere down
in Port-of-Spain Pan calling ...
and he was de first to answer back
stick rubber de pan and pan rack
melodies..de sound de rhythm
of de drum he hear it calling
with ah sweet sweet strum
nooo.. he couldn't fight it back
serious like ah heart attack de
players and them eh cut him no
slack.
Chorus
Let's celebrate Ray...Ray.. hip hip
hoo Ray de man behind de pan
born and bred in Trini land
Celebrating Ray...Ray.. hip hip hoo
Ray just so he make you smile
and he walk de Trini mile he
join de thing when pan was bad
his head up high walk in de yard
meet up with ah band of Invaders
and there and then de man found de
pan
Celebrating Ray....hip
hip hoo Ray for
Ray................hip hip hoo Ray
hoo Ray................hip hip hoo Ray
for Ray................hip hip
Celebrating Ray....hip hip hoo
Ray for Ray................hip
hip hoo Ray hoo
Ray................hip hip hoo Ray
for Ray................hip hip
from long ago to present time
he paid his due he walked de line
Celebrating Mr. Holman...
Verse 2
players... de best of de best was
dey hanging out on Robert st. you
could hear them play
so
young...want to be a member of de
band and start... de journey of
this gifted man
ellie was..
de man push de boy to play
you have to make you tenor sound
dis way skill.. determination
two words buried in de man and
that was de start and de foundation.
Chorus
Let's celebrate
Ray...Ray.. hip hip hoo Ray de man
behind de pan born and bred in
Trini land
Celebrating
Ray...Ray.. hip hip hoo Ray just
so he make you smile and he walk
de Trini mile
he join de
thing when pan was bad his head
up high walk in de yard meet up
with ah band of invaders and
there and then de man found de pan
Celebrating Ray....hip hip hoo
Ray for Ray................hip
hip hoo Ray hoo
Ray................hip hip hoo Ray
for Ray................hip hip
Celebrating Ray....hip hip hoo
Ray for Ray................hip
hip hoo Ray hoo
Ray................hip hip hoo Ray
for Ray................hip hip
from long ago to present time
he paid his due he walked de line
Celebrating Mr Holman...
Chorus
So if you hear a rumor that ah dead
tell them, ah coming down Or ah have ah tumor in meh head
tell them, ah coming down
If you hear ah sick and cannot fly
tell them, ah coming down
Look them in they eye tell them they lie
tell them, ah coming down
when you see ah touch down in meh land
ah looking and ah searching for ah band
i doh want to see ah bed till ah falling on the ground
So if you hear meh teeth fall out meh mouth
tell them, ah coming down and you hear meh place get flooded
out tell them, ah coming down
Ah doh care if I in pain tell
them, ah coming down Ah planning
to mash up Port-of-Spain tell
them, ah coming down
I coming down tell them ah coming
down this thing up inside ah meh
since ah born
Bridge
Verse 3
Dey say... Ah saga boy invade
town
When de panorama roll
around ‘61’ music...specially
for de pan was put in stone
Some...thing back then that was so
unknown
‘63.. he walked..
and build himself ah star lifting
up himself to things higher
Then on to winners row de man
then put on ah show hit them with
de bull ah sure you did know..
woh yoh ...
Chorus
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Celebrating Ray...Ray hip
hip hoo Ray...
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