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‘Haiti’

sung by David Rudder
lyrics by David Rudder

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LYRICS

HAITI
By David Rudder

Toussaint was a mighty man
And to make matters worse he was black
Black and back in the days when black men knew
Their place was in the back
But this rebel, he walked through Napoleon
Who thought it wasn't very nice
And so today my brothers in Haiti
They still pay the price...yeah, yeah...

Chorus:
Haiti, I'm sorry
We misunderstood you
One day we'll turn our heads
And look inside you
Haiti, I'm sorry. Haiti, I'm sorry
One day we'll turn our heads
Restore your glory.

Many hands reach out to St. George's
And are still reaching out
To those frightened,
Foolish men of Pretoria
We still scream and shout
We came together in song
To steady the Horn of Africa
But the papaloa come and the babyloa go
And still, we don't seem to care...No, no...

Chorus:
Haiti, I'm sorry
We misunderstood you
But one day we'll turn our heads
And look inside you
Haiti, I'm sorry. Haiti, I'm sorry
One day we'll turn our heads
Restore your glory.

When there is anguish in Port au Prince
It's still Africa crying
We are outing fires in far away places
When our neighbours are just burning.
They say the Middle Passage is gone
So how come overcrowded boats still haunt our lives
I refuse to believe that we good people
Will forever turn our hearts
And our eyes...away...

Chorus:
Haiti, I'm sorry
We misunderstood you
One day we'll turn our heads
And look inside you
Haiti, I'm sorry. Haiti, I'm sorry
One day we'll turn our heads
Restore your glory.
Haiti, I'm sorry, sorry...

 

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DAVID RUDDER

Steelband organizations set to contribute to Haiti relief

A tremendous catastrophe has befallen the people of Haiti. Please keep them in your thoughts. The calypso and soca great David Rudder wrote and sang the song ‘Haiti.’  That song is indeed appropriate today. Steelband music organizations have begun to mobilize all over the world to help the country.

In late 2008 When Steel Talks traveled to the island of Antigua to report on the Moods of Pan Festival. David Rudder, as one of the headliners performed his tribute to the nation of Haiti. This song seems very appropriate right now.

This is a video of that performance as captured by When Steel Talks.

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