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‘Bounce Meh Nah’

sung by “Dr. WillB” (William Bannister)
composed by William Bannister

arranged & produced by Pelham Goddard

   

 

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LYRICS

Verse 1

Ah real glad for meh girlfriend Paula
She get she visa
As ah land she start asking meh
’Bout the USA
Ah say when yuh in dem country
Shopping or buying food
Yuh cyar use they roadway
With your Trini attitude
Ah tell she no way
Dis yuh cyar say

Chorus 1

Bounce meh nah, bounce meh nah
Bounce meh nah, driver - bounce meh nah
To say that yuh go be mad
Leave that in Trinidad
Jay-walking is charge, ask Niki Minaj
Carry steelband, carry pan sticks
Don’t forget yuh flag
But bounce meh nah attitude
Don’t put that in yuh bag -
Bounce meh nah,
bounce meh and you go see
Up there yuh just can’t be a typical Trini
Na, na, na

Verse 2

Traffic light and zebra crossing
Dat ain't dey for style
The cameras always watching
Just wait for ah while
As soon as yuh get the signal
Girl yuh must abide
You have twenty-five seconds
To reach on the other side
But oh oh no way
You just cyar say

Chorus 2

Bounce meh nah, bounce meh nah
Bounce meh nah, driver - bounce meh nah
To say that yuh go be mad
Leave that in Trinidad
Jay-walking is charge,
and the price is large
Carry tambran, carry sweet plum
And pepper mango
But bounce meh nah attitude
Leave that in Trinbago -
Bounce meh nah,
bounce meh and you go see
Up here yuh just cyar be a typical Trini
Na, na, na

Verse 3

When yuh down by the train station
Be careful I say
Yuh cyar push and shove nobody
Like Carnival day
You have to observe the locals
How they standing back
So when the train coming down
Yuh don’t end up on the track
But oh oh no way
You just can’t say

Chorus 3

Bounce meh nah, bounce meh nah
Bounce meh nah, driver - bounce meh nah
To say dat yuh go be mad
Leave that for Trinidad
Jay-walking is charge, ask Niki Minaj
Carry white rum, Angostura
Even carry red
But bounce meh nah attitude
You may end up dead
Bounce meh nah,
bounce meh and you go see
Up there yuh just can’t be,
A typical Trini - na, na, na
Bounce meh nah, bounce meh nah
Bounce meh nah, driver - bounce meh nah

(To say that yuh go be mad
Leave that in Trinidad
Jay-walking is charge,
and the price is large
Bounce meh nah, bounce meh nah
Bounce meh nah,
Driver - bounce meh nah) x2


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“Bounce Meh Nah”
“Dr. WillB”

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William Bannister aka Dr. Will B
“Dr. WillB” aka William Bannister

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William Bannister, better known as “Dr. WillB,” has been a patriarch of Trinidad & Tobago culture for the past 40 years. “Dr. WillB” was born May 29, 1951 to Sarah and Goldbourne Bannister. With his parents hailing from Tobago and Barbados respectively, “Dr. WillB” is a true Caribbean man who has Trinidad and Tobago culture deeply entrenched in him.

“Dr. WillB” began dabbling in the arts in the 1970s with a number of carvings and sketches, later on further developing his talent with a course in screen printing. He then maintained his passion for design and art when he designed and released a line of screen printed and hand painted t-shirts and dress shirts in the late 80s and early 90s.

Continuing to hone his artistic skills, “Dr. WillB” changed his medium from clothing to canvas in 1995. Painting a series of culturally influenced pieces such as “Drumology” and “Engine Room” propelled him even further into the world of portrait painting. After this, he began a second series entitled the “Calypso Icons Series.”  It included portraits of the Mighty Sparrow, the Lord Kitchener, Calypso Rose, The Lord Pretender, Valentino, The Mighty Shadow, The Mighty Duke, Lord Nelson, and The Mighty Bomber.  His work is featured in several Trinidad & Tobago state organisations such as the Ministry of The Arts and Multiculturalism.

“Dr. WillB” has also been an avid Pan player and as a calypsonian, has performed with the Klassic Ruso calypso tent.  Muster Point was his composition for the 2012 Panorama season, with People’s Choice  being put out for that of 2013. “Dr. WillB” is back again in time for 2014 with the track featured here, Bounce Meh Nah.

 
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