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‘De Big Yard’

sung by David Rudder
composed by Pelham Goddard and David Rudder

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“De Big Yard”
David Rudder
Provided with the expressed permission of the composer(s)

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LYRICS

Verse 1

The fire rages one more time my friends
The fire rages one more time inside our souls
In the yards they're feeling the... magic
So when they hear the rhythm call they come
So when they hear the rhythm call, the joy begins
In the yards, they're tossing the tragic

So the children, they gather a- round, everywhere that the music lives
And then the yard becomes a shrine, and it is yours and it is mine
Once again we give thanks to life
Let the bacchanal begin
Listen to the drums they're calling you
Night 'til morning dew
When they call you, you will come
The Feeling's magical, the feeling's magical,
Feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, oh!

Chorus

So now the yards they come to give the country a shaking up
So now the yards they come to give the country a waking up
And so the people come out to the yards and they celebrate
And so they're heading to the biggest yard now to test their fate

Wake up and live (Music it tells you to take a chance)
Wake up and live (Music it tells you to do a dance)
Wake up and live (Music it tells you to free your mind)
Wake up and live (Music it tells you "Come")
Listen to the yards they're calling you,
Listen to the yards they're calling you
Listen, listen, listen, listen, live it up

(Music it tells you to take a chance)
Wake up and live (Music it tells you to do a dance)
Wake up and live (Music it tells you to free your mind)

So now we're feeling the fire, music taking us higher
Once again we give thanks and we give praise
As we enter these yards of life.

Verse 2

And very soon these yards will sleep again
Very soon we will not hear a single note
Everyday should be a sweet 'Rama
The music is a must, no exodus
Why should we run away from life my friend my friend
Everywhere should be a sweet drama

Let the children just gather round, everywhere that the music lives
And then the yard becomes a shrine, and it is yours and it is mine
Once again we give thanks to life
Let the bacchanal begin
Listen to the drums they're calling you
Night 'til morning dew
When they call you, you will come
The Feeling's magical, the feeling's magical,
Feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, oh!

Chorus
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Wake up and live (Music it tells you to free your mind)
Wake up and live (The yards they tell you come)
Listen to the yards they're calling you,
Listen to the yards they're calling you

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Listen to the drums they calling you
Night 'til morning dew
When they call you, you will come
The Feeling's magical, the feeling's magical,
Feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, oh!

Chorus
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