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‘Oh God, Oh God’
sung by “Crazy”
composed by Edwin Ayoung & Winsford Devine
arranged by Junior “Ibo” Joseph & Lenny Hadaway
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“Oh God, Oh God”
“Crazy”
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“Oh God, Oh God”
“Crazy”
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LYRICSVerse 1
Ah say this
music have me
Like I in ah handcuff
And I so music savvy
I cannot get enough
While soca music jamming
And everybody horning
The party people ‘flamming’
From now till in the morning
Chorus
I come to
throw a tantrum
I come to throw a fit
I come to ride a rhythm
Get on a little bit
I come to cause a frenzy
To excite the public
I come to drive them crazy
And make people frantic
Oh God - Oh God ( x4 )
Oh God - Oh God - Hold me
Oh God - Oh God - Join me
Oh God - Oh God - Jam she
Oh God - Oh God – Party
Verse 2
They come
out - to frustrate me
They want to thief meh head
They come to agitate me
And bind me till ah dead
But soca tempo have me
Joyful and Gi-gi-ree
So when I come to party
You have to let me be
Chorus
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Verse 3
Is longtime
I eh party
Is longtime I eh fete
And jam up on meh lady
Until we soaking wet
I want to have a good time
And get on bad today
I want to buss a good lime
So doh get in meh way
Chorus
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Verse 4
Food prices
have me bawling
I cannot pay meh bills
My salary keep falling
Is endless social ills
So if you find meh soca
Sound like if ah praying
I cannot take the pressure
That is why ah saying
Chorus
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“Crazy”
Edwin Ayoung or “Crazy” - born Edwin Ayoung in 1944, on Maraval Road in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad of a Venezuelan mother and Trinidadian father of Chinese descent, was - in his youth - as skilled and competitive in his country’s national pastime of cricket, as he has been now for years as a world-travelled musician, performing artist and composer.
Though dubbed The “Loveable Lunatic of Soca,” Ayoung has time and again not been given his due in his native land, yet remains one of the most commercially successful artists on the international soca scene. An experimentalist, he pioneered the unique musical genre known as Parang Soca and played a leading role in promoting Chutney Soca. Crazy would go on to sing several monster smashes in parang soca, including Muchacha and Homemade Wine.
A brilliant double-entendre artiste at its best - Edwin Ayoung has delighted in pushing the envelope in his humorous and witty manner. With songs like Paul, Nani Wine and Suck Meh Soucouyant to name but three, this illustrious performer remains a staple in the music world
He’s been ranked in the top three for Trinidad & Tobago’s annual national calypso monarch competition - his best showing being at position two with Dustbin Cover. He captured the prestigious Road March title (the ‘tune for the road’ during Carnival Monday and Tuesday) in 1985 with Suck Meh, Soucouyant.
The track featured here which “Crazy” co-wrote and vocalizes, is called Oh God, Oh God.
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