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LLOYD LOVINDEER

Born in Kingston, Lloyd Lovindeer spent some of his childhood in Ewarton in St Catherine.[2] He attended Kingston College and on leaving formed The Fabulous Flames with friends, the group releasing their first single, "Holly Holy", in 1971.[2][3] The group split up in the mid-1970s and Lovindeer began a solo career while living in Canada between 1976 and 1982.[2] He returned to Jamaica and had hits in the 1980s with "Babylon Boops" (a response to Super Cat's "Boops"), "Don't Bend Down", and "Man Shortage", before having the biggest hit of his career with "Wild Gilbert".[2] Released in September 1988, "Wild Gilbert" humorously describes the experiences of Jamaica during 1988's Hurricane Gilbert and remains the island's biggest selling single with sales estimated at between 50,000 and 200,000 copies.[2][4] The song also appeared on his album Why Don't We All Have Sex, which included another Gilbert-themed track, "Gilbert - One Hell of a Blow-Job", and the hurricane theme continued on his 1989 album Gilbert Yu Gone Lovindeer. He followed it with hits such as "Pocomonia Day", which along with the 1989 album One Day Christian triggered a spate of "Poco style" releases based on rhythms from Pukumina religious songs.[5] His latest album, Jamaica: Land of the One Love People, featuring contributions from Judy Mowatt, Kiprich, Singing Melody, Tarrus Riley, and Lady G, was released in August 2013

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1988

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LLOYD LOVINDEER LYRICS


"Wild Gilbert"


[Intro:]
Wa wa wild gilbert! well gilbert yuh gone ha ha
Now wi can chat behind yuh back
Wa wa wild Gilbert

[Chorus:]
Water come inna mi room
Huh huh!
Mi sweep out some with mi broom
Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
And di dish run away with the spoon
Come now come now come now

[Verse 1:]
Unno si mi dish unno si mi dish,
Anybody unno si mi satellite d-d-dish
Unno si mi dish unno si mi...
Fire!
Rough!
We would like to express our sympathies
To those affected by gilbert
Wa wa wild Gilbert

[Chorus:]
Water come inna mi room
Huh huh!
Mi sweep out some with mi broom
Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
And di dish run away with the spoon
Come now!

[Verse 2:]
Unno si mi dish, unno si mi dish
Anybody unno si mi satellite d-d-dish
Unno si mi dish, unno si mi dish
Anybody unno si mi satellite dish
Come!
Dish tek off like flying saucer
Mi roof migrate without a visa
Bedroom full up a water
Mi in a di dark nuh light nuh on yah
And through mi nuh have no generator
Mi seh
One cold beer cost ten dollar
Mi fish and mi meat spoil in di freezer
A pure bully beef full up mi structure
Come!
Full a bully beef, full a bully beef,
Mi caan get fi cook so mi full a bully b-b-beef
Full a bully beef, full a bully beef
Mi caan get fi cook so mi full a bully beef
Come!

[Chorus:]
Water come inna mi room huh huh
Mi sweep out some with mi broom
Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
And di dish run away with the spoon

[Verse 3:]
Water wet up mi shoes and ah wet up mi hat
Wet up mi dog and wet up mi cat
Wet up di bed wet up mi parrot
Water wet up mi what's it not
Yuh mean yuh what not?
No mi what's it not
Water wet up mi what's it not
Mi a look somewhere safe dry and warm
Di youth dem a loot in the raging storm
We thank di lord we never get hurt
Dem seh thank yuh lord for mr gilbert
Cause! yuh si mi fridge! A Gilbert gimme
Yuh si mi colour tv! A Gilbert gimme
Yuh si mi new stereo! A Gilbert gimme
Yuh si mi new video! A Gilbert gimme
Come now!

[Chorus:]
Water come inna mi room huh huh
Mi sweep out some with di broom likkle bit
Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
And di dish run away with the spoon
Follow mi!

[Verse 4:]
Natty dreadlocks sidung inside
A look how Gilbert a gwaan outside
When breeze lick dong Mr Chin restaurant
Natty dread jump up and chant:
Lick dem jah! Gwaan go dweet!
A dem did gi di dread pork fi eat
Jook dem jah with storm and thunder!
Tear off dem roof and bruk dem windah!
Two sheet a zinc blow off a Joe house
Dread flash him locks and start to shout:
Selassie jah! King of Kings!
Show dem seh a we run tings
Blow weh dem house but mek dem survive
So when dem si I dem will realize
Is through I merciful why dem alive
Likkle after that Gilbert turn back
Lift off di roof off a natty dread shack
Him seh blouse and skirt jah must a never know
Seh I an' I live right yah so!

[Outro:]
Water come inna mi room jah know
Mi sweep out some with mi broom huh huh
Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
And di dish run away with the spoon
When mi look up in di air mi si zinc like dirt
Wa wa wild Gilbert
Mi save mi brief but mi lose mi shirt
Wa wa wild Gilbert
Auntie Lye lose har blouse and skirt
Wa wa wild gilbert

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