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Thread #139599 Message #3203442
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
07-Aug-11 - 03:27 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Fan Me Saga Boy (Roaring Lion)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fan Me Saga Boy (Roaring Lion)
Lyr. Add: FAN ME SOLJA MAN
Fan me solja man, fan me,
Fan me solja man. fan me,
Fan me solja man, fan me, oh !
Gal, yuh character gawn.
Wey de use yuh dah shawl up, shawl up,
Wey de use yuh dah shawl up, shawl up,
Wey de use yuh dah shawl up, shawl up,
Gal yuh character gawn.
Wey de use dah lace-up stays-up, (3x)
Gal, yuh character gawn.
Sake a Coolie-man bangle, (3x)
Gal yuh character gawn.
*Fan me solja man, fan me,
Fan me solja man, fan me,
Fan me solja man, fan me, oh,
Gal yuh character gawn.
* Verses 1, 4 and 5.
Wey de use yuh dah - What is the use of your ....
Sake a - For the sake of ....
Coolie-man- Usually an East Indian.
Solja - soldier
Tom Murray, Editor, 1951, Folk Songs of Jamaica, Oxford University Press.