Political Nursery Rhymes - Trini style..

Itsy Bitsy Nizam climbing up the spout

sit down in the Parliament and opened up his mouth

say the police service full a black people like rain

Now Itsy Bitsy Nizam doh have no wuk again!

Jack be nimble

Jack be quick

Jack take a bribe

And buss it quick.

Now the English not happy

And Jack's nuts in the fire

Pressure in the Federation

Watch big men perspire 

The Grand old Duke of York he had ten thousand men

He marched them up to the top of the hill

And he marched them down again.

When they were up, they were up

And when they were down, they were down

When he got himself a suitcase of money,

he marched them out of town.
 

Georgie Porgie pudding and pie,

Kissed the girls and made them cry

When the boys came out to play,

Georgie Porgie got to be Chairman of a State Board

So fly, fly away...

Chandresh, Chandresh Gander where shall I wander,

Upstairs, downstairs and in my lady's chamber

There I met an old man who wouldn't say his prayers,

But I realized he was a relative of mine so I hooked him up a State job

And bought him a couple of beers...

Hey diddle diddle, the Supervisor and the fiddle,

The insurance company collapsed much too soon.

The little Party Treasurer laughed to see such fun

And the fat man ran away with the spoon! (and the evidence, and the loot)

 

Humpty Manning sat on a wall,

Humpty Manning had a great fall.

All the flag waving, loud talking and saga boy men

Couldn't put Humpty Manning together again!

Jack and Bin Hammam went to Qatar

 to fetch a pail of money

Jack made deals so no one could squeal

'though some said it wasn't funny.

Up got Jack, and home did trot 

so he could avoid the pressure

and if that dont work you know Jack doh make joke

he could always go live in Russia.

Little Bo Rowley lost her sheep

And didn't know where to find them.

Leave them alone and they'll come home,

After taking a march with Manning.

Little Jack Warner sat in the corner

Eating his Christmas pie,

He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum

And said "yuh mudder, go ask yuh mudder!"

"Ah woulda spit on yuh but ah doh want to dignify you with spit."

Little Marlene Muffet sat on a tuffet

Eating her curds and whey,

Along came a spider,

Who sat down beside her

So Marlene ate the spider too.

Mary had a reputation with fleece as white as snow;

it got her into politics and a seat at the big, big show.

It got her son a questionable State contract which was against the rule;

It made the Prime Minister have to buss her throat, making Mary looks like a fool.

Kamla, Kamla, what a dilemma

Setta Ministers looking like crook

After your lime in Gopaul house.

If he get the contract how it go look.

Pat a cake, Pat a cake, lawyer man

lie to policy holders and take them for all you can; 

Turn them and twist them and promise to win the case

Even though you were smart enough not to put your money there in the first place.

Sing a song of sixpence Rowley tell a lie

Say Ramlogan went New York and made the people cry

When the file was opened and the AG began to sing,

Everybody in the country hush and said "What a thing."

Now Rowley get himself a date and might get suspended too

And what will be the situation if we find it wasn't true.

Like is foot in mouth again as they take the House for a ride

And how will the PNM represent with all their members standing outside.

There was a crooked Canadian and he walked a crooked mile,

to find a crooked Prime minister and they both made off in style.

With crooked CHOGMS, and Smelters and crooked NAPAs galore

Gone to sit and wait in Canada until it's time to loot once more.

Ish and Stevie, Ish and Stevie,

Where are you, where are you?

Uncle Sam is waiting, despite the games you're playing

Ding ding dong, ding ding dong.