Lyrics to Caribbean "rude" songs.

[Malahaha]

Back then, we all used to sing them without thinking twice. It's only as an older women I realise how troubling some of these songs are, but if you'd object you'd be called a prude or old-fashioned or too politically correct. Or that we should lighten up, it's all harmless fun.

Domestic abuse:

"Sancho lick he lover pun de dam and gal a holla murder... bim, bam, pi=olice a come, de gal gon holla, murda..."

"Brown skin gal stay home an' mind baby... etc etc
I'm goin' away on a sailin' boat, an' if I don't come back, trow way de damn baby"

No wonder so many West Indian men think it's OK to get a girl pregnant and then just bunk off.

Not even to mention the very sexually suggestive sings we all used to sing as children, not understanding, and nobody said a thing.

Admittedly today's rappers make those songs sound like church hymns!

Some however were quite sweet: I remember the Merrymen with
"Ring ting ting, my girlfriend promise to give me some 'ting! An de birds gon sing, and de bells gon' ring, cos she promise, to give me, some ting ting ting!"

And quite funny: Big Bamboo.

Any others come to mind? I'm thinking more of "back in the day" than modern ones. And how nobody thought there was anything wrong about beating up women or leaving a pregnant girl.

^ "police a come"

I don’t know the song a you mention but there are so many like this.

A bit different but, I was singing 3 blind mice the other week and was wait ‘cut of their tails with a carving knife’ That’s a bit violent

I don’t like to see kids singing some soca songs - I cringe. Then I remember how much I loved salt n pepa push it - I was in my 30s before I got what that song meant

Most of the songs I grew up with had blatant double meanings. Kids used to sing them without realising. Then you realised and it was cringe cringe cringe.

oh lard, my pocket got a hole, in de centa
and if you tink I tellin lie, put yuh finga...

Most fairy tales are very violent. Yesterday I read Red Riding Hood to my 2 yr old granddaughter: wolk eats grandma whole woodcutter cuts open wolf, grandma springs out alive and well!

This is definitely something me and my cousins hadn't realised until we were older. A massive eye opener for me was:

^Girl I want to make you sweat
Sweat so you can't sweat no more
And if you cry out
I'm gonna push it some more^

we sang and bogled to that song during infants/primary too. Sheesh

Apparently, some of those songs were usually sung at Kwe Kwe which was traditionally before the wedding and giving “encouragement and advice “ to the bride and groom to be...so the words to “ Hear Auntie Bess ah Hollah” or Satira Gal” “ Woman lay down an Man nah ready, wha kinda Man is Dis” were not meant for children... but that never stop lil kids from singing them.

Reminds me of something Akala said when comparing rap lyrics to Shakespeare. Can't look for it now, in a hurry. Will post when I get the time.

Double meanings were a big thing when I was a kid. I remember a Sparrow song with a wife singing about her husband who was always hungry. ‘In de middle of de night, Harry on me beggin’ for food.’

Her mother replies ‘Well well my dear dat’s how men should be
I wish da your daddy would do what Harry does do.
He could eat by your sister
Or your tanty Gertrude
Or even I myself would be glad to give Harry food.’

No prizes for guessing what ‘food’ he was ‘hungry’ for! As I remember, grownups seemed to like the song because of the scandalous suggestions coming from the mother.

I had to laugh OP. As a child you are innocent though obviously reading the lyrics do sound quite bad though not even the lyrics it’s the meaning and message that they are putting across.

Double meanings were a big thing when I was a kid. I remember a Sparrow song with a wife singing about her husband who was always hungry. ‘In de middle of de night, Harry on me beggin’ for food.’

Indeed: "One BG plantain, does fill up de pot. It's so exciting, 'specially when hot*

And of course the classic Big Bamboo:
"Well I asked my lady, what can I do, to make her happy and make love true, she say de only ting I want from you is a little little piece of the big bamboo." etc

This song is actually humorous rather than rude!

''...it's much too soft to suit my taste"

The verse about the Chinaman would be banned these days for being racist, though.