Gemma On The Ferris Wheel - Mighty Sparrow

Coney Island in Arima

Who tell cyar' Gemma

Coney Island in Arima

Who tell cyar' Gemma

We had a lot of fun up there

Until she went on the ferris wheel chair

From the time the ferris wheel go up so

She wet up Never me again Gemma

You could tek me any place

Your behavior in Arima was shocking disgrace

I mean to say… you spoil de people fete

Rain ain’t falling — everybody soaking wet

You know how shame I feel

Tell me why you went on the ferris wheel

Everybody start balling:

«Wha kind a strange rain is this wha fallin?»

Stars come out and the moon high, shining bright… no cloud in the sky

A fella say once he get wet so: Four-day mornin' under bubaloops window

(Not sure of this line)

An old woman start to complain — first time she see yellow rain

Never me again Gemma

You could tek me any place

Your behavior in Arima was shocking disgrace

I mean to say… you spoil de people fete

Rain ain’t falling — everybody soaking wet

You know how shame I feel

Tell me why you went on the ferris wheel

People scrambling for shelter, some with rain cloak, some with umbrella

But those who far from the ferris wheel laughin

Because they know dam well rain ain’t falling

The rain fall on a Bajan big dress

From she chest and the whole dress in a mess

«Wha kind a ting is this?"she start to complain

«I never know rain water could stain»

Never me again Gemma

You could tek me any place

Your behavior in Arima was shocking disgrace

I mean to say… you spoil de people fete

Rain ain’t falling — everybody soaking wet

You know how shame I feel

Tell me why you went on the ferris wheel

They had to stop this merry go round

Rain stop!

Gemma come back down

She white, white, white like piece a chalk

She so frighten the girl can’t talk

People surround to hear she explain:

What the whole gang was mistaking for rain

I nearly faint when I hear she say that:

The orange juice she had throw away

Never me again Gemma

You could tek me any place

Your behavior in Arima was shocking disgrace

I mean to say… you spoil de people fete

Rain ain’t falling — everybody soaking wet

You know how shame I feel

Tell me why you went on the Ferris wheel