No More Rocking and Rolling - Mighty Sparrow

I say Calypso sweeping the place

Like if she come out a space

I say Calypso sweeping the place

Like if she come out a space

I can remember rock and roll

Had the whole place under control

Since calypso leave Trinidad

Rock and roll really suffering bad

No more rocking, no more rolling

No more jumping up like a fool

Whether you crazy or you lazy

Man, you just got to take it cool

This is calypso and everyone know

It is strictly rhythm and rhyme

Whether young or old

Jump in the line and shake your body in time

Plenty people trying their best

But they making a mess

Just for the money they put on a show

And tell you it’s calypso

But you should come to Trinidad

See how people jumping mad

For as soon as we hear the true melody

The jumping spirit comes naturally

We don’t have

No more rocking, no more rolling

No more jumping up like a fool

Whether you crazy or you lazy

Man, you just got to take it cool

This is calypso by the Sparrow

It is strictly rhythm and rhyme

Whether young or old

Jump in the line and shake your body in time

Some Trinidadians, big and small

Ain’t like calypso at all

And some again love it more than daily bread

But can’t sing if you kill them dead

Don’t care how good this musician may be

The ryhthm just comes naturally

If it’s for you it’s yours my friend

This is gifted to certain men and women

No rocking, no rolling

No jumping up like a fool

Whether you crazy or you lazy

Man, you just got to take it cool

This is calypso and everyone know

It is strictly rhythm and rhyme

Whether young or old

Jump in the line and shake your body in time

We have musicians who bad like yaws

Men like Cyril Diaz

Ordinarily he is just like the rest

Doing his very best

But when it comes to Calypso

He is the boss as we all know

Whether he is hungry or sad

And you say Calypso Diaz gone mad

He don’t have

No rocking, no rolling

No jumping up like a fool

Whether you crazy or you lazy

Man, you just got to take it cool

This is calypso and everyone know

It is strictly rhythm and rhyme

Whether young or old

Jump in the line and shake your body in time