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“Contract”

sung by Edwin “Crazy” Ayoung
music by Clive Zanda
lyrics by Roger Banfield

arranged by Eddie Quarless

   

 

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LYRICS

Verse 1

You invite me to come and play panorama
in the savannah
But we eh talk no business yet –
What about my sweat
We eh reach no agreement –
I eh get a cent

Contract contract –
dat is what ah talking ’bout
Contract contract –
Is no more word to mouth
Mister promoter what ah mean to say
If you want me play you must pay
Talk to meh lawyer – sign the paper

Chorus 1

Sign on the line – now is the time –
Sign on the line
Contract contract contract contract
Sign on the line, now is the time, I say
Pan is serious business –
So I must protect meh interest

Verse 2

All panist must learn
to hold on to one band -
You must understand
We have to be more businesslike -
And do what is right
We have we families to feed –
so why all this greed

Contract contract –
We must honour what we sign
Contract contract -
We must learn to be on time
Yes, Pan players with new attitude
Everybody will eat a food
We must do better - towards the future

Chorus 2

Sign on the line – now is the time –
Sign on the line
Contract contract contract contract
Sign on the line, now is the time, I say
I think is only fair -
Every Panman should get dey share

Verse 3

Now is the time we should come together
If we really care
And I am sure this partnership
could solve any rift
Let’s lift this innovation
Made from our hand

Contract contract –
Got to be a winner’s deal
Contract contract –
Yes we want it sign and seal
For the sake of Pan and business interest
Doh see why we cyah co-exist
One hand dis slap
But two hands does clap

Chorus 3

Sign on the line – now is the time –
Sign on the line
Contract contract contract contract
Sign on the line, now is the time, I say
’Cause this situation -
Really need a resolution




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Crazy

Crazy - born Edwin Ayoung in  1944, on Maraval Road in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad of a Venezuelan mother and Trinidadian father of Chinese descent, was - in his youth - as skilled and competitive in his country’s national pastime of cricket, as he has been now for years as a world-travelled musician, performing artist and composer.

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Though dubbed The “Loveable Lunatic of Soca,” Ayoung has time and again not been given his due in his native land, yet remains one of the most commercially successful artists on the international soca scene. An experimentalist, he pioneered the unique musical genre known as Parang Soca and played a leading role in promoting Chutney Soca. Crazy would go on to sing several monster smashes in parang soca, including Muchacha and Homemade Wine.

A brilliant double-entendre artiste at its best - Edwin Ayoung has delighted in pushing the envelope in his humorous and witty manner.  With songs like Paul, Nani Wine and Suck Meh Soucouyant to name but three, this illustrious performer remains a staple in the music world.

He’s been ranked in the top three for Trinidad & Tobago’s annual national calypso monarch competition - his best showing being at position two with Dustbin Cover.  He captured the prestigious Road March title (the ‘tune for the road’ during Carnival Monday and Tuesday) in 1985 with Suck Meh, Soucouyant.

This hard-working hit-making machine and best-selling soca artiste over the years has stayed in the public consciousness, serving up such ditties and classics as Drive It, Dis Is How and Coldsweat.

On the pan scene, Crazy sang one of the most popular ‘pan tunes’ in years; written by Amrit Samaroo, 2007’s Band From Space captured the imagination of the steelband music community worldwide, becoming the panorama selection for some, and part of the overall repertoire for others.

Edwin Ayoung makes his home in California on the USA’s west coast, with frequent trips back to the land of his birth.

Edited by C. Phillips


Eddie Quarless & Clive Zanda
Eddie Quarless & Clive Zanda

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