Carnival Baby

Ah was conceived on Carnival day You wouldn't believe that it was foul play Well me mami say, she was in ah band She was lead astray, by a sailor man She was moving, she was grooving When de sailor influence her Now they start to call me Drunken sailor baby All dem tings dey saying Can't stop me from jumping The whole of the country is calling me Carnival Baby Because ah conceive in February Carnival Baby Don't pressurize me is me Mami say Carnival Baby She picks up with me on Carnival day Carnival Baby Ah must admit, I like a wild cat But let's face it, I cannot help that When I'm in ah band, ah does carry on You wouldn't understand, is de way ah born Ah does jump up, going nonstop When de music get me frantic Now they start to call me Drunken sailor baby All dem tings dey saying Can't stop me from jumping When ah start to wine ah have no control, Carnival Baby De Carnival fever is in me soul Carnival Baby When ah hear dem pan like ah gone insane Carnival Baby De Carnival blood running in meh vein Carnival Baby Ah gon tell you, this ah bound to mention In '82 is no exception Ah gon play me mas, in the very way Ah don't care a blast, what the people say Ah go spin round, ah go wine down If ah vulgar, it's me nature Now they start to call me Drunken sailor baby All dem tings dey saying Can't stop me from jumping The whole of the country is calling me Carnival Baby Because ah conceive in February Carnival Baby Don't pressurize me is me mami say Carnival Baby She pick up with me on Carnival day Carnival Baby Yuh waiting, very patiently Yuh planning to scandalize me I am not de first, and wouldn't be de last So de more they curse, more ah play meh mas I'll be jamming, I'll be waving From ah Jouvert til Ash Wednesday Now they start to call me Drunken sailor baby All dem tings dey saying Can't stop me from jumping When ah start to wine ah have no control, Carnival Baby De Carnival fever is in me soul Carnival Baby When ah hear dem pan like ah gone insane Carnival Baby De Carnival blood running in meh vein Carnival Baby Carnival Baby