The Hammer

Somewhere up in Lavantille many years ago A man had a hammer, used to follow him to and fro He used to use it to pound a pan or sometimes a stupid man All in the savannah, never miss Panorama One day the old hammer just disappear, woh-oh-oh Some say that it vanish into thin air A where de man wit de hammer gone? Tell me, tell me where he gone Anybody know where de hammer gone? Tell me, tell where he gone Can you tell me what going on? Tell me, tell where he gone I want to know where de hammer gone Tell me, tell where he gone Why you up and leave? (Trail) Why you make me grieve? (Trail) Hammer, tell me flat (trail) Why you do wi dat? (Trail) Oh Lord Well, de dragon doh walk de trail no more Well, de dragon doh walk de trail no more From April of '85, hammer went to sleep After years of making noise, not even a peep He used to move wit de dragon man all through this soca land Always on the scene, they used to control the barber-greene Well, de dragon doh walk de trail no more Who holding the hammer? I want to know A where de man wit de hammer gone? Tell me, tell where he gone Thunderbolt Williams, what going on? Tell me, tell where he gone This thing like a police boot on meh corn Tell me, tell where he gone And now I hear it by Y'De Lima on pawn Tell me, tell where he gone Children, search under your bed (trail) All above yuh head (trail) Look behind the door (trail) What you waiting for (trail), oh Lord Well, de dragon doh walk de trail no more, no more, no more Well, de dragon doh walk de trail no more On a silver chariot riding to the sun Leaving fire in its wake, spirits on the run As we gather round that day, I hear sister Sheila say How last night she see a sign, she see the hammer and it doing fine Same time thunder roll she bawl out, "you see!" He done start to tune a pan already A where de man wit de hammer gone? Tell me, tell where he gone Sister Sheila, what going on? Tell me, tell me where he gone This hammer givin' we a heavy horn Tell me, tell where he gone This thing like a police boot on meh corn Tell me, tell where he gone Search all through the town (trail) Turn it upside down (trail) Check on top de hill (trail) On dat window sill (trail), oh Lord Well, the dragon doh walk the trail no more, tell them, tell them Well, the dragon doh walk the trail no more (tell them again) Well, de dragon doh walk de trail no more Well, de dragon doh walk de trail no more I say he doh walk de trail I say he doh walk de trail He doh walk de trail Doh walk de trail, no, no Well, de dragon doh walk de trail no more Well, de dragon doh walk de trail no more He doh walk de trail He doh walk de trail He doh walk de trail no more No more, no more, no more, no more Well, de dragon doh walk de trail no more Well, de dragon doh walk de trail no more He doh walk de trail no more He doh walk de trail no more