No Work for Carnival

Lyrics

If you find the fish looking fret
It's something that really get me upset
If me fish looking like it want to fret
It's something that really get me upset

Me and the boss man just disagree
It nearly had big fight with me and he
Boy what you think cause the telele
He want me to work on Carnival day

I tell him no Mr. Vidal
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
Mr. V if you want to be me pal
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
This could have serious bacchanal
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
Like J'ouvert could get all radical
Don't ask me to work for Carnival

I working Ash Wednesday
I working Good Friday
I working Christmas Day
I working New Year's Day

But from J'ouvert morning two o'clock
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
I don't want to hear nothing about work
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
Especially when them seamen start to rock
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
And the J'ouvert posse start to flock
Don't ask me to work for Carnival

I want the public to understand
It's not because I'm a lazy man
But if I try to work in this state
I won't be able to concentrate

Imagine I working in a factory
And a J'ouvert band passing near to me
Well what you think going happen as man
I leaving the work and jump in the band

I tell him no Mr. Vidal
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
Mr. V if you want to be me pal
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
I rather lahay by the gayelle
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
Than to raise a stroke for Carnival
Don't ask me to work for Carnival

I working Ash Wednesday
I working Good Friday
I working Christmas Day
I working New Year's Day

But from J'ouvert morning two o'clock
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
I don't want to hear nothing about work
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
Especially when them seamen start to rock
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
And the J'ouvert posse start to flock
Don't ask me to work for Carnival

You working today
No no
You working today
No no
You working today
No no
You changing your mind
No no
You changing your mind
No no

I want to spread the news loud and clear
Spread it for all employers to hear
Tell them when it come to Carnival time
Work to a Trini is a big crime

All before Carnival we go work
Sunday to Sunday right round the clock
But Carnival Saturday is me last
Then we want the freedom to play we mas

I tell him no Mr. Vidal
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
Mr. V if you want to be me pal
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
Don't ask me at all at all at all
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
I don't want to turn a criminal
Don't ask me to work for Carnival

I working Ash Wednesday
I working Good Friday
I working Christmas Day
I working New Year's Day

But from J'ouvert morning two o'clock
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
I don't want to hear nothing about work
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
Especially when them seamen start to rock
Don't ask me to work for Carnival
And the J'ouvert posse start to flock
Don't ask me to work for Carnival