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This page was first published on the 26th of August, 2016 and last updated on the 26th of August, 2016 by Patrick Carpen.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

National And Other Songs of Guyana<\/h1>\n

The National Anthem of Guyana<\/strong><\/p>\n

Words by A. L. Luker<\/p>\n

Music by R. C. G. Potter<\/p>\n

Dear land of Guyana, of rivers and plains,<\/p>\n

Made rich by the sunshine, and lush by the rains,<\/p>\n

Set gem-like and fair between mounts and sea-<\/p>\n

Your children salute you. dear land of the free.<\/p>\n

Green land of Guyana, our heroes of yore,<\/p>\n

Both bondsman and free, laid their bones on your shore,<\/p>\n

This soil so they hallowed, and from them are we,<\/p>\n

All sons of one mother, Guyana the free<\/p>\n

Great land of Guyana, diverse though our strains,<\/p>\n

We are born of their sacrifice, heirs of their pains,<\/p>\n

And ours is the glory their eyes did not see \u2013<\/p>\n

One Land of six peoples, united and free.<\/p>\n

Dear Land of Guyana, to you will we give<\/p>\n

Our homage, our service each day that we live;<\/p>\n

God guard you, great Mother, and make us to be<\/p>\n

More worthy our heritage \u2013 land of the free.<\/p>\n

Guyana The Free<\/strong><\/p>\n

Valerie Rodway<\/p>\n

Guyana, Guyana, this fair land of ours<\/p>\n

Has broken the bondage of far distant powers,<\/p>\n

We love you Guyana from high land to sea,<\/p>\n

And pray God make worthy your children to be.<\/p>\n

Chorus:<\/p>\n

All hail to Guyana, our country now free,<\/p>\n

One people, one nation, one destiny,<\/p>\n

We pledge every effort, we\u2019ll cherish this earth<\/p>\n

And make here a paradise \u2013 Land of our birth.<\/p>\n

No rich El Dorado has ever been found<\/p>\n

Though many have ended their lives on this ground,<\/p>\n

Our labour in factory, in office and field<\/p>\n

Will give us the wealth and the full harvest\u2019s yield.<\/p>\n

With purpose and vigour we\u2019ll carve our own fate<\/p>\n

Unmoved by distraction, prejudice and hate,<\/p>\n

Together we\u2019ll strive for our new nation\u2019s goal,<\/p>\n

Inspired by goodwill, a kinship of soul.<\/p>\n

ON THE BANKS OF THE KAKO RIVER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Words and Music by Walter E Hewick<\/p>\n

Steal away, steal away to dreamland<\/p>\n

Where the Kako and the Kukui kiss.<\/p>\n

View the forms caressing on the sand<\/p>\n

While the Partang and the Mazuni hiss.<\/p>\n

Hear the murmur of the mighty Kako<\/p>\n

See brown kids \u201cwoodskin\u201d down to \u2018Raima<\/p>\n

Like pilgrims to glory and wonder<\/p>\n

They seek the giant heights of Guyana.<\/p>\n

CHORUS<\/p>\n

Away to mighty Kako where<\/p>\n

In petal softness, waters gently foam<\/p>\n

See the palm trees sway in splendor<\/p>\n

Where lolling lovers sigh and roam.<\/p>\n

My Native Land<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. A. Cossou<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Oh I care not that others rave over fair lands afar,<\/p>\n

    Where silvern lakes and placid streams mirror the evening star;<\/p>\n

    I care not though their wealth be great, their scenery be grand,<\/p>\n

    For none so fair as can compare with my own native land.<\/p>\n

    Their sylvan vales and rippling brooks may charm me when I roam,<\/p>\n

    But what of that? No brooks and vales can steal my love of home;<\/p>\n

    Where I in childhood used to play, and where the old folks rest<\/p>\n

    Must be to me, where\u2019re I be, the dearest and the best.<\/p>\n

    And though I rove o\u2019er hill and dale and brave old Neptune\u2019s foam,<\/p>\n

    O\u2019er crags and rocks and mossy dells, I still will turn me home;<\/p>\n

    For when at length I come to die, I want no gilded tomb,<\/p>\n

    Just let me rest within thy breast, where thy sweet flowers bloom,<\/p>\n

    Where thy sweet flowers bloom.<\/p>\n

    A POET\u2019S PRAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Valerie Rodway<\/p>\n

    Bless Thou mine yes that they might see<\/p>\n

    The joy of all Eternity;<\/p>\n

    The sun by day, the moon by night<\/p>\n

    By each in turn my guiding light.<\/p>\n

    Bless Thou my mind that it might be<\/p>\n

    Pure as the wide unfurrowed sea.<\/p>\n

    May all foul thoughts that therefrom rise<\/p>\n

    Fade as an azure ripple dies.<\/p>\n

    Seal Thou my lips if they should seek<\/p>\n

    Trembling a sinful word to speak.<\/p>\n

    Make every breath that I might breathe<\/p>\n

    Fresh as a dew-charged morning breeze.<\/p>\n

    Guide Thou these fingers as they write<\/p>\n

    That they might flame the darkest night.<\/p>\n

    As sheets of flame fierce upward rise<\/p>\n

    So may their music hit the skies.<\/p>\n

    HYMN FOR GUYANA\u2019S CHILDREN<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Valerie Rodway<\/p>\n

    With humble hearts and heads bowed down<\/p>\n

    In thanks for each new day of toil<\/p>\n

    We kneel before Thine altar, Lord<\/p>\n

    The children of Guyana\u2019s soil.<\/p>\n

    Great is the task that Thou hast given:<\/p>\n

    Thy will to show, Thy truth to find:<\/p>\n

    To teach ourselves that we are one<\/p>\n

    In thy great Universal mind.<\/p>\n

    But not in vain we\u2019ll strive to build<\/p>\n

    A new Guyana great and free;<\/p>\n

    A land of glory and of hope,<\/p>\n

    A land of love and unity.<\/p>\n

    O children of Guyana, rise,<\/p>\n

    Rise up and sing with happy tears:<\/p>\n

    And bless the land that gave you birth,<\/p>\n

    And vow to serve her through the years.<\/p>\n

    Song of the Republic<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Words by Cleveland W. Hamilton<\/p>\n

    Music by Frank Daniels<\/p>\n

    From Pakaraima\u2019s peaks of pow\u2019r<\/p>\n

    To Courentyne\u2019s lush sands,<\/p>\n

    Her children pledge each faithful hour<\/p>\n

    To guard Guyana\u2019s lands.<\/p>\n

    To foil the shock of rude invader<\/p>\n

    Who\u2019d violate her earth,<\/p>\n

    To cherish and defend forever<\/p>\n

    The State that gave them birth.<\/p>\n

    We\u2019ll forge a nation\u2019s mighty soul<\/p>\n

    Construct a nation\u2019s frame;<\/p>\n

    Freedom our everlasting goal,<\/p>\n

    Courage and truth our aim,<\/p>\n

    Unyielding in our quest for peace<\/p>\n

    Like ancient heroes brave,<\/p>\n

    To strive and strive and never cease<\/p>\n

    With Strength beyond the slave.<\/p>\n

    Guyana, climb the glorious perch<\/p>\n

    To fame, prosperity;<\/p>\n

    Join in the universal search<\/p>\n

    For world-wide comity.<\/p>\n

    Your people what soe\u2019er their breed<\/p>\n

    Their hue or quality,<\/p>\n

    With one firm never changing creed<\/p>\n

    The nation\u2019s unity.<\/p>\n

    ARISE, GUYANA\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Valerie Rodway<\/p>\n

    When Freedom waved her banner bright<\/p>\n

    On Ayanganna\u2019s verdant height,<\/p>\n

    A Nation\u2019s glad triumphant song<\/p>\n

    Reverb\u2019rant rose full, loud and long;<\/p>\n

    Guyana, fair Guyana,<\/p>\n

    Be true to your higher destiny.<\/p>\n

    With valiant will and purpose keen<\/p>\n

    A Nation strove in faith serene,<\/p>\n

    Bold Cuffy\u2019s dream of Sixty-three<\/p>\n

    Today\u2019s a sheer reality,<\/p>\n

    Guyana, fair Guyana,<\/p>\n

    Be true to your nobler destiny.<\/p>\n

    Arise! Guyana\u2019s sons, Arise!<\/p>\n

    May you be steeled by action wise,<\/p>\n

    Guard well our sacred heritage<\/p>\n

    That it may thrive from age to age.<\/p>\n

    Guyana, blessed Guyana,<\/p>\n

    Be proud of your glorious destiny.<\/p>\n

    A SONG OF HOPE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    R.C.G. Potter<\/p>\n

    Marching towards the shining future,<\/p>\n

    Courage high, the past is gone,<\/p>\n

    Faith o\u2019ercoming fear and doubting,<\/p>\n

    On to Glory\u2019s sun-burst, On!<\/p>\n

    Thro\u2019 the storm clouds dark and lowering,<\/p>\n

    Thro\u2019 Fate\u2019s lighting flash and flame<\/p>\n

    On! Republic of Guyana<\/p>\n

    Glorify Guyana\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

    Forward,forward, youthful nation<\/p>\n

    Primed with pow\u2019r beyond man\u2019s might<\/p>\n

    May His strength God ever grant you<\/p>\n

    To strive unceasingly for right.<\/p>\n

    From Roraima\u2019s mist-crowned summit<\/p>\n

    To wide surf-fringed Sixty-Three<\/p>\n

    Be thy people, dear Guyana,<\/p>\n

    Strong, united, loyal, free.<\/p>\n

    THE SONG OF GUYANA\u2019S CHILDREN\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Hawley-Bryant<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Born in the land of the mighty Roraima,<\/p>\n

      Land of great rivers and far stretching sea;<\/p>\n

      So like the mountain, the sea and the river<\/p>\n

      Great, wide and deep in our lives would we be;<\/p>\n

      Chorus:<\/p>\n

      Onward, upward, may we ever go<\/p>\n

      Day by day in strength and beauty grow,<\/p>\n

      Till at length we each of us may show,<\/p>\n

      What Guyana\u2019s sons and daughters can be.<\/p>\n

      Born in the land of Kaieteur\u2019s shining splendour<\/p>\n

      Land of the palm tree, the croton and fern,<\/p>\n

      We would possess all the virtues and graces,<\/p>\n

      We all the glory of goodness would learn.<\/p>\n

      Born in the land where men sought El Dorado,<\/p>\n

      Land of the Diamond and bright shining gold,<\/p>\n

      We would build up by our faith, love and labour,<\/p>\n

      God\u2019s golden city which never grows old.<\/p>\n

      Thus to the land which to us God has given<\/p>\n

      May our young lives bring a gift rich and rare,<\/p>\n

      Thus, as we grow, may the worth of Guyana<\/p>\n

      Shine with a glory beyond all compare.<\/p>\n

      TO SERVE MY COUNTRY<\/strong><\/p>\n

      George Noel<\/p>\n

      Chorus:<\/p>\n

      Guyana! I want to serve my country!<\/p>\n

      Guyana! Beautiful, happy and free!<\/p>\n

      Guyana! Let\u2019s co-operate with our Government<\/p>\n

      To help develop Guyana the Free<\/p>\n

      Together, my comrades, we will build our new Guyana-<\/p>\n

      A country where all have equal opportunity.<\/p>\n

      So let us begin now to show loyalty to Guyana<\/p>\n

      By showing love and respect for all Guyanese.<\/p>\n

      My brothers! My Sisters! We will live and die here together<\/p>\n

      Our motto: One People \u2013 One Nation \u2013 One Destiny<\/p>\n

      For harmonious living co-operation will be forever<\/p>\n

      In work and play as we live as proud Guyanese.<\/p>\n

      Chorus:<\/p>\n

      Well it\u2019s time we settle all the rich lands in the interior-<\/p>\n

      Our natural resources are there in great quantity-<\/p>\n

      And we will do farming and establish towns by the border,<\/p>\n

      We\u2019ll grow more food so we would feed all Guyanese.<\/p>\n

      My greatest desire is to serve my country, Guyana,<\/p>\n

      And sincerely help my Guyana to move along.<\/p>\n

      Our Government asks us that we study hard and we learn<\/p>\n

      The things that will help Guyana to become strong.<\/p>\n

      Chorus:<\/p>\n

      RIVER SONG<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Hugh Sam<\/p>\n

      White sailed schooners dreaming up the river,<\/p>\n

      White winged seagulls curving in their pride,<\/p>\n

      Blunt nosed timber barges threaded like a bracelet<\/p>\n

      Strung behind a small tug struggling \u2018gainst the tide.<\/p>\n

      Brown flows the Demerara, mud brown and tea brown,<\/p>\n

      Brown are the mud banks where the mangroves sprawl,<\/p>\n

      Proud are the white sails, red sails, grey sails,<\/p>\n

      From wing-tailed fishing boat to schooner tall.<\/p>\n

      Kings of the river are the bauxite steamers,<\/p>\n

      Down and up the river with the ebb and flow,<\/p>\n

      Queens of the river are the grave white liners<\/p>\n

      Anchored by the roadway with the town below.<\/p>\n

      Wide is the mouth of the brown Demerara,<\/p>\n

      Gracious are the small ships winged for the breeze,<\/p>\n

      Fishing ships and trade ships and passengers from far lands,<\/p>\n

      Homing up the river or out across the seas.<\/p>\n

      WAY DOWN DEMERARA<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

      R.C.G.Potter<\/p>\n

      When your ship has passed the islands and the blue sea turns to brown,<\/p>\n

      And the leadsman calls \u2018Five Fathoms\u2019 when he casts the lead-line down,<\/p>\n

      And you see a long flat coastland and a smokeless wooden town,<\/p>\n

      You can reckon you are nearing Demerara.<\/p>\n

      Demerara, Demerara, you can reckon you are nearing Demerara.<\/p>\n

      When you\u2019re wakened in the morning by a cheerful kiskadee,<\/p>\n

      And you see a sackiwinki by a mukka mukka tree,<\/p>\n

      And the very homely features of the slimy manatee,<\/p>\n

      You can know that you are down in Demerara.<\/p>\n

      Demerara, Demerara, you can know that you are down in Demerara.<\/p>\n

      When you spot an alligator who is waiting for a feed,<\/p>\n

      And observe a salempenta (of the iguana breed),<\/p>\n

      And you dodge the marabunta (ripe for any evil deed),<\/p>\n

      You are somewhere, without doubt, in Demerara.<\/p>\n

      Demerara, Demerara, you are somewhere, without doubt, in Demerara.<\/p>\n

      When you sail up mighty rivers and you scarcely glimpse a hill,<\/p>\n

      And you see the great Kaieteur (which perhaps you never will),<\/p>\n

      When you pay your fare in shillings, though it\u2019s dollars on the bill,<\/p>\n

      You will boast that you\u2019re at home in Demerara.<\/p>\n

      Demerara, Demerara, you will boast that you\u2019re at home in Demerara.<\/p>\n

      THE BERBICE FERRY<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Sr. Rose Magdalene<\/p>\n

      We\u2019re riding on a ferry boat across the Berbice River<\/p>\n

      The water\u2019s calm and gently flowing<\/p>\n

      Breezes cool are softly blowing<\/p>\n

      Sailing, sailing merrily across the Berbice River.<\/p>\n

      The people on the ferry boat have lots of fun together<\/p>\n

      They talk and laugh, they sing and shout<\/p>\n

      Get out of their cars and move about<\/p>\n

      Sailing, sailing merrily across the Berbice River.<\/p>\n

      Friends meet on the ferry boat across the Berbice River<\/p>\n

      They sit and have a little chat<\/p>\n

      They talk of this and talk of that<\/p>\n

      Sailing, sailing merrily across the Berbice River.<\/p>\n

      It\u2019s such a very pleasant ride across the Berbice River<\/p>\n

      The whistle blows so all may know<\/p>\n

      To say goodbye, it\u2019s time to go<\/p>\n

      We\u2019ve safely reached the other side<\/p>\n

      Across the Berbice River.<\/p>\n

      See Ferries in Guyana<\/p>\n

      \u2018LET US COOPERATE\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. R. A. Pilgrim<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Let us co-operate for Guyana<\/p>\n

        Let us co-operate for our land,<\/p>\n

        Let us resolve to fight together<\/p>\n

        See we do it right together<\/p>\n

        Can we do it? Yes we can.<\/p>\n

        Each man must do his bit with his comrades,<\/p>\n

        Each man must do his bit for his land,<\/p>\n

        Each must resolve to help another,<\/p>\n

        Learn to call his neighbour \u2018brother\u2019<\/p>\n

        Can we do it? Yes we can.<\/p>\n

        Each group must do its best for the region,<\/p>\n

        Each group must do its best for the land,<\/p>\n

        Each group must sacrifice a little<\/p>\n

        Learn to do without a little<\/p>\n

        Can we do it? Yes we can.<\/p>\n

        The regions must unite for the country,<\/p>\n

        The regions must unite for the land,<\/p>\n

        Each region has its chosen mission<\/p>\n

        But they all have one ambition<\/p>\n

        Can we do it? Yes we can.<\/p>\n

        Let us co-operate for Guyana<\/p>\n

        Let us co-operate for our land<\/p>\n

        Let us resolve to fight together<\/p>\n

        See we do it right together<\/p>\n

        Can we do it? Yes we can.<\/p>\n

        N.A.<\/strong> (New Amsterdam, Berbice)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Anonymous<\/p>\n

        There\u2019s a small town<\/p>\n

        By a river,<\/p>\n

        Where the ferry plies all day;<\/p>\n

        Just a small town,<\/p>\n

        But I love it,<\/p>\n

        For it\u2019s my town,<\/p>\n

        NA.;<\/p>\n

        There are plain folks<\/p>\n

        On the streets there,<\/p>\n

        Folks who nod and smile \u2018Good-day\u2019;<\/p>\n

        Only plain folks,<\/p>\n

        But they\u2019re great folks,<\/p>\n

        And they\u2019re my folks<\/p>\n

        In N.A.<\/p>\n

        There\u2019s a white church on the Main Street,<\/p>\n

        Where a tall spire looks down,<\/p>\n

        And an old Clock, chiming gently,<\/p>\n

        Drops a blessing on the town;<\/p>\n

        City friends may<\/p>\n

        Mock and wander,<\/p>\n

        But for me it\u2019s O.K.<\/p>\n

        And that small town<\/p>\n

        Is the greatest,<\/p>\n

        And it\u2019s my town<\/p>\n

        N.A.<\/p>\n

        SALUTE TO GUYANA<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        W.R.A. Pilgrim<\/p>\n

        We hail thee, Guyana, our country, our home,<\/p>\n

        From coast to the hinterland your wonders abound.<\/p>\n

        Your mountains, savannah lands, all with beauty crowned<\/p>\n

        Will always live in our memory wherever we roam.<\/p>\n

        We sing of Guyana, In village and town<\/p>\n

        We pledge our allegiance as onward we go,<\/p>\n

        United together our strength we will show<\/p>\n

        And build a new Guyana, a land of renown.<\/p>\n

        We love you, Guyana, blessed may you be,<\/p>\n

        Our flags we will honour, our motto uphold;<\/p>\n

        Inspired by our leaders our destiny we\u2019ll mould<\/p>\n

        And proudly face the future \u2013 undaunted are we.<\/p>\n

        TWILIGHT\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Cecile E. Burgan-Nobrega<\/p>\n

        I dance upon the brink of day,<\/p>\n

        And try to keep the night away,<\/p>\n

        I stand between the dark and night<\/p>\n

        And ere the sun dives out of sight<\/p>\n

        I borrow from his flaming rays-<\/p>\n

        The splendour of a million days.<\/p>\n

        The rainbow in my hand I hold,<\/p>\n

        Vermilion, russet, orange, gold,<\/p>\n

        I strive to light the dark\u2019ning sky<\/p>\n

        The day, I say, it shall not die<\/p>\n

        For who has seen the night so gay<\/p>\n

        He would not change it for the day<\/p>\n

        And though I lose the uneven fight<\/p>\n

        I fill the inky sky with light.<\/p>\n

        But countless eyes at night must play<\/p>\n

        Where only one had ruled the day.<\/p>\n

        THE GOLDEN ARROWHEAD<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Sr. Rose Magdalene<\/p>\n

        There are many flags in many lands<\/p>\n

        right across the world they\u2019re spread.<\/p>\n

        But there\u2019s no flag in any land like our<\/p>\n

        Golden Arrowhead.<\/p>\n

        Then hurrah for the flag,<\/p>\n

        Guyana\u2019s flag with its arrows gold,<\/p>\n

        green and red.<\/p>\n

        For there\u2019s no flag in any land like<\/p>\n

        our Golden Arrowhead.<\/p>\n

        The golden arrow signifies, our<\/p>\n

        precious gems and gold.<\/p>\n

        The green points to the forests lush.<\/p>\n

        The red our strength untold.<\/p>\n

        Let as all stand, salute our flag,<\/p>\n

        our loyalty to pledge.<\/p>\n

        And promise always to revere,<\/p>\n

        The golden arrowhead.<\/p>\n

        TO THE HIBISCUS<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Horace Taitt<\/p>\n

        Fair Hibiscus, long you linger<\/p>\n

        In the gardens of the poor,<\/p>\n

        Bringing joy and cheer and brightness<\/p>\n

        To the peasant\u2019s lowly door.<\/p>\n

        There your blossoms bloom in splendour.<\/p>\n

        Telling all that pass you by<\/p>\n

        That earth\u2019s beauty and earth\u2019s gladness<\/p>\n

        To the poorest hearts are nigh.<\/p>\n

        Fair Hibiscus, you are frailer<\/p>\n

        Than the blooms of roses rare.<\/p>\n

        In our homes you fade imprisoned<\/p>\n

        Free, you grow without a care.<\/p>\n

        Fairest cup of reddest radiance,<\/p>\n

        Joy comes with you to my heart,<\/p>\n

        Teach me your own joyful message<\/p>\n

        That I may such cheer impart.<\/p>\n

        BLUE-SAKI\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Jodina<\/p>\n

        Blue-Saki blue as the sky above, preening in yon lofty trees;<\/p>\n

        Blue-Saki blue is a pretty bird all dressed up in her party blue.<\/p>\n

        Chirpy chirpy chirpy chirp<\/p>\n

        Flying off in search of her meal.<\/p>\n

        Blue-Saki blue as the sky above, singing a song of quiet joy.<\/p>\n

        Blue-Saki blue as the sky above, sitting on yon garden fence,<\/p>\n

        Blue-Saki no recital she sings and never displays like the bold kiskadee.<\/p>\n

        Chirpy chirpy chirpy chirp<\/p>\n

        Eyes on the look-out for worm or grub,<\/p>\n

        Blue-Saki blue as the sky above, singing a song of quiet joy.<\/p>\n

        Blue-Saki blue as the sky above, flitting among the shady boughs;<\/p>\n

        Blue-Saki likes a fruit or two to add to her diet for a change.<\/p>\n

        Chirpy chirpy chirpy chirp<\/p>\n

        Mango or cherry or guava will do.<\/p>\n

        Blue-Saki blue as the sky above, singing a song of quiet joy.<\/p>\n

        CHILDREN OF GUYANA<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Sr. Rose Magdalene<\/p>\n

        We are children of Guyana<\/p>\n

        And we love our native land.<\/p>\n

        With rivers lakes and waterfalls<\/p>\n

        Its mountains tall and grand<\/p>\n

        We will strive to make Guyana.<\/p>\n

        A land so fair and free<\/p>\n

        One people and one nation<\/p>\n

        One single destiny<\/p>\n

        We are children of Guyana<\/p>\n

        And we proudly our eyes.<\/p>\n

        When we see the Golden Arrowhead<\/p>\n

        flutter bravely in the shies.<\/p>\n

        For it tells us we shall ever more<\/p>\n

        be free upon this earth.<\/p>\n

        God bless you dear Guyana the<\/p>\n

        country of our birth.<\/p>\n

        BEAUTIFUL GUYANA<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Hilton Hemerding<\/p>\n

        There\u2019s a land just off the Atlantic,<\/p>\n

        Land of jungles, waterfalls and sweet scenery,<\/p>\n

        Where poor people farm the lands and hunt the waters,<\/p>\n

        And all live in peace and harmony.<\/p>\n

        This is Guyana, beautiful Guyana.<\/p>\n

        This is Guyana, beautiful Guyana.<\/p>\n

        Diamond seekers go in the Interior,<\/p>\n

        Pulling their corials under the falls,<\/p>\n

        Singing sweet calypso as they heave on their way<\/p>\n

        To dig up the diamond and the gold.<\/p>\n

        With Kaieteur tumbling to the river,<\/p>\n

        How I love to see your foaming tide;<\/p>\n

        I listen to the chirps of the cheerful kiskadee<\/p>\n

        As they throw their yellow breasts to the sky.<\/p>\n

        O Guyana, land where I was born,<\/p>\n

        O sweet land shining in the sun,<\/p>\n

        I could hear the monkey chatter up in a tree<\/p>\n

        And the parrots singing this melody.<\/p>\n

        O Guyana, beautiful Guyana,<\/p>\n

        O Guyana, independent and free,.<\/p>\n

        O Guyana, beautiful Guyana.<\/p>\n

        TREAT ALL GUYANESE EQUAL\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        George Noel<\/p>\n

        Ah see mi mother an\u2019 father working in harmony,<\/p>\n

        Building our new Guyana fo all deh children to see.<\/p>\n

        A look at dem an\u2019 a wonder what make dem working\u2019 like dat,<\/p>\n

        So ah ask Daddy fo di answer. Well hear di answer ah gat:<\/p>\n

        Chorus:<\/p>\n

        We want to build our nation<\/p>\n

        Fo di future generation,<\/p>\n

        So practise co-operation we will.<\/p>\n

        Forget race an\u2019 religion<\/p>\n

        An\u2019 yuh wealth an\u2019 yuh position,<\/p>\n

        An\u2019 treat all Guyanese equal. Yes, we will!<\/p>\n

        Ah see mi brothers an\u2019 sisters living in unity,<\/p>\n

        Building our new Guyana fo all young people to see.<\/p>\n

        Ah look at dem an\u2019 a wonder what make dem livin\u2019 like dat,<\/p>\n

        So ah ask Daddy fo di answer. Well hear di answer ah gat:<\/p>\n

        Chorus:<\/p>\n

        Ah see people in dis country serving humanity,<\/p>\n

        Building our new Guyana so dat di whole world could see.<\/p>\n

        Ah look at dem an\u2019 ah wonder what make dem t\u2019inkin\u2019 like dat,<\/p>\n

        So ah ask Daddy fa di answer. Well hear di answer ah gat:<\/p>\n

        Chorus:<\/p>\n

        So I decided to follow di good example ah see<\/p>\n

        \u00adBuilding our new Guyana to make it what it should be.<\/p>\n

        Mi Daddy notice an\u2019 wonder how I start actin\u2019 like dat,<\/p>\n

        So he ask me what was di matter. Well hear di answer he gat:<\/p>\n

        Chorus:<\/p>\n

        CITIZEN JOHN\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Jodina<\/p>\n

        Citizen John is a positive man;<\/p>\n

        When he gets out he looks around with discerning eyes;<\/p>\n

        Citizen John he never pretends he didn\u2019t see<\/p>\n

        Work to be done but lends a hand.<\/p>\n

        Citizen John he never says \u201cThat\u2019s not my job and I do not care\u201d<\/p>\n

        Citizen John is a positive man<\/p>\n

        He always gives help wherever he can to everyone.<\/p>\n

        Citizen John is a practical man;<\/p>\n

        He never sits back and leaves all the work for others to do.<\/p>\n

        Citizen John never ignores the unpleasant tasks<\/p>\n

        That no one else wants but does his share.<\/p>\n

        Citizen John he never says \u201cThat\u2019s not my job and I do not care\u201d<\/p>\n

        Citizen John is a practical man<\/p>\n

        He always makes sure he does his work as well as he can.<\/p>\n

        Citizen John is a caring man;<\/p>\n

        He never forgets that there is strength in unity.<\/p>\n

        Citizen John works very hard because he knows<\/p>\n

        That every bit counts to achieve success.<\/p>\n

        Citizen John, he never says \u201cThat\u2019s not my job and I do not care\u201d<\/p>\n

        Citizen John is a caring man who works to make<\/p>\n

        His country the best for everyone.<\/p>\n

        ME CAWFEE IN DE MARNIN\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

        P.M de Weever<\/p>\n

        Some people likes de chocklet,<\/p>\n

        Some people likes de tea,<\/p>\n

        Some drinks de suga\u2019 watah,<\/p>\n

        And some de lemonade,<\/p>\n

        But I ca\u2019e fo\u2019 none o\u2019 dose,<\/p>\n

        The only t\u2019ing fo\u2019 me<\/p>\n

        Is me bowl o\u2019 bilin\u2019 cawfee in de marnin\u2019<\/p>\n

        Chorus:<\/p>\n

        Me cawfee, me cawfee, me cawfee, me cawfee,<\/p>\n

        Me bowl o\u2019 bilin\u2019 cawfee in de marnin\u2019<\/p>\n

        I ca\u2019e fo\u2019 none o\u2019 dose,<\/p>\n

        The only t\u2019ing fo\u2019 me<\/p>\n

        Is me bowl o\u2019 bilin\u2019 cawfee in de marnin\u2019.<\/p>\n

        Wid de sunrise I gets up,<\/p>\n

        Ev\u2019ry marnin\u2019 dry or wet,<\/p>\n

        So as never to be lated<\/p>\n

        For de work I has to do,<\/p>\n

        I gen\u2019ally says me prayers<\/p>\n

        Unless I does fo\u2019get<\/p>\n

        But I always drinks me cawfee in de marnin\u2019.<\/p>\n

        Sometimes I has it grand<\/p>\n

        Wid me saltfish an\u2019 me fat,<\/p>\n

        An\u2019 me yalla plantain boil<\/p>\n

        Wid green pepper an\u2019 some rice.<\/p>\n

        But wha\u2019me min\u2019 does gi\u2019e me fo\u2019<\/p>\n

        Mo\u2019e betta dan all dat<\/p>\n

        Is me cawfee wid a gill bread in de marnin\u2019.<\/p>\n

        I is an ole man now,<\/p>\n

        An\u2019 does often punish bad,<\/p>\n

        But I\u2019s had me good days,<\/p>\n

        An\u2019 I mus\u2019 satisfy.<\/p>\n

        I can still hol\u2019 togedda<\/p>\n

        An\u2019 still praise de Lawd<\/p>\n

        If\u00a0 I only gets me cawfee in de marnin.<\/p>\n

        O Beautiful Guyana<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Valerie Rodway<\/p>\n

        O beautiful Guyana<\/p>\n

        O my lovely native land<\/p>\n

        More dear to me than all the world<\/p>\n

        Thy sea-washed, sun-kissed strand<\/p>\n

        Or down upon the borders<\/p>\n

        Looking out upon the deep<\/p>\n

        The great Atlantic<\/p>\n

        Blown into a fury, or asleep.<\/p>\n

        At morn, at noon \u2013 or better<\/p>\n

        In the crimson sunset\u2019s glow<\/p>\n

        I love thee, Oh I love thee.<\/p>\n

        My Guyana, Eldorado<\/strong><\/p>\n

        My Guyana, Eldorado<\/p>\n

        Best of all the world to me<\/p>\n

        In my heart where\u2019er I wander<\/p>\n

        Memory enshrineth thee;<\/p>\n

        All my hopes and aspirations,<\/p>\n

        All my longings only tie<\/p>\n

        Everlasting bonds around us<\/p>\n

        As the fleeting years roll by.<\/p>\n

        My Guyana, time\u2019s unfolding<\/p>\n

        More and more thy destiny,<\/p>\n

        To redeem in lasting splendour<\/p>\n

        All the years had lost to thee;<\/p>\n

        And the dawning of thy glory<\/p>\n

        O\u2019er the long long night is cast<\/p>\n

        O arise triumphant, glorious,<\/p>\n

        From the ashes of the past.<\/p>\n

        O arise, triumphant, glorious,<\/p>\n

        From the ashes of the past.<\/p>\n

        THE MANGO SELLERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Sr. Rose Magdalene<\/p>\n

        Early in the morning, before the break of day<\/p>\n

        See the market women going on their way<\/p>\n

        Baskets filled with mangoes, ripe, juicy and sweet<\/p>\n

        Their faces bright, their eyes alight<\/p>\n

        Swaying down the street.<\/p>\n

        Chorus:<\/p>\n

        Get your mangoes, ripe, ripe mangoes<\/p>\n

        The market women cry<\/p>\n

        Sweet and nice, Buxton Spice<\/p>\n

        Cone to market and buy.<\/p>\n

        Soon they reach the market right opposite the Mali<\/p>\n

        Set out the tempting mangoes in parcels on the stall<\/p>\n

        Lady, buy some mangoes, taste see how they sweet<\/p>\n

        Soft and nice, firm and ripe<\/p>\n

        Children love them to eat.<\/p>\n

        Chorus:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Get your mangoes, etc.<\/p>\n

        IN AN AEROPLANE<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Sr. Rose Magdalene<\/p>\n

        Flying high above the clouds in an aeroplane<\/p>\n

        Looking down on fields of rice and sugarcane<\/p>\n

        See the mighty Essequibo winding way down there<\/p>\n

        There are so many things to notice<\/p>\n

        flying through the air.<\/p>\n

        Sparkling waterfalls and tops of forest green<\/p>\n

        Creeks and gorges steep with rainbows in between<\/p>\n

        Circling over Georgetown you can view the coastal plain<\/p>\n

        Then fly right out to Matthews Ridge<\/p>\n

        And fly back home again.<\/p>\n

        MY KITCHEN GARDEN<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Sr. Rose Magdalene<\/p>\n

        Working in my kitchen garden early in the morning<\/p>\n

        Digging in my backyard since the break of day,<\/p>\n

        Turning up the land, planting up my farm,<\/p>\n

        I help to feed my family this way.<\/p>\n

        So I work, work, work, turning up my land,<\/p>\n

        I work, work, work, planting up my farm,<\/p>\n

        I\u2019m helping myself and my country to survive<\/p>\n

        And I\u2019m feeding my family.<\/p>\n

        Working in my kitchen garden early in the morning<\/p>\n

        Toiling in my backyard since the break of day,<\/p>\n

        Pulling out the weeds, putting in good seeds,<\/p>\n

        Cucumber, bora, squash and boulanger.<\/p>\n

        So I work, work, work, pulling out the weeds,<\/p>\n

        I work, work, work, putting in good seeds<\/p>\n

        My neighbour is planting his own plot<\/p>\n

        And we\u2019re forming a small Co-op.<\/p>\n

        OUT OF SCHOOL<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Sr. Rose Magdalene<\/p>\n

        Refrain:<\/p>\n

        Oh! what do we do when we\u2019re out of school<\/p>\n

        We\u2019re out of school, we \u2018re out of school<\/p>\n

        Oh! what do we do when we\u2019re out of school<\/p>\n

        Well tell you what we do.<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. We\u2019re digging gardens busily<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          We\u2019re digging them as anyone can see<\/p>\n

          We\u2019re digging gardens busily<\/p>\n

          All by the light of day.<\/p>\n

          Refrain\u2026<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. We\u2019re planting seedlings happily<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            We\u2019re planting them as anyone can see<\/p>\n

            We\u2019re planting seedlings happily<\/p>\n

            All by the light of day.<\/p>\n

            Refrain\u2026<\/p>\n

              \n
            1. We water plants so joyfully<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              We water them as anyone can see<\/p>\n

              We water plants so joyfully<\/p>\n

              All by the light of day.<\/p>\n

              Refrain\u2026<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. We pull the weeds out frequently<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                We pull them out as anyone can see<\/p>\n

                We pull the weeds out frequently<\/p>\n

                All by the light of day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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