The renewed wave of pride and nationalism brought on by Jamaica’s success at the Olympics has spawned a number of songs. Here’s the latest.
You Fill Us With Pride
You Fill Us With Pride
To the worrrrrld …
Jamaican spirit, with a heart of goldAthletes so strong, so proud and boldUniting Jamaicans wherever they areJamaica’s sun, Jamaica’s star The blazing and amazing Jamaican teamFulfilling for all the Jamaican dreamThe world celebrates, jump and shoutWi name Jamaican, everybody chat bout DUB : And when mi look and see a how yuh do yuh ting How yuh light up di place wid yuh JaZwing zwing Pride and joy inna mi heart a weh yuh bring And pon yuh chest, a weh dem put yuh bling CHORUS : You spread your wings, your spirit cannot hide (chat bout!) You run your race, with God as your guide Green black and gold, the victory in your stride You fill all of us with pride DUB : Sometimes when yuh bolt out of the block block Is like the rest a dem a dead from shock shock Wi have di talent, di speed and di strength strength Fi gi di whole a dem a good donkey length (donkey length) Dem waan fi know a how yuh train and what yuh eat eat A di cassava and di yam meck yuh dweet dweet But dat a fi wi secret, so meck dem fret Because they aint seen nutten yet CHORUS : You spread your wings, your spirit cannot hide ( chat bout!) You ran your race, with God as your guide Green black and gold, the victory in your stride You fill us all with pride
Lyrics : Joan Andrea Hutchinson Composer : Joan Andrea Hutchinson Arranger : Sidney Thorpe Soloists : Andrew Lawrence, Sherando Ferril, Grant Lawrence
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