Lord Nelson: “ Meh Lover ”
Posted: August 31, 2011 Filed under: English: Trinidadian Comments Off on Lord Nelson: “ Meh Lover ”
ZP_Lord Nelson_Calypsonian_album cover from 1977
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Meh Lover,
I want to mention in my confession to you –
Meh Lover,
I must discuss what we should and shouldn’t do…
(Oh oh oh)
Meh Lover,
A good relation is a relation based on trust.
Meh Lover,
We too jealous and suspicious, it’s outrageous and ridiculous
to see we messin’ up we mind, (Oh oh oh)
how we messin’ up we mind,
Ah tell you: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,
Let’s have a good good time!
Meh dahlin’, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,
Let’s have a good good time!!
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Meh Lover,
I used to worry about you having a second hand –
Meh Lover,
As if to help me fulfill me duty as a man…
(Oh oh oh)
I say Meh Lover,
you know we troopin’, we really stupid – for true.
Meh Lover,
it’s so amusing, way we using and accusing, it’s so confusing
the way they messin’ up we mind (Oh oh oh), the way they
messin’ up we mind, (Oh oh oh),
Meh dahlin’, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,
Let’s have a good good time!!
Meh dahlin’, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,
Let’s have a good good time!!
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Meh Lover,
Your love too precious and delicious to lose,
And you too vital and special to abuse…
(Oh oh oh)
Meh Lover,
what good for ram-goat is good for gander and goosie, too!
Meh Lover,
you must remember, meh daily Lover, when you out yonder,
protect meh pleasure and don’t go messin’ up me mind,
(Oh oh oh), no doh go messin’ up me mind, (Oh oh oh),
Meh dahlin’, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,
Let’s have a good good time!
Meh Lover, OOHOO,OOHOO,OOHOO,OOHOO,OOHOO,
Let’s have a good good time!!
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Lord Nelson, 81 years old in 2011, is a singer and composer from
Trinidad and Tobago, who has performed calypso (ol’ time kaiso
to modern soca) for 50 years. He recorded “Meh Lover” with bass, drums
and “proud” trumpets in 1983.
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