​Island in the sun

They came from India
Across the rough oceans
to work in the cane fields
And the plantations

Bringing their curry and spices 
And Indian recipes to cook 
Play their drum and dhantal
Singing and dancing after work

Cooking roti on a tawa
Dhal, rice and kuchela
Curry baigan and aloo
Bara and channa with pepper

today Trinidad has come very far
Together we aspire, together we achieve"
A small power in the world
With oil wealth up its sleeve 

Free health care and educations 
for every boy and girl
Mix with different races 
From around the world

with lord kitchener
and The mighty sparrow
with penny and Giselle
Brian lara And sundar popo 

Going for a river lime
Cooking on the rocks
Drinking we cold beers 
And eating curry duck 

The Beautiful beaches 
Walking on the sands
Singing chutney and calypsos 
Beating steel pans

La Brea pitch lake
Natural gas and petroleum 
Sugar cane and molasses
Old oak and puncheon rum

Aloo choka, fried Plantain
Bel air bar be que 
Bake and shark
And curry manicou

Princess town to san Fernando
Barrackpore to Cumuto
Port of Spain to Mayaro
scarborough tobago

Trinidad is the Most southerly island
Of the Caribbean,
The none stop breeze
Of the Atlantic oceans