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Tom Chapin
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Bang On the Pan
Pump up the rhythm! Pump up the rhythm! (Just a little louder.) Pump up the rhythm! (Tell me the story.) Long, long ago. In Trinidad they were putting on the heat By trying to outlaw music in the street. They told us drums were dangerous, They took them all away. So we simply looked for something else to play. We thumped a bamboo pole upon the ground And all the drummers really liked the sound. Soon everybody's playin' In a Tamboo Bamboo band. If you had been there, you would understand. Chorus: You cannot stop the music 'Cause the music will not stop Wakin' up your 'jump up' And dancin' 'til you drop. Come and join the Carnival, Come and join the band. Pump up the rhythm, bang on the Pan. And then they banned The Tamboo Bamboo bands. Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com So we banged on brake drums And old garbage cans. 'Til Winston tuned an oil drum And the sound came pure and sweet And we found a brand new music for the street. Chorus In Trinidad and Tobago Or wherever else you may go The music gets you jumpin' As the panyard keeps on pumpin' And the boom, boom, boom of the engine room Puts a smile upon the faces As the ping pongs chase the seconds Chase the cellos down to the basses. Go! Hey look, the steel drum's put us on the map; An instrument we created out of scrap. Now the streets are full of rhythm And the streets are full of pans And now the whole world loves A steel drum band. Chorus
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