Derrick Morgan, "Happy Independence" via iTunes (from the Do the Beng Beng compilation) (The Last Angry Rude Boy)
Skammentary: Jamaica achieved independence from the British Empire on 6 August 1962, in the formative years of ska (before the further development into rocksteady & reggae). The lyrics reflect Jamaica's national motto, "Out of many, one people."
"Hooray! Hip hip, hooray!
Hooray! Hip hip, hooray!
"Independence! (Celebration!)
Independence! (Celebration!)
Independence! (Celebration!)
"Hooray! Hip hip, hooray!
Hooray! Hip hip, hooray!
"Out of many, one (people),
Out of many, one (people),
Out of many, one (people),
Out of many, one (people).
"Let's live in unity (all progress),
Let's live in unity (all progress),
Let's live in unity (all progress),
Let's live in unity (all progress)…
"Hooray! Hip hip, hooray!
Hooray! Hip hip, hooray!"
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