i said calypso sweeping the place like if she come outta space my my calypso sweeping the place like if she come outta space i can remember rock and roll had the whole place under control since calypso leave trinidad rock and roll really suffering bad no more rocking no more rolling no more jumping up like a fool whether you re crazy or you re lazy man you ve just got to take it cool this is calypso and everyone know it is strictly rhythm and rhyme whether young or old jump in the line and shake your body in time plenty people trying their best but they re making a mess just for the money they will put on a show and tell you that s calypso but you should come to trinidad see how the people jumping mad for as soon as we hear the true melody the jumping spirit comes naturally we don t have no rocking no rolling no more jumping up like a fool whether you re crazy or you re lazy man you ve just got to take it cool this is calypso by the sparrow it s strictly rhythm and rhyme whether young or old jump in the line and shake your body in time some trinidadians big and small ain t like calypso at all and some again love it more than their daily bread but can t sing it if you kill them dead don t care how good the musician may be the rhythm just come naturally if it s for you it s yours my friend this is gifted to certain men and women no rocking no rolling no jumping up like a fool whether you re crazy or you re lazy man you ve just got to take it cool this is calypso and everyone know it is strictly rhythm and rhyme whether young or old jump in the line and shake your body in time we have musicians who bad like yaz men like cyril diaz ordinarily he is just like the rest doing his very best but when it comes to calypso he is the boss as we all know whether he is hungry or sad and you say calypso diaz gone mad  he don t have no rocking no rolling no jumping up like a fool whether you re crazy or you re lazy you ve just got to take it cool this is calypso by the sparrow it s strictly rhythm and rhyme whether young or old jump in the line and shake your body in time