Van Dyke Parks - Steelband Music lyrics

We have captains like Filo James and Ellie Manette Arthur Byer, Neville Jules and Junior Pouchette Kenrick George, David Edwards I must mention Anthony Williams and Michigan They are giants musically And their names ought to go down in history The steelband music is really sweet You get that rhythm in every beat The steel the grater and the oil drum Will make you jump up and make you hum It's fantastic in every sense The music yet get from these instruments The dominant chord from the guitar man The prominent note on the tenor pan Music in the place But it's hell to keep up the pace with the ba**