[A Cappella Intro — solo Kade, no instruments] Warm pon di wall, gold pon di road Everybody carrying their little load Still find time fi laugh enough Morning here now—sun up [Steel Pan Pickup — 2 bars, bright and playful] [Verse 1 — full band enters] Curtain move when di breeze come through Kettle start sing like it always do Gate swing open, road come alive First bus rolling just after five Broom pon concrete, scrape and sweep One man yawning, still half asleep Radio playing from down di lane Sun hit zinc and wake up di place [Pre-Chorus — bass pushes forward, drums build] Day just open No need rush Hear dat riddim That enough [Chorus — horns and backing vocals enter] Sun up Come outside, feel di whole place wake Bassline rolling while di daylight break Leave last night where last night was Morning here now—sun up [Instrumental Break — steel pan answers guitar, 4 bars] [Verse 2 — groove drops slightly] Fruit cart rolling, bicycle bell Fresh bread riding pon morning smell School shoes tapping along di road Two little boys share one heavy load Shop man laughing across di way Somebody already got music to play Cloud pass over, breeze come back Woman start dancing while she sweep di step [Pre-Chorus — percussion builds] Day still young Plenty fi see One good rhythm Set people free [Chorus — wider band] Sun up Windows open, people start move Old man tapping one foot to di groove Nothing special have to happen to us Morning here now—sun up [Breakdown — bass, hand drum, voice] Turn it little louder Let di riddim breathe Somebody clap from di veranda Somebody answer from di street [Bridge — band gradually rebuilds] No one call a meeting Nobody count to three One little beat start traveling And carry everybody One step turn to two step Two step turn to four Next thing half di lane outside And somebody asking for more [Instrumental Lift — steel pan + horns, 4–8 bars] [Final Chorus — biggest section] Sun up Feel dat warmth running through di road Everybody moving with their little load Still got room fi laugh with us Morning here now—sun up [Post-Chorus — backing voices respond] Morning deh yah Come catch some Morning deh yah Sun up [Outro — band strips back to steel pan and bass] Yeah… Morning deh yah. Sun up.
