[INTRO – spoken] Breadfruit get crown now, yuh know, From backyard to world market… Barbados say we ready! [CHORUS] Gih me my breadfruit cou cou, doo doo, if yuh love me doo, Gih me my breadfruit cou cou, doo doo, leh me see yuh come through, Fry it, bake it, mash it up, don’t tell me “me en know,” Gih me my breadfruit cou cou, doo doo, breadfruit run de show! [VERSE 1] All my life dem call it poor man food, Now it wearing crown like it born wid mood, From St Lucy straight to town parade, Breadfruit rising, watch de upgrade. COVID time teach people how to cope, Now agriculture giving nuff new hope, From under de tree to export plan, Bim gone big, understand, understand! [PRE-CHORUS] Put it on de plate, put it in de pot, Tell dem health and flavour got de lot! [CHORUS] Gih me my breadfruit cou cou, doo doo, if yuh love me doo, Gih me my breadfruit cou cou, doo doo, leh me see yuh come through, Fry it, bake it, mash it up, don’t tell me “me en know,” Gih me my breadfruit cou cou, doo doo, breadfruit run de show! [VERSE 2] Roast it, toast it, slice it thin, Drop pepper sowse right inside and win, Use it as a bowl, doh make no noise, Breadfruit holding sowse like Bajan poise. Make cou cou modern, make chips to sell, Breadfruit flour too, and it keep real well, From market stall to supermarket row, Tell de world: Barbados ready now! [CALL-AND-RESPONSE] Singer: How yuh want it? Crowd: FRY IT! Singer: How yuh want it? Crowd: BAKE IT! Singer: How yuh want it? Crowd: COU COU! Singer: So bring it! [BRIDGE – slightly serious, still soca] Too much sugar got we feeling slow, So we switching up how we eat and go, Local food, strong food, keep we alright, Breadfruit on de table, future bright! [FINAL CHORUS – repeat x2] Gih me my breadfruit cou cou, doo doo, if yuh love me doo, Gih me my breadfruit cou cou, doo doo, leh me see yuh come through, Fry it, bake it, mash it up, don’t tell me “me en know,” Gih me my breadfruit cou cou, doo doo, breadfruit run de show! [OUTRO – spoken] Breadfruit elevated… and we elevating too… Doo doo!
