Verse 1 Dey making plenty noise in de region Every headline full ah confusion One lil issue, blow out ah proportion Like CARICOM collapse in one motion But leh we pause and check de foundation Not every story is de whole narration While some shouting, beating drum loud Quiet progress still moving proud Chorus 🎶 CARICOM working… doh get misled Not everything is what dem headlines said While some fighting for camera and stage Integration moving page by page CARICOM working… slow but sure Building a future that go endure You could shout, you could rant, you could storm But de work still going on in de CARICOM 🎶 Verse 2 Free movement finally start to breathe Not just talk that we use to receive Belize open, Barbados too SVG and Dominica pushing through No more waiting pon paper trail People moving without de fail Dat is something we long time need Caribbean people gaining speed Verse 3 Food security, land and soil Farmers turning sweat to oil Less dependence on foreign plate Feeding weself before too late Twenty-five by twenty-five Keeping regional farming alive From cassava straight to rice We learning now to value we price Chorus 🎶 CARICOM working… doh get misled Not everything is what dem headlines said While some fighting for camera and stage Integration moving page by page CARICOM working… steady hand Building strength across dis Caribbean You could doubt, you could question de norm But de work still going on in de CARICOM 🎶 Verse 4 Youth programmes shaping de next generation Health cooperation across de nation Climate fight, we standing tall Small states but we voice big in all From culture stage to CARIFESTA light Caribbean spirit shining bright Not just economy we defend Is who we are from start to end Verse 5 And when we step pon de global scene We not as small as we might seem Reparations still on de table strong Justice singing a long-time song From diplomacy straight to trade Strategic moves quietly being made So before you dismiss de plan Understand de bigger span Final Chorus (Lift) 🎶 CARICOM working… clear de air Progress happening everywhere It doh perfect, but it real Step by step we shaping we deal CARICOM working… mark de word Not every truth loud and heard So before you join de storm Remember… CARICOM WORKS in every form 🎶
