[Verse 1: Big-throated soca male lead, belted over driving soca drums and clanging iron] Backyard wedding with a tent and a floor Curry goat in a pot like a tire by the door We booked till ten and we playing like two Bride in the middle with the whole yard too Nine fifty-five, here come Daddy in a suit Tight in the collar and tight in the boot Envelope out, said that's it, boys, done Overtime ain't in the budget, son I said yes sir, set the mic on the stand Then a pocketbook hit the snare with a fifty in hand Tantie Odile in a hat like a plate Said one more song, and the song better wait [Hook: Big-throated soca male lead, full band, driving soca drums, steel pan stabs] Put it in the bucket if you want one more Every bill on the drum is a vote for the floor Long as somebody paying, then the band gon' stand Nobody going home, somebody pay the band [Verse 2: Big-throated soca male lead, faster, iron clanging hard] Daddy pulled sixty, said play us out Tantie put a hundred and she ain't even pout Daddy went pale, Daddy went down the block Cash machine on the corner and he ran in his socks Bride kicked her heels in the grass by the pot Stood next to Tantie like a soldier on the spot Uncle threw a twenty, cousin threw ten Flower girl threw a dollar, said do it again Now the bucket on the drum and the bucket getting full Every bill in that bucket like a vote on the pull Daddy looked around and the whole yard grinned He was outvoted by his own kin [Hook: Big-throated soca male lead, full band, driving soca drums, steel pan stabs] Put it in the bucket if you want one more Every bill on the drum is a vote for the floor Long as somebody paying, then the band gon' stand Nobody going home, somebody pay the band [Breakdown: Big-throated soca male lead, iron and pan race faster and faster, drums piling in] Iron going faster and the pan going wild Tantie in the middle with a grin like a child Daddy loosened up his tie and his face Grabbed his wife and took the floor like a race Midnight, one, and the sky going pink Tantie still dancing, never stopped for a drink [Final Hook: Big-throated soca male lead, full band crashes in, whole yard singing, raw full voice] Put it in the bucket if you want one more Every bill on the drum is a vote for the floor Long as somebody paying, then the band gon' stand Nobody going home, somebody pay the band [End]
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