Every Time Ah Pass
This is a call and response song where the women sing most of the song. The men only sing lines 3 & 5 of each verse. I put those lines in italics.
Every Time Ah Pass
Every Time I Pass
Folk Song
Folk Song
(Trinidadian English)
(English)
Every time ah pass, you look at me
Every time ah pass, you look at me
Ah gonna tell mah mama do' sen me down dey
You better tell yo' mama do' sen yo' down here
Ah gonna tell me mama do' sen me down dey
You better tell yo' mama do' sen yo ' down here.
Every time ah pass, you smile at me
Every time ah pass, you smile at me
Ah gonna tell mah mama do' sen me down dey
You better tell yo' mama do' sen yo' down here
Ah gonna tell me mama do' sen me down dey
You better tell yo' mama do' sen yo ' down here.
Every time ah pass, you wink at me
Every time ah pass, you wink at me
Ah gonna tell mah mama do' sen me down dey
You better tell yo' mama do' sen yo' down here
Ah gonna tell me mama do' sen me down dey
You better tell yo' mama do' sen yo ' down here.
Every time ah pass, you sutin at me
Every time ah pass, you sutin at me
Ah gonna tell mah mama do' sen me down dey
You better tell yo' mama do' sen yo' down here
Ah gonna tell me mama do' sen me down dey
You better tell yo' mama do' sen yo ' down here.
Every time ah pass, you teasin me
Every time ah pass, you teasin me
Ah gonna tell mah mama do' sen me down dey
You better tell yo' mama do' sen yo' down here
Ah gonna tell me mama do' sen me down dey
You better tell yo' mama do' sen yo ' down here.
Every time ah pass, you look at me
Every time ah pass, you look at me
Ah gonna tell mah mama do' sen me down dey
You better tell yo' mama do' sen yo' down here
Ah gonna tell me mama do' sen me down dey
You better tell yo' mama do' sen yo ' down here.
Every time I pass, you look at me
Every time I pass, you look at me
I'm gonna tell my mama don't send me down there.
You better tell your mama don't send you down here.
I'm gonna tell my mama don't send me down there.
You better tell your mama don't send you down here.
Every time I pass, you smile at me
Every time I pass, you smile at me
I'm gonna tell my mama don't send me down there.
You better tell your mama don't send you down here.
I'm gonna tell my mama don't send me down there.
You better tell your mama don't send you down here.
Every time I pass, you wink at me
Every time I pass, you wink at me
I'm gonna tell my mama don't send me down there.
You better tell your mama don't send you down here.
I'm gonna tell my mama don't send me down there.
You better tell your mama don't send you down here.
Every time I pass, you "psst"* at me
Every time I pass, you "psst" at me
I'm gonna tell my mama don't send me down there.
You better tell your mama don't send you down here.
I'm gonna tell my mama don't send me down there.
You better tell your mama don't send you down here.
Every time I pass, you're teasing me
Every time I pass, you're teasing me
I'm gonna tell my mama don't send me down there.
You better tell your mama don't send you down here.
I'm gonna tell my mama don't send me down there.
You better tell your mama don't send you down here.
Every time I pass, you look at me
Every time I pass, you look at me
I'm gonna tell my mama don't send me down there.
You better tell your mama don't send you down here.
I'm gonna tell my mama don't send me down there.
You better tell your mama don't send you down here.
Notes
*Psst is a way to surreptitiously get someone's attention.
Comments
"Two of the more popular folk song in Trinidad and Tobago are Mangoes and Every Time Ah Pass. Note the unpretentious lyrics and repetition of a simple theme indicated in the lyrics…" –Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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The first two lines of each verse are as follows:
1st Verse: Every time ah pass you look at me
2nd Verse: Every time ah pass you whistle at me
3rd Verse: Every time ah pass you sutin me.
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