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Saga King

by John Orpheus

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1.
IG 03:11
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Yow! Lemme step to em baby. Baby! Baby whaddup? What you doin here on the IG? Get off the IG. You always on the IG. Why Twitter aint get no love? Dat tint. Dat green. Dat Cadillac. Me and my daddy, we used to roll. Dat mink. Dat lean. Dat settle back clean. J.O. why you so cold? Gotta live how I got to live. Gotta live how I got to live. Gotta live how I got to live. Gotta live how I got to live. Sim simmer. Got a new fade, new trimmer. Pocket stay fat but they say he look slimmer. When he pass thru that light get dimmer Eat a dibby sound boy up like dinner Hit a Hendrix gin just like Jimi Pass thru, cash who? Won't even see mih Gimme all you got just gimme, gimme, gimme Gimme all you got just gimme Like... RAH! - I can't see no lames, got high school teachers and they actin all strange. Like... RAH! - If you don't know my name, put your sunglasses on and read the chain. Like... RAH! - No pain, no gain. All you haters line up, you can hate the game. But HAH! - don't hate J.O. cause I came with the dollars and I got the flow. Like... RAH! - if you don't know how. Came thru man I'm phat like a cow. I'm a cow? MOOOOOOO... Gotta live how I got to live. Gotta live how I got to live. Gotta live how I got to live. Gotta live how I got to live. They promised me some candy if I would I say this rhyme I holla sporadik lyrics I give em like every time Like MERK! That's how we do. Tdot. KW. Rubbadub. A choo! I got mah boxed lunch. I got mah doggie bag. I got mah hard hat baby and I'm puttin in work I got mah boxed lunch. I got mah doggie bag. I got mah hard hat baby and I'm puttin in work Gotta live how I got to live. Gotta live how I got to live. Gotta live how I got to live. Gotta live how I got to live.
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Damn 02:43
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Damn Is like the game done changed since I came on stage in the rope gold chain and the bootie shorts I came in the frame, two screw face dames, new crew not playing, what da bootie for? My name cocaine, got the street heat playin, stay woke they sayin, what you sleepin for? Cook it up low mein, got the WAP pop veins, and the whole stoop sayin: "yeah he got the sauce" Damn. What you talkin for? If the money aint right we gon take it to the floor like... Damn. Why you wastin time? Smell good like sex, got dollars got dimes. And... Damn. What you talkin for? Put some rum, put some lime, in the glass one time. Like... Damn. What you shakin for? For some change? For the name? For the cash? For the ass? Like... Damn. You aint already know? J.O. got that Go Train flow Like a bakery yall we knead the dough. Damn. What you talkin for? If the money aint right we gon take it to the floor like... Damn. Why you wastin time? Smell good like sex, got dollars got dimes. And... Damn. What you talkin for? Put some rum, put some lime, in the glass one time. Like... Damn. What you shakin for? For some change? For the name? For the cash? For the ass? Like... Damn. I didn't even wanna rap but I still came back Dogs in the crew they be acting like cats Get the gat, get the stack, get the kick drum phat Baby stay like that, lemme hit it where it at My name so black My name so black Damn. What you talkin for? If the money aint right we gon take it to the floor like... Damn. Why you wastin time? Smell good like sex, got dollars got dimes. And... Damn. What you talkin for? Put some rum, put some lime, in the glass one time. Like... Damn. What you shakin for? For some change? For the name? For the cash? For the ass? Like... Damn.
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We Nah Worry Bout Dat 02:31
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Beef with small man? We Nah Worry Bout Dat Chat with de gyul dem? We Nah Worry Bout Dat Run out a big choon? We Nah Worry Bout Dat Bad John inna de room? We Nah Worry Bout Dat Me did a pull up in de rum shop 10 man gun hot Every time they see my face Pull up in de rum shop 10 man run hot Every time mih come inna de place Watch: For real I gone foreign Then mih come back Them mih come back Looking dapper, big rap And then mih come back Every man want fi scrap Mih just want to hug up and love up yuh gyul like dat De Boom Boom fat De boom boom fat Yeah de boom boom fat De gyul like dat De gyul like dat De boom boom fat Yeah de boom boom fat Stay cool like iguana? We Nah Worry Bout Dat Steel band panorama? We Nah Worry Bout Dat Smoke good marijuana? We Nah Worry Bout Dat With two gyul name Ayanna? We Nah Worry Bout Dat De dutty body love me And de body love me dutty She love me with de dutty And mih do de hottie thotty De dutty body love me And de body love me dutty Come inna de style Mih do de thotty thotty Trini man swing, Trini man bring Come inne de style and de Trini man swing Blinding your eye and you know say we swing Swing like iguana? We Nah Worry Bout Dat Steel band panorama? We Nah Worry Bout Dat Chat with de gyul dem? We Nah Worry Bout Dat Run out a big choon? We Nah Worry Bout Dat Lift up the scene and hold it pon shoulder Everybody know dat J.O. colder J.O. bolder Dem nah know de holder We are de brand new belt challenge holder We are de brand new belt challenge holder Everybody know dat J.O. bolder We are de brand new belt challenge holder Chat with the gyul dem? We Nah Worry Bout Dat Screw face, cold shoulder? We Nah Worry Bout Dat Me are de big money folder We Nah Worry Bout Dat Push two baby stroller Wait, wait, sometime mih worry bout dat!
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Carnival 03:34
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Ay ayay ayay Ayay ayay I'm jumping up alone I feel so sad Soca and rum I love it bad I'm dancing, prancing in my mesh shirt and my Trini flag Dressed up in my new kicks my new whip I'm drinking my new drink my new sips It's tasting so deep but it feel kinda bitter Cause it's not even Carnival And it's not even Carnival Caribanna Sunday Take me where de sun dey Cropover Monday Take me where de rum dey Say she want it in the morning When my wood is dawning Will she want it in the evening Can't hold back this feeling Dressed up in my new kicks my new whip I'm drinking my new drink my new sips It's tasting so deep but it feel kinda bitter Cause it's not even Carnival I'm so glad we figured it out It's better late than never It's you and me and there is no doubt Better late than never Me and my friend dem we jump up, we run hot Me and my friend dem the world is we rum shop Me and my friend dem we get up We ready for de road Put on my mesh shirt and my colours Still in my room The party pumping, party jumping but we on Zoom I ain't texting, I just flexing all in de place But every time that I turn around It's not even Carnival I'm so glad we figured it out It's better late than never It's you and me and there is no doubt Better late than never Leh we go, gyul and bros Leh we take it to de road Cause tonight we are de show Leh we show dem what we know Tell them turn up de bass, turn up de pace Let we put it in dey face For real And it's not even Carnival And it's not even Carnival I'm so glad we figured it out It's better late than never It's you and me and there is no doubt Better late than never Me and my friend dem we jump up, we run hot Me and my friend dem the world is we rum shop Me and my friend dem we get up We ready for de road And it's not even Carnival
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Fela Awoke (I Will Miss you) 03:23
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Fela Awoke, the day they killed his mother And told her her heart had guided him like no other Then the soldier came with their boots and their guns While the children played in the yard one by one They threw her body from a window And her soul took flight They broke Fela's face, broke Fela's arm Broke his heart with that sight Mama I'ma miss you And your oceans of smiles I will miss you And the sun in your eyes Mama I'ma miss you Like the rain miss the plains I will miss you Until I see you again Bob Marley awoke, on the day that he left. He said: "you know I gotta go now but still I feel so blessed..." "...I spent a lotta days, with my woman and with my sess, yes..." "...with my six string justice chanting down Babylon in the West." Oh yeah, I will miss you And your oceans of smiles I will miss you And the sun in your eyes Mama I'ma miss you Like the rain miss the plains I will miss you Until I see you again I've been travelling for so very long. Trying to find, some place that feel like home And there are many things that you can take from me But what you can't take away, is the love that is found, In our sweet destiny Yeah I awoke, the day Grandmama had her stroke And I cried and I cried until the tears stopped my throat You see: she was the gardener and I was the soil She said: "boy you gotta long road, full of love but full of toil." Mama I'ma miss you And your oceans of smiles I will miss you And the sun in your eyes Mama I'ma miss you Like the rain miss the plains I will miss you Until I see you again
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Fyah Ting 03:26
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Running downtown with my hopes up Meet this young gyul by the roti shop Driver driver won't you hurry up? I don't wanna be late, late 3 years since I seen she face I had to go so we had to wait Now I'm back and it's feeling great Yes it's feelin great, great Let's get into something. Your waistline girl is bumpin. Let's keep this party jumpin oh yeah I don't wanna be your one time, one time Break your heart like a love crime, love crime Cyah put out dis fyah ting, fyah ting Running down with my hopes up Heartbeat bangin like a bass drum Baby only you make it boom for me Haven't seen you last since you come off tour But got this message in my hand Cause we stay du'jour I don't wanna be your one time, one time Break your heart like a love crime, love crime Cyah put out dis fyah ting, fyah ting Long time since I hug u up Long time since we talk non stop Dis time we go hot up de pot Dis time we go put it pon lock Why you got so many names? Why you wear like so many chains? Why you got like so many dames? Are you tryna compensate? Hey stranger There's no danger I been fool but I won't play Ya. Hey hey ya Best behavior Electric yuh body like a taser This vibe right here is major Big oman dont need no Savoir But still lemme be the one to praise ya Dat Grace. Dat style. Dat smile for miles Those bedroom eyes just my size Light tonight you shining bright Please say its not just tonight I don't wanna be your one time, one time Break your heart like a love crime, love crime Cyah put out dis fyah ting, fyah ting I don't wanna be your one time, one time Break your heart like a love crime, love crime Cyah put out dis fyah ting, fyah ting I'm a SAGA BOY. SAGA BOY. Rock star just like Mick Jagger boy. We can make it it dont matter how. Im at yuh window let down the ladder now.
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Mango Tree 03:14
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Can I get the click though? Climb me up inside your mango tree Let your branches kiss the sky Let's see how gentle we can be There's no need to wonder why If we could be present for this single space and time Release the shackles that hold back our minds If we could go back to the place where we were fine The river and the trees, the soca and the breeze Bangin on your body and we feelin so free Long mango, Julie mango, Dous Dous mango yeah Long mango, Julie mango, taste so good yeah Sweet inside my stomach, in my belly say yeah Long mango, Julie mango, Dous Dous mango yeah Can I call you tomorrow? Can we drown our sorrows? In a belly full of laughs, full of gas, fill the glass, fill my vision with your ass If you teachin then I'm reachin, top student in the class and uh Can I call you tomorrow? If we could be present for this single space and time Release the shackles that hold back our minds If we could go back to the place where we were fine The river and the trees, the soca and the breeze Bangin on your body and we feelin so free Now that I'm middle aged Gonna flip another page Silk slippers till its late But I'm still gettin paid Wanna be under your shade Nothin shady just a phase Julie mango wanna taste Gold and juicy don't wait Yow mango by the case Long mango on the brain I bet I keep you entertained Girl behave! I bet I keep you entertained Can we sleep beneath your rain Let the breeze take us away Girl behave! If we could be present for this single space and time Release the shackles that hold back our minds If we could go back to the place where we were fine The river and the trees, the soca and the breeze Bangin on your body and we feelin so free
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Olurun 04:21
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Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Yeah I feel it (yeah I feel it) They hand that shakes the water Yeah I feel it (yeah I feel it) The lightning in my sky This is not a dream Wake and you will feel Wake your memory This is all so real Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Yeah I feel it (yeah I feel it) They hand that shakes the water Yeah I feel it (yeah I feel it) The lightning in the cane Yes I am. Yes I am. Yes I am. Born, reborn again Yes we are. Yes we are. Yes we are. Rising like the rain. And we will fall again. Here de people. Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Yeah I feel it (yeah I feel it) They hand that shakes the water Yeah I feel it (yeah I feel it) The lightning in the cane Yeah I feel it (yeah I feel it) They hand that shakes the water Yeah I feel it (yeah I feel it) The lightning in the cane Rise and shine my people calling Rise and shine again Wake up, wake up my people balling Rise and rise again That is the origin story Tell them it's so gory But it is my story And I claim, yes I claim, yes I claim, yes I claim... All that I am Let the darkness reign. I am Let the shadow come. I am Let we all embrace. I am I am. I am. I am. Waking up again. Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada Olo, Olorun. Fada
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Indiana 03:51
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Indiana Indiana Indiana ballin Indiana Indiana woah Indiana Indiana Indiana callin Indiana go home Oh-oh-oh I heard the sound The sound of the trumpet Calling me down This road I've run so long Alone I've run from myself When I'm with you I'm a child Cuz we always running wild Never came mild Got so much style Always burn the place Always burn to taste Always hot to chase Always up the pace I'm in love with the game You keep calling my name You want me to stay and play The night, away, away, away Indiana Indiana Indiana ballin Indiana Indiana woah Indiana Indiana Indiana callin Indiana go home Oh-oh-oh I heard the sound The sound of the trumpet Calling me down This road I've run so long Alone I've run from myself You on my tongue gives me power You on my tongue could pass hours We're inside this space together There's nowhere to hide forever
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U Look Cute When U Smile 03:25
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onestly You look like me I can see me in your eyes You long to be Wild and Free U LOOK CUTE WHEN U SMILE Little Trini boy It was jouvert morn Wake up with the sun And the word it was born And the rum and mud and oil on the skin And we run through the night through the ages of sin Go back to the slaves and the chains Laghaoo devils calling we name Soucouyant, sucking on the vein The rain spraying. The blood drain And we were eating mangos And we had pair a goats Grandma knew the angles The old testament she'd quote U LOOK CUTE WHEN U SMILE Jammet and Rumbo Sitting in the cemetery And they be calling, calling me heavily But mih nah wah none Mih nah go dat way Mih nah go to the church Mih nah go to pray I'm on my on thing I'm on my own flex Deep ina the bush I meditate on my self Life was a mystery. And my history. Gets misty see? After the rain and heat put my heel in the hot rubber on the road Running from crapeau If you don't know that's toad We was in love way before the first We was in love way before the hurt Snakes crawling in the bush See me and my big brother I would tell em look... U LOOK CUTE WHEN U SMILE Trini boy running through the bush everyday Running through the bush tryna make my way Through the valley, through the hills, through the cane Through the tropical storm. The rain. Jordan River rolling home. Jordan River rolling home Jordan River hear my song. Jordan River hear my song yeah. Jordan River rolling home. Jordan River rolling home Jordan River hear my song. Jordan River hear my song yeah.

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For a year and a half, John Orpheus had been writing his memoir called SAGA BOY which was published by Penguin Random House Canada on January 19, 2021 and launched by Milkweed Editions in the US on September 14, 2021. With the book done, John decided to return to music and release a companion album entitled SAGA KING. Both the book and the album are based on similar themes: searching for home, family, love and a fly coat to wear when you get there! SAGA BOY is the journey of the boy. SAGA KING is the celebration of the man.

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released July 30, 2021

Produced by Mike Schlosser

John Orpheus - Vocals, Guitar
Adam Bowman - Drums, Percussion
Bryant Didier - Bass
Alex Price - Guitar, Vocals
Mike Schlosser - Guitar, Keyboards, Programming
Aarys - Vocals
Kendal Thompson - Vocals
Dynesti Williams - Vocals
Rozette - Vocals

Recorded at B Musique, Toronto
Recording engineers – Mike Schlosser, Bryant Didier, Andrew McPherson
Mixed by Mike Schlosser and Brad Smith at Velveteen Audio, Edmonton
Mastered by Brad Smith, at Velveteen Audio, Edmonton

All songs written by Michael Downing and Mike Schlosser
Except IG written by Michael Downing, Mike Schlosser, Bryant Didier, Adam Bowman
Damn written by Michael Downing, Mike Schlosser, Bryant Didier, Adam Bowman, Alexander Tintinalli
Fyah Ting written by Michael Downing, Mike Schlosser, Kendal Thompson
Mango Tree written by Michael Downing, Mike Schlosser, Bryant Didier, Alexander Tintinalli
Indiana and U Look Cute When U Smile written by Michael Downing, Mike Schlosser, Jordan Hamilton
All songs co-published by Popguru Sound & Vision Ltd.

Album layout and design by Emma Dolan
Album photo by Jonathan Adediji

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John Orpheus Toronto, Ontario

John Orpheus’ musical journey has taken him from the Caribbean bush to festivals across Canada and the US. He combines hip- hop swagger, Afrobeat energy and dancehall charisma to create a sound built on big catchy hooks. John is known for his rabble-rousing live shows filled with audience participation, chanting and impromptu dance-offs that feel more like Caribana road parties than concerts. ... more

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