The Maritimes
Classified Lyrics

Yo, Let's take it back to the Maritimes Man
Let's remember and celebrate the Maritimes region of Canada together

You cant take yourself too serious
You need to relax and not take everything so seriously

Do that thing you guys were doing
Let's continue the fun activity we were all doing

Fill your cup up and chug
Pour yourself a drink and drink it quickly

Roll a Joint up and get fucked
Roll a joint with marijuana and become intoxicated

Ready for a kitchen party
Get ready for a social gathering in the kitchen

Welcome to the Maritimes [x2]
Welcome to the Canadian region of the Maritimes

I'm from the East Coast of Canada, home of the bagpipe
I am from the eastern part of Canada where bagpipes are a common instrument

Known for the fiddle players, beer and our keg price
Our region is known for skilled fiddle players, breweries, and inexpensive kegs of beer

Known for Alexander Keiths and the Donair
Our region is known for the beer brand Alexander Keiths and the Donair, a popular Middle Eastern dish

Home of the Mooseheads but I don't really go there
Our region is home to a hockey team called the Mooseheads but I am not a fan

We pay a buck for a litre of gas and
Gasoline costs only one dollar per liter here

Smokes cost $10 a pack and
A pack of cigarettes costs ten dollars here

We always mix our tobacco with weed, its just the way we always done it, shit is natural to me
It is common for us to mix tobacco and marijuana when smoking and it feels natural to me

So let me tackle the beat and unravel the scene
Let me take on the rhythm of the song and explain the situation here

Let you people know what you never travel to see
I want to inform you about what you may not have seen before when traveling to our region

We got battle MC's, we got storytellers
We have skilled rappers who engage in battle rap and those who tell stories through their music

And we got awful MC's and corny motherfuckers
We have some bad rappers who are not as skilled at their craft

We got everything you wanna hear
Our region has a diverse range of music genres to offer

Conscious to Back pack, Commercial to Gangsta
We have music styles from conscious hip hop to commercialized gangsta rap

R&B to Abstract, grunge to Rock, Classical to Country
We have a vast range of genres from R&B to abstract beats, grunge rock to classical music and country tunes

So many artist workin' but no one making money
There are many artists here, but not many are making money from their music

Welcome to the East Coast, home of the innocence
Welcome to the Canadian East Coast, where things are simple and innocent

Still Piegon Holed, as a farm or a fisher man
We are still stereotyped as either a farmer or a fisherman

No major league teams, baseball or hockey
We do not have any significant baseball or hockey teams

No urban radio, just country and pop beats
We do not have urban-style radio, only country and pop stations

I'm trying to shake these stereotypes
I am trying to break free from these preconceived notions about my region

So give me space please, let me air out my life
Please give me some space to express myself freely

I don't even eat fish, shit I never tried lobster
I have not even tried some of our traditional seafood dishes like lobster

Cant play the fiddle, and never was a logger
I cannot play the fiddle and I have never worked as a logger

But I swam in clean lakes, and enjoyed cool breezes
I have experienced swimming in clear lakes and refreshing breezes

But Halifax Harbour's like swimming in diseases
The water in the harbor can be unclean and unpleasant to swim in

We only known for Anne of Green Gables, Coal mines, The Bluenose and P.E.I potatoes
We are often known only for tourist attractions like Anne of Green Gables, coal mines, and potatoes from a neighboring province

The Maritimes, its better then that
The Maritimes have more to offer than just a few popular attractions

We livin' in the nether times so dead it with that
We are living in times that can feel quite slow, so let's leave that behind

We got universal soul and buck 65 and The whole CTG and of course Classified
We have talented musicians such as Universal Soul, Buck 65, CTG, and Classified

We got back burner, good night, alpha flight, Lock Down, Mic Boyd, first word, tro biz and hell town
Other notable artists in our region include Back Burner, Good Night, Alpha Flight, Lock Down, Mic Boyd, First Word, Tro Biz and Hell Town

And a million other artists, trying to get there flow heard
There are countless other artists trying to get their music heard

And Let you know that we still workin' on these outskirts
We are still working hard to establish ourselves in the music industry

We trying to blow like Halifax Explosion
We are striving to become well-known like the Halifax Explosion disaster

Or maybe Anne Murray I know she's Nova Scotian
We aspire to be as famous as Anne Murray, a well-known musician from our region

Or Hurricane Juan blowin from the ocean
We hope to make an impact like Hurricane Juan blowing in from the ocean

Either way it goes I'm still reppin for my coast man
Regardless of how successful we become, I will always represent and be proud of my region

[Chorus]
Refrain of the song

That's how we do it down here
This is how we typically approach social gatherings and activities here

Least that's how you think we do it down here
This is probably how you imagine us behaving here

We all pile in the kitchen
We gather in the kitchen, where the food and drinks are, for socializing

Do it like this
This is how we do it here