Dollar Wine
Colin Lucas Lyrics
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When ah sing Oye,
oh yoye
You got to teach me Mister Trini How to get that swing Oye wo yoye
With a cent piece in your left pocket
5 cent in your right
10 cent in yuh back pocket
Simply out a sight
Now count if yuh want to learn I explain to her
Cent, five cent, ten cent, dollar
Cent, five cent, ten cent dollar,
come again Cent, five cent, ten cent dollar
Cent, five cent, ten cent dollar
She say she doh like de pace
We going too slow
So she want me wok up me waist
And raise de tempo
Cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dollar
Cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dollar
Cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dollar
Cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dollar
When I thought she had enough and she Ciah stand de grind,
she bawl Forget de small change,
gi me Big money wine
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Ah watch you whole night in de party
She said to me Oye, wo yoye
All de time you moving you body
Sweet and sexy Oye, wo yoye
Ah hear that your hip movement is Really call a wine
Ah doh mess wit' alcohol But that wine is fine
Ah love the way you sing
Throwing waist like rain
Right now, ah want to learn So show me again
Cent, five cent, ten cent, dollar
Cent, five cent, ten cent dollar, come again
Cent, five cent, ten cent dollar, hm hmm
Cent, five cent, ten cent dollar
She say she ciah take de pace
We going too slow
So she want me wuk up me waist
And raise de tempo
Cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dollar!
Cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dollar!
Cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dollar!
Cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dollar!
When I thought ah showing off and she Ciah stand de grind,
she bawl Forget de small change, gi' me Big money wine
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The song "Dollar Wine" by Colin Lucas is a playful Caribbean party tune about dancing and having a good time. The first verse introduces a woman who is impressed with the way the singer moves and sings, and wants to learn how to dance like him. The singer explains that the key to good dancing is to keep some coins in various pockets, and then he teaches her the rhythm of counting out the coins: cent, five cent, ten cent, dollar. This chant becomes the catchy chorus of the song, with a fun call-and-response between the singer and the woman. As the dancing heats up, the woman urges the singer to speed up the tempo and move his waist more, until she finally demands the "big money wine" - a faster, wilder dance.
The lyrics are filled with dance-related words and phrases, such as "swing", "pace", "wok up", and "waist", as well as references to traditional Caribbean currency (the cent, five cent, ten cent coins). There is a flirtatious tone throughout the song, with the woman complementing the singer's moves and the singer bragging about his "hip movement". The chorus repeats the word "dollar" over and over again, emphasizing the joy of a good party and the idea of spending money to have fun.
Overall, "Dollar Wine" is a lively, upbeat song that celebrates the pleasure of dancing and socializing, without any deeper meaning or message.
Line by Line Meaning
She love how ah moving meh body
When ah sing Oye,
oh yoye
You got to teach me Mister Trini How to get that swing Oye wo yoye
The woman likes the way the singer moves his body while singing and asks him to teach her how to do it.
With a cent piece in your left pocket
5 cent in your right
10 cent in yuh back pocket
Simply out a sight
In front under yuh vest Stick a dollar
Now count if yuh want to learn I explain to her
Cent, five cent, ten cent, dollar
Cent, five cent, ten cent dollar,
come again Cent, five cent, ten cent dollar
Cent, five cent, ten cent dollar
To dance the dollar wine, keep money in different pockets and hide a dollar under your vest. These coins are used to count the beat of the song.
She say she doh like de pace
We going too slow
So she want me wok up me waist
And raise de tempo
Cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dollar
Cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dollar
Cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dollar
Cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dollar
The woman wants to dance the dollar wine faster, so the singer needs to move his waist more and raise the tempo of the music.
When I thought she had enough and she Ciah stand de grind,
she bawl Forget de small change,
gi me Big money wine
Dollar, dollar, dollar, dollar
Dollar, dollar, dollar, dollar
Dollar, dollar, dollar, dollar
Dollar, dollar, dollar, dollar
When the singer thinks the woman has had enough dancing, she asks for a more expensive wine to keep her going. The repetition of 'dollar' in the chorus emphasizes the importance of money in the song.
Gime dollar, gime dollar
Gime dollar, gime dollar
Gime dollar, gime dollar
Gime dollar, gime dollar
Gime dollar, gime dollar
Gime dollar, gime dollar
Gime dollar, gime dollar
Gime dollar, dollar
The chorus repeats the request for money to keep dancing to the dollar wine. The word 'gime' is a colloquialism for 'give me'.
Contributed by Muhammad S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@viewmaster2027
Negative Trinidad did not solely created Calypso/Soca, it's the Biggest LIE ever....
Soca/Calypso derived from Mento and Kaiso music forms and each Island added a piece of their own ethnic sounds to the genre from Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana, Saint Vincent and the Bahamas. In the late 1950's when Trinidad Oil Explorations began taking off, the oil barrels were now used as melodic synthesizers which played a major difference to it's sound....
Mento was a catalysts for Calypso music, as it was the oldest pure form of music from slavery, taken from Jonkonnu music, which the same base beat used in calypso that subsequently evolved into Soca.
Indians brought Chutney from Guyana which was also a major addition to the sound of both Calypso and Soca...
Trinidad claimed of Calypso being their music created solely by them in the 1950's caused a huge backlash from the above listed countries included Jamaica who contested the early melodies of the genre derived from Mento.
Bajans were even more outrage, because it was them who had help coined the term "Soca" an off shoot from Calypso and were left out of the creation process.
The earliest recording Calypso music were all recorded in Jamaica, because that's were the first studios within the Anglo-Caribbean were located. Meanwhile that's where Jamaican-America Harry Belafonte became the first Calypso and only singer of that genre to sold platinum albums.
Jamaica saw what was going on the 1950's with Trinidad claims and began to feverishly worked to create new genres of music for themselves like Dub, Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae and Dancehall which influenced the creation Hip Hop music, EDM Punk Rock, Reggaeton etc.
Calypso and Soca are the collective efforts of the entire West Indies.
@k.n.n.1632
One of my mother's favorite song. Everytime I hear this, I think of her. Whine up in heaven mommy.....
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@namienamie2167
Kisha Nelson I'm sure her whining wasn't taught to her by Miley Cyrus. What a tink we a whine up we kin before diss marga white gal was born and dem sey a she teach we.
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Mines too dey at carnival lookin good ๐ฅ๐
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Who here in 2023 bai๐ฎโ๐จ๐ฎโ๐จI ready for carnival 2k24๐ฅ
@deirdreyearwood3383
Mum jumped at Nottinghill Carnival the year this song came out in 1991. She is 79 years old and thankfully still here. This song brings back many beautiful memories โค
@allankhad1030
Brings back the magic of Caribbean life in the 90s. ๐ข
@heidismith2824
We were in Barbados back then, this song was everywhere ๐ happy memories. Just lost my love of 36 years so looking to remember the good times, this was one of them โค