Known by th… Read Full Bio ↴Sangre Grande native from the island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Known by the Round A Bout at Chow's Sangre Grande Police Station and Little John Hardware
Madame Jeffrey
Scrunter Lyrics
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Christmas Day reach in front mih door
With a box bass and a cuatro, a violin and a banjo
They say they always had a plan
To give mih family a parang
They wake up mih Mammy right away
When they ring out with this lavway
You ent hear the neighbour cock crowing? Oh gyul, it's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey oy, wake up! It's Christmas morning!
I hope you know is White Oak we drinking, yeah gyul, it's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey oy, get up! It's Christmas morning!
Time to put some smoke in yuh kitchen, ey gyul, it's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey oy, wake up! It's Christmas morning!
I hope you know is White Oak we lashing, yeah gyul, it's Christmas morning!
Mammy put coffee on the fire
Encouraging them to stay little longer
Ham and bread on the table
White Oak, she bring out a bottle
The music went in my neighbour head
He pull he old sax below he bed
Come across and join the bacchanal
They wouldn't stop singing at all
Ma Jeffrey oy, get up! It's Christmas morning!
You ent hear the neighbour cock crowing? Oh gyul, it's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey oy, wake up! It's Christmas morning!
I hope you know is White Oak we drinking, ey gyul, it's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey oy, get up! It's Christmas morning!
Time to put some smoke in yuh kitchen, ey gyul, it's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey oy, wake up! It's Christmas morning!
-------------------------- Passing, oh gyul
People keep coming to and fro
They never hear parang sound sweet so
And dem boys from Tobago, they getting on with heel and toe
I don't know where ------- come from
Fall in without any question
He pick up the pan wey boil the ham
And one time he start to jam
Ma Jeffrey oy, get up! It's Christmas morning!
You ent hear the neighbour cock crowing? Oh gyul, it's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey oy, wake up! It's Christmas morning!
I hope you know is White Oak we taking, oh gyul, it's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey oy, get up! It's Christmas morning!
Time to put some smoke in yuh kitchen, oh gyul, it's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey oy, get up! It's Christmas morning!
I say is only White Oak we lashing, oh gyul
Ma Jeffrey oy, get up! It's Christmas morning!
I hope you know is White Oak we drinking, yey gyul!
Madam Jeffrey oy, wake up! It's Christmas morning!
Time to put some smoke in yuh kitchen, oh gyul, it's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey oy, wake up! It's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey oy, get up! It's Christmas morning!
The song Madame Jeffrey by Scrunter depicts a group of musicians from Tobago arriving at the singer's doorstep on Christmas Day with their instruments to play a traditional parang. The lyrics encourage the singer's mother (Mammy) to wake up and join in the festivities. The musicians bring a box bass, a cuatro, a violin, and a banjo to play the music. The lyrics mention the smell of smoke in the kitchen, which could imply that the group is enjoying a traditional meal together.
The song captures the joy and excitement of celebrating Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago. The use of the dialect adds a sense of authenticity to the lyrics and the references to traditional parang instruments and White Oak (a local brand of rum) highlight the cultural significance of the holiday. The lyrics celebrate the communal nature of Christmas and the power of music to bring people together in a festive spirit.
Line by Line Meaning
Guaco and he friends from Tobago
Guaco and his friends from Tobago
Christmas Day reach in front mih door
It was Christmas Day and they arrived at my doorstep
With a box bass and a cuatro, a violin and a banjo
They brought musical instruments like a box bass, cuatro, violin, and banjo
They say they always had a plan
They had a plan beforehand
To give mih family a parang
To give my family a parang performance
They wake up mih Mammy right away
They woke up my mother right away
When they ring out with this lavway
When they started singing this lavway song
Ma Jeffrey oy, get up! It's Christmas morning!
Mother Jeffrey, wake up! It's Christmas morning!
You ent hear the neighbour cock crowing? Oh gyul, it's Christmas morning!
Don't you hear the neighbor's rooster crowing? It's Christmas morning, girl!
Madam Jeffrey oy, wake up! It's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey, wake up! It's Christmas morning!
I hope you know is White Oak we drinking, yeah gyul, it's Christmas morning!
I hope you know that we are drinking White Oak, girl. It's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey oy, get up! It's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey, get up! It's Christmas morning!
Time to put some smoke in yuh kitchen, ey gyul, it's Christmas morning!
It's time to cook something in your kitchen, girl. It's Christmas morning!
Mammy put coffee on the fire
My mother made coffee on the fire
Encouraging them to stay little longer
She encouraged them to stay a little longer
Ham and bread on the table
There was ham and bread on the table
White Oak, she bring out a bottle
She brought out a bottle of White Oak
The music went in my neighbour head
The music got in my neighbor's head
He pull he old sax below he bed
He pulled out his old saxophone from under his bed
Come across and join the bacchanal
He came over and joined the party
They wouldn't stop singing at all
They kept singing without stopping
People keep coming to and fro
People kept coming back and forth
They never hear parang sound sweet so
They never heard parang music sound so sweet
And dem boys from Tobago, they getting on with heel and toe
And those boys from Tobago started dancing with heel and toe
I don't know where ------- come from
I don't know where he came from
Fall in without any question
He joined the party without any question
He pick up the pan wey boil the ham
He picked up the pan that boiled the ham
And one time he start to jam
And he suddenly started to play music
Madam Jeffrey oy, get up! It's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey, get up! It's Christmas morning!
I hope you know is White Oak we taking, oh gyul, it's Christmas morning!
I hope you know that we are drinking White Oak, girl. It's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey oy, get up! It's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey, get up! It's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey oy, wake up! It's Christmas morning!
Madam Jeffrey, wake up! It's Christmas morning!
Contributed by Wyatt P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@anthonyhepburn2421
This tune makes my Christmas season just great.
@kemeshathorne1316
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@annmckay6383
Christmas morning going to rock in my yard now that I have discovered this! Gwaan Scrunter!
@justnormal4136
This tune brings tears of joy to me .
@MrNonpartisan
I love this song Scrunter all the way..just dig the grove.
@clunishaynes8646
I love scrunter songs it bright up my Christmas
@edwardspencer63
Merry christmas.
@samuel70315
'Quacoo and he friend from Tobago ' always sticks in my head cause its my Family from Tobago he's singing about, my last name is Quacoo btw
@colindenoon9605
Lol. My family name mention as well!
@bruceblox625
You a reeeel bad mannn 😎