Follow the Leader
The Soca Boys Lyrics


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The roof, the roof the, roof is on fire (come on, let's go)

Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader (follow me)
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader

Hands up, down, up, down
Everybody now
Put one hand in the air
One hand in the air
And we come from the left to the right
Watch this
Left, right
Left, right
Two more times, two more times
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, follow

Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader

Come on now
Jump foot the left, jump foot the right
Jump foot the left, jump foot the right
Everybody
Jump foot the left, jump foot the right
Jump foot the left, jump foot the right

Now clap and wave
Come on
Clap and wave
Clap and wave
Come on
Clap and wave
Everybody come

Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader

Now repeat after me
You're repeating after me
Everybody repeat after me
Watch me
Say I love soca
(I love soca)
Say I love soca
(I love soca)
Say I love soca
(I love soca)
Say I love soca
(I love soca)

Now somebody, anybody
Everybody scream

Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader

On four, we gonna jump and wave
On four, we gonna jump and wave
Let we go
One (get ready to jump)
Two (get ready to jump)
One, two, one, two, three, four
Jump and wave, jump and wave, jump and wave
Jump, jump, jump, jump
Sing, the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
We don't need no water let the-
Burn, burn, burn

Come on

Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader

Now when I count to four
We going to move to the left four times
In other words, you stay left until I say come back to the right
And any time you here the words central
Central means to jump and wave
Are you ready?
We're gonna move to the left four times
One (get ready to move)
Two (get ready to move)
One, two, one, two, three, move

Move it to the left
Move it to the left (stay left)
Move it to the left
Move it to the left (turn right)
Move it to the right
Move it to the right
Move it to the right
Move it to the right (central)

Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump, jump, jump, jump
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump, jump, jump, jump (and sing)

Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader





And freeze

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Soca Boys's song Follow The Leader are an invitation to let loose and follow the rhythm. The repeated phrase, "Follow the leader," serves as a directive for everyone to follow along with the beats of the song, and the call to put "one hand in the air" suggests a sense of unity among the dancers. Additionally, the lyrics guide the listeners through different dance moves, such as jumping from the left foot to the right and clapping and waving. The song's repeated refrain of "Jump and wave" encourages the audience to celebrate and have fun.


Line by Line Meaning

The roof, the roof the, roof is on fire (come on, let's go)
Let's get ready to party and have fun


Follow the leader, leader, leader Follow the leader Follow the leader, leader, leader Follow the leader (follow me) Follow the leader, leader, leader Follow the leader Follow the leader, leader, leader Follow the leader
Let's follow the lead and do what the leader does to have fun


Hands up, down, up, down Everybody now Put one hand in the air One hand in the air And we come from the left to the right Watch this Left, right Left, right Two more times, two more times Left, right Left, right Left, right Left, right Left, right Left, right Left, right Left, follow
Let's follow the instructions of the leader and move our hands left and right


Come on now Jump foot the left, jump foot the right Jump foot the left, jump foot the right Everybody Jump foot the left, jump foot the right Jump foot the left, jump foot the right
Let's follow the leader and jump on one foot to the left and right


Now clap and wave Come on Clap and wave Clap and wave Come on Clap and wave Everybody come
Let's clap and wave our hands to the music as a group


Now repeat after me You're repeating after me Everybody repeat after me Watch me Say I love soca (I love soca) Say I love soca (I love soca) Say I love soca (I love soca) Say I love soca (I love soca)
Let's repeat after the leader and express our love for the music genre


Now somebody, anybody Everybody scream
Let's shout and have fun together


On four, we gonna jump and wave On four, we gonna jump and wave Let we go One (get ready to jump) Two (get ready to jump) One, two, one, two, three, four Jump and wave, jump and wave, jump and wave Jump, jump, jump, jump Sing, the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire We don't need no water let the- Burn, burn, burn Come on
Let's all jump and wave on the count of four and sing together


Now when I count to four We going to move to the left four times In other words, you stay left until I say come back to the right And any time you here the words central Central means to jump and wave Are you ready? We're gonna move to the left four times One (get ready to move) Two (get ready to move) One, two, one, two, three, move
The leader will count and give instructions on when to move left and right and when to jump and wave, so let's be ready to follow


Move it to the left Move it to the left (stay left) Move it to the left Move it to the left (turn right) Move it to the right Move it to the right Move it to the right Move it to the right (central) Jump and wave (everybody) Jump and wave (everybody) Jump and wave (everybody) Jump, jump, jump, jump Jump and wave (everybody) Jump and wave (everybody) Jump and wave (everybody) Jump, jump, jump, jump (and sing)
Let's continue to follow the leader's instructions and move left, right, and central while jumping and waving


Follow the leader, leader, leader Follow the leader Follow the leader, leader, leader Follow the leader Follow the leader, leader, leader Follow the leader Follow the leader, leader, leader Follow the leader
The leader will continue to lead and let's keep following to keep having fun


And freeze
Let's stop moving and have a final pose




Lyrics © THE MUSIC GOES ROUND, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Celite Evans, Charles Pettiford, Gregory Carlton Wigfall, Jerry Bloodrock, Nigel Lewis, Richard Fowler

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@LUNATIC902

he roof, the roof the roof is our fire.
Follow the leader, leader, leader follow the leader. [Repeat: x4]
Up, down, up, down, everybody up, down, up, down.
And now one hand in the air, and turn from the left to the right.
Left, right [Repeat: x12]
Follow the leader, leader, leader follow the leader. [Repeat: x4]
Turn for the left, turn for the right, turn for the left, turn for the right. [Repeat: x2]
Clap, and wait
Clap, and wait [Repeat: x2]
Follow the leader, leader, leader follow the leader. [Repeat: x4]
Now repeat after me, you repeat after me.
Say I love soca
(I love soca)
Say I love soca
(I love soca)
Now somebody, anybody everybody scream.
Follow the leader, leader, leader follow the leader. [Repeat: x4]

Now we jump on the way, are you ready for jump?
One, two, one two three four.
Jump and wave, jump and wave, jump and wave, jump, jump, jump, jump. [Repeat: x2]
Sing
Follow the leader, leader, leader follow the leader. [Repeat: x4]
The roof the roof the roof is our fire, we don't need no watherlander, yeah.
Follow the leader, leader, leader follow the leader. [Repeat: x4]
And scream



All comments from YouTube:

@estebancol4

Congrats everyone! New memory unlocked

@RoxyAiyana

I used to think they sang... fala da lila lila........ LMAO.... I couldn't speak english yet back then... LOL

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@tofton1977

You made my day! ^^

@vickyhyde8173

Can you speak English now

@RoxyAiyana

@@vickyhyde8173 yes lol. Follow the leader leader leader, follow the leader, lol.

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@landajj7580

Bring back so much carnival memories in Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 Love Soca so much... Soca to the world...

@markpineda8880

Came to Belize too , amazing😮

@ScreamsOfRapture

Late, but yes! On a catamaran in the sea! Also from Carnival!

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