Another Westmorelite is in the spotlight of the National Festival Song Competition.

Hailing from Bethel Town, Westmoreland, 34 year old, Clevon’s interest in music began at a very young age. Growing up, he entered many talent competitions, including the Tastee Talent competition, which he has entered four times. He enjoys listening to all genres of music and hopes to excel in this year’s competition.

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Little But Tallawah
Jamaica you know she we tallawah
We tallawah, we tallawah we tallawah we tallawah
Oh Jamaica, we little but we tallawah
We tallawah we tallawah, we tallawah, we tallawah
Oh Jamaica, welittle but we tallawah
Verse 1.
From mi little bit
Mi granny, use to tell mi dis
Say good things, come ina small basket
So we no want no passport fi lef dis.
Dis ya island nicer than salt fish
Si flat bridge deh, a it we drive over
And use handcart run race a dover
And when winter tourists come over
Fi take a bathe ina we Dunn’s river water
Si grandfather deh, deh grater cassava
Si mama deh, deh mek di bammy dem after
Si tourist deh, deh sail pon rafter
Come ever body we sing this ya part ya.
Cho
For Jamaica we little but we tallawah
An everything weh god bless we wid we have it ya
We have the sugar cane and green banana
20 miles a de Martha brae water
We tallawah, we tallawah, we tallawah, we tallawah
Oh Jamaica we little but we tallawah
We tallawah, we tallawah, we tallawah, we tallawah
Oh Jamaica we little but we tallawah
Verse 2.
Overseas, dem a bawl out fi join we
And ina every athlete dem a sign we
The blue mountain peak, more time we climb it
We love the coffee when you parch and grine it
A St. Ann’s weh dem buty Bob Marley
A said place weh dem chain Marcus Garvey
And Ms Lou shoulda deh ya soh fi join we
Fi buss a joke and mek the crowd feel lively.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3.
Hey Jamaica, we nah go lef you
And when you bredfruit fit, we a go pick you
Ackee and saltfish mouth de yah fi eat you
Come mas Joe wid more yellow yam to
We parch corn and we make the asham to
We use kerosene oil make bottle lamp to
We take bamboo and make a lot of things to
A so we know what Jamaican’s can do
Repeat Chorus
Verse 4.
Come mek we rock and dance to the mento
Cause, Jamaica we little but we tallawah
Watch Ms. Mary a how she a gwaan so
Cause Jamaica we little but we tallawah
Come mas’ benjie, come beat the pimento
Cause Jamaica we little but we tallawah
We tallawah, we tallawah, we tallawah, we tallawah
Oh Jamaica we little but we tallawah
We tallawah, we tallawah, we tallawah, we tallawah
Oh Jamaica we little but we tallawah
We tallawah, we tallawah, we tallawah, we tallawah
Oh Jamaica we little but we tallawah