Celebration is our nature
A distinction of pleasure
Activities of leisure
In a full count of measure.
Everybody is celebrating
With nobody distracting
For everyone is understanding
So no one is obstructing.
Gathered in the neighbourhood
with a true spirit of brotherhood
In tune with our adulthood
Memories of our childhood.
In our way our brother's keepers
In no way our brother's killers
In time of joy the hailers
In time of sorrow the wailers.
Togetherness our culture
In oneness our structure
Fabrique of our love won't puncture
The goodness of life shall we capture.
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