Lyrics Thanks To The Guardian - Mighty Sparrow

Thanks To The Guardian

Everyday I read the Guardian
Always plenty criticism
Everyday I read the Guardian
Plenty, plenty criticism
Way ah do for them I don’t know
Why they love me so
They think they hurting me, but they stupidee
The more they talk is better for me
You see:
It goes to show that they think of me more and more
Ah getting more publicity than I could ever pay for
So when they call me ill names and criticise
And then full the paper with plenty lies
Brothr, I have no objection
I know to myself that I am th greatest Calypsonian
Ever born, crown or no crown
They have a big stupid Editor
Only printing special letter
Plenty people write in favour of me
The criminal ignore them completely
Now and then he’ll pass a good one
That sneaky son of a gun
But good or bad without any doubt
It good for me, is Sparrow they talking 'bout
So you see:
It goes to show that they think of me more and more
Ah getting more publicity than I had ever hoped for
So when they call me ill names and criticise
And then full the papers with plenty lies
Brother, I have no objection
You know to yourself I’m the greatest Calypsonian
If I lie, ask Lance or Leon
Scavenging reporters now on the beat
Only picking up man in the street
Ah don’t know if they think they job so porog
Because I know man in the street is dog
So they write in and talk me bad
And try hard to make me feel sad
But is my name they broadcasting
They talking more 'bout me, than the present King
Oh yes:
It goes to show that they think of me more and more
Ah getting more publicity than I had ever hoped for
So when they call me ill names and criticise
And then full the papers with many, many lies
I have no objection
I know to myself that I am the greatest Calypsonian
Ever born, in or out the island
I want to show them now how grateful I am
Thanks to the people who write, thanks to the Guardian
I know they try they utmost to be nasty
And at the same time it was still publicity
Since they bad talk Rose and Royal Jail
Ah get fifty per cent more record sale
So when they feel they doing me wrong
They only making me checking account more strong
Well it goes to show that they think of me more and more
Ah getting more publicity than I had ever hoped for
So when they call me ill names and criticise
And then full the papers with plenty lies
Brother I have no objection
I know to myself that I am the greatest Calypsonian
And if I lie, ask the whole Federation