We come from a country district all the way up North
We hobby is playing music and drinking fish broth
We come from a country district all the way up North
Sometimes we just playing music without any broth
We weathered the storm under pressure
Then decided to form an orchestra
But the town boys say, we must try again
We too green, to come Port Of Spain
Chorus: You can't beat pan, they tell we so, new country band....go back Toco....what dey don't know, we pan is sweet and the crowd just go for de Toco beat..
Dey tink because we from de country, we have no musical background, (but) if dey should just look up their history, they know that we terribly strong....physically, musically....Oh gorm....
De Toco Band, is coming down, we have we plan...to mash up town....we going to shake, de Savannah, and even take Panorama...
The steel band from Toco, de band of tomorrow..we ready for action, in our competition, but now dey are sayin', we shouldn't be competing,all kind of excuses, dey can't stand de losses............
I nearly forget to mention, we have no panyard..no kind of accommodation, we real have it bad.... for most of the time we gather along side the sea, and having to practice under a coconut tree.....
But that haven't stopped perseverance, no hazard disrupt our performance, so all who say, we can't beat pan, I know they ain't want...nothing with this band....
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And now all around de island, people want to know, how this little country steel band could play music so....tell them...we have an excellent tuner, a tuner of class, and a prolific arranger no one could surpass..
Because we possess variation, we always get the best orchestration....so now you'll know and understand, de secret of de Toco Band...
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Lyrics Submitted by John Leonhardt