The Constantine Calypso Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][Am][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]So Larry Constantine,
[Am]Knight Bachelor,
[G]Black Prince from the Bri[D]tish Empire,
[G]
Cricket was his [C]life and
through [F]the [C]game,[G]
This grandson of a [D]slave
won great [G]fame.
Born in Trinidad [C]in all humility,
[G]He rose to the ran[D]ks of high deg[G]ree.
Larry, Larry, Constantine
[Am]Larry,
An ever [D]boldly body [G]liner,
Honesty and in[C]tegrity,
Are the [D]sum total of Sir [G]Larry.[Am][D]
[G]So varied and distin[Am]guished
was [D]his [G]career,
Cricketer, [D]dynamic and [G]debonair,
Called to the de[C]gree of the Uttambara,
[G]He later [D]became High Commissioner,
[G]
Sportsman, Politi[Am]cian and Diplo[C]mat.[G]
On the Race Relations [D]Board
he calls House [G]that.
Larry, Larry Constantine,
[Am]Larry never [D]pulled a body line.
[G]By his efforts he pav[Am]es the way,
He [D]points this night to [G]a
new [Am]day.[D]
[G]West Indies has pro[C]duced
many [D]cricketers
[G]Deadly were all Walcot[D]t,
Weeks and Sobers
[G]And many others [C]too numerous [F]to name
[G]Who likewise [D]have achieved acclaim
[G]Those widely [C]sun[Am]g little pals [C]of mine
[G]But none quite like Lar[D]ry Constantine
[G]Larry, Larry Constantine
[F]Larry, [Am]an ev[Adim]er boldly body [D]line
[G]Every match he [Am]gave his best,
[D]whether Lancashire League
or [G]Oval [Am]Test.[D]
[G]When he first encountered
[Am]racial prejudi[D]ce,[G]
the loaded [D]dice of injustice,
[G]The root causes of [C]which he
was [D]well [G]aware,
were insecur[D]ity,
ignorance and [G]fear.
Neither [C]biology or history
[G]support notions of [D]innate
[G]supremacy.
Lavey, Lavey, Constantine
[C]Lavey
A never [D]pouty body liner
[G]Honesty and in[C]tegrity
Are the [D]sum total of Sir [G]Lavey

[Outro 1]
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