Chorus
Left, right, left, right
In the Government boots, the Government boots
Left, right, left, right
In the Government boots, the Government boots
1.
Is it necessary to have so much soldiers in this small country
No, no, no, no
Is it necessary to shine soldier boots with taxpayer's money
No, no, no, no
Well don't tell me, tell Tommie
He put them in St. Lucy
Unemployment high and the treasury low
And he buying boots to cover soldier toe
I see them boots, boots, boots and more boots
On the feet of young trigger happy recruits
I see them boots, boots, boots and more boots
Marching, threatening army troops
Tell Tom I say, that wouldn't do
He got to see 'bout me and you
And most of all, all the children
And stop dem soldiers from marching
(Chorus)
2.
Was it necessary to hire dem soldier jokers to out a fire
No, no, no, no
Was it right to give dem weapons they claim wasn't loaded to shoot Vincentians
No, no, no, no
Well don't tell me, tell Tom man
He send them to Vincy land
Gun in dey hand, making a stand
To quell a non-existent rebellion
Wid all them boots, boots, boots and more boots
On the feet of young trigger happy recruits
I see them boots, boots, boots and more boots
Marching, threatening army troops
Tell Tom I say, that wouldn't do
He got to see 'bout me and you
And most of all, all the children
And stop dem soldiers from marching
(Chorus)
3.
Can we afford to feed that army
While so many children naked and hungry
No, no, no, no
Can we afford to remain passive while that soldier army growing so massive
No, no, no, no
Well don't tell me, mash Tommy heals
He giving them four square meals
Some of them so fat, they could hardly run
But shooting bulls eyes with automatic gun
Wid all them boots, boots, boots and more boots
On the feet of young trigger happy recruits
I see them boots, boots, boots and more boots
Marching, threatening army troops
Tell Tom I say, that wouldn't do
He got to see 'bout me and you
And most of all, all the children
And stop dem soldiers from marching
(Chorus)
I hear them boots, boots, boots and more boots
On the feet of young trigger happy recruits
I see them boots, boots, boots and more boots
Marching threatening
Sung by calypsonian, the Mighty Gabby (Anthony Carter).