Montserrat Lock Off
‘I have a question / For the leader of this land
It’s a serious situation / I want you to understand
Mister minister tell me have you ever studied
What is going on with the ferry situation
From 8 o’clock in the morning / Montserrat lock off
To 5 o’clock in the evening / Montserrat lock off
With the ferry and helicopter still in Antigua / Montserrat lock off
Oh Lord / Montserrat lock off
I said Montserrat lock off
Oh Lord / Montserrat lock off
The ferry on its own / Can handle evacuation
I am putting to your attention / that there is really no place to run
Calling on the Montserrat government to make some arrangement
Try and put in place plans to giving us tents
[Chorus]
If we had a ferry / We would be making more money
The ferry would be at our jetty / In times of emergency
All I do is hope and pray / Disaster don’t come our way
God is our guiding light / Guide us through the darkest night’
– Extract from Song 'Montserrat Lock Off' by Pepper
Soufrière Hills seen from the New Airport. Credit: Peter Filleul.
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