Celebration of Gleaner 185
Cum yah mi fren, mek mi and yu talk
Yu nu hear wah a gwan down a Sir William Grant Park
Downtown a go buzz like a beehive
Nuh Gleaner Company a celebrate 100 and 85,
Dem have banner wid dem slogan big and bold
‘The Gleaner where life unfold’
Mi really did wan stop and join inna dem celebration,
Trust mi dem mek mi feel proud to be a Jamaican
But mi an yu know how it go wid Mr. Mckytire
Next thing mi go stop fi celebrate wid dem and get fire
It’s a great milestone fi reach 185
But mi haffi keep mi likkle 9-5
Right now a 11:55, an mi kan wait fi lunchtime fi go celebrate wi dem
Mi wish mi cudda bring back fimi love ones to life
Cause gleaner a 185 and still ‘alive’
– Ricardo Grant