Lyrics Dan is the Man - The Mighty Sparrow

- Captain! There's a traitor on board!
- Examine the horn!

According to the education
You get when you small
You will grow up with true ambition
And respect from one and all
But in my days in school
They teach me like a fool
The things they teach me
Ah should be ah block-headed mule

And wey dey teach you?

Dey tell me pussy has finished his work long ago
An' now he resting an' ting
Solomon Gundy was born on ah Monday
De ass in de lion skin
Winkin, Blinkin and Nod
Sail off in ah wooden sloop
De 'gouti lose he tail an' de alligator fighting
To make monkey-liver soup

An' Dan, is the man, in the van

Wepsee mama!

De poems an' de lessons dey write
An' send from England
Impress me, dey were trying to
Cultivate comedians!
Comic books made more sense
You know it is fictitious
Without pretence
Cutteridge wanted to keep us in ignorance!
Tell me if dis eh chupidness...

Humpy-Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpy-Dumpy did fall
Goosey, Goosey Gander?
Where shall I wander?
Ding, dong, dell
Pussy in de well!
Ah R-I-K-K-I-T-I-K-K-I-Ah-T-Ah-V
Ah Rikki Tikki Tikki Tikki Tavi!

Dan, is de man, in de van

Wepsee mama! Yep!

Ah say, Cutteridge was plenty times more advanced
Dan dem scientist
I ain't believe dat no one man could write
So much stupidness
Aeroplanes didn't come so soon
Scientists used to make de grade in balloon
Cutteridge make a cow
Jump over the moon
An' then he tell dem...

Tom, Tom de piper's son
Thief ah pig an' away he run
Once dere was a woman who lived in ah shoe
She had so many children she didn't know what to do
Dickory a-dickory dock
De mouse ran up de clock
De lion and de mouse
Ah woman pushing ah cow
To eat grass on top of ah house

Ah an' Dan, is de man, in de van

Wepsee mama!

How I happen to get some education
My friends, me ain't know
All dey teach me is about Beer Rabbit
An' Rumpelstilskin-o
Dey wanted to keep me down indeed
Dey try dey best, but didn't succeed
You see, meh head was duncee
An' up to now ah cyah read!
Who cares about...

Peter, Peter was ah pumpkin eater?
Some little, little people tie Gulliver?
When I was sick an' lay a-bed
I had two pillow at my head
De goose lay de golden egg?
De spider catch a fly?
Morocoy with wings flapping in de sky?
Dey beat me like ah dog to learn that in school
If me head was bright ah woulda be a damn fool!

With Dan, is de man, in de van

Can a pig dance a jig for a fig?
Twirly and Twisty were two screws
Mister Mike goes to school, on a bike
Dan is de man, in de van
Dan is de man, in de van
Yeah! Dan is de man, in de van!