singing "Talking Parrot" on the flip side. "Put the Knife on the Shelf" "Calypsonian from Toco" (Recorded in 1949) "Residents of Nowhere Square" (Recorded in 1949) "Man in the Garden Hiding" for which he was crowned Calypso King of 1952. "I Don't Want Any Women Police in Trinidad" "The Queen at Montego Bay" - He received second place for this song in an inter-island calypso contest at the Governor's House, Port of Spain, for Princess Margaret in 1955. The other five calypsonians who were chosen to sing were Lord Melody, Mighty Dictator, Mighty Spitfire, Mighty Panther, and Lord Viper. "Mr. Christine from Barbados" in 1954 on 78 rpm Vitadisc TC 106 with "Boys Days" by the She She Calypso Band on the flip side. "Bajan Diplomat." On a Vitadisc 45 rpm with a steelband playing "The Happy Wanderer" on the flip side. This recording was made some time after the movie Three Coins In the Fountain (1954), starring Clifton Webb and Dorothy McGuire. Sir Galba was noted for his clever and humorous lyrics, although few have survived. But the calypso, the "Bajan Diplomat", taken from a recording, gives some idea of his playfulness. The calypso is partly a play on the lyrics of the popular song from the 1954 film, Three Coins in a Fountain, but mostly a humorous dig at Trinidadians and Barbadians, especially sending up the broad Barbadian accent and playing on the common West Indian myth that Barbadians were often con artists. An MP3 version may be downloaded from: Footnotes References Chusid, Irwin. (2009). "Sir Galba", Muriel's Treasure: Calypso Artifacts blog, 31 May 2007, retrieved 16 May 2009. Taylor, Caldwell (2008). "Sir Galba - Grenadian calypsonian of the forties and fifties", Big Drum Nation, 22 June 2008, retrieved 16 May 2009. Quevedo, Raymond ("Attila the Hun") (1983). Atilla's Kaiso: a short history of Trinidad calypso. 1983. University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad. External links Mighty Skipper discography MP3 version of 'Bajan diplomat' courtesy John Hill 1919 births 1957 suicides Calypsonians 20th-century Trinidad and Tobago male singers Grenadian musicians Grenadian emigrants to Trinidad and Tobago Suicides in Trinidad and Tobago 1957 deaths