[male
vocals] [
Deep
round
bass,
classic
offbeat
guitar
skank,
warm
organ
bubbles,
restrained
horns,
Nyabinghi-style
percussion
touches,
and
plenty
of
stop-time
breaks
for
the
jokes.
The
lead
should
almost
narrate
parts
of
the
verses,
with
a
lively
male/
female
crowd
answering
him]
[INTRO — DEEP BASS / ONE-DROP DRUMS / ORGAN BUBBLE] LEAD:
Eastern
Region!
CROWD:
LISTEN!
LEAD:
N.
D.
C.
family!
CROWD:
LISTEN
WELL!
LEAD:
Dem
say
every
step
must
be
climbed—
CROWD:
ONE
BY
ONE!
LEAD:
But
wait
a
minute...
If
every
step
must
be
stepped
on,
then
somebody
must
answer
one
simple
question.
[VERSE 1 — THE LADDER] They
say
David
must
wait,
because
David
was
only
Deputy
Chairman.
They
say: "
First
Deputy...
then
Chairman."
But
hold
on!
When
Kevor
was
Constituency
Youth
Organizer,
did
he
become
Deputy
Regional
Secretary
first?
CROWD:
NO!
LEAD:
Where
did
he
go?
CROWD:
STRAIGHT
TO
REGIONAL
SECRETARY!
LEAD:
Ahhh!
So
the
ladder
had
no
missing
step
that
day?
If
Youth
Organizer
could
rise
straight
to
Regional
Secretary,
why
must
Deputy
Chairman
be
told
he
cannot
rise
to
Chairman?
[CHORUS] ALL:
ONE
LADDER!
ONE
RULE!
Don't
change
the
rules
when
David
is
coming
through!
ONE
LADDER!
ONE
RULE!
ONE
LADDER!
ONE
RULE!
What
was
good
for
you
must
be
good
for
David
too!
[VERSE 2 — WHILE HE WAS AWAY] Kevor
became
Regional
Secretary,
the
Chief
Executive
of
the
party
in
the
region.
Then
parliamentary
ambition
called.
He
resigned
as
Regional
Secretary
and
went
to
Afram
Plains
South
to
contest
the
parliamentary
primaries.
He
lost.
But
while
he
was
away—
CROWD:
DAVID
WAS
LEARNING!
LEAD:
While
he
was
pursuing
another
dream—
CROWD:
DAVID
WAS
LEARNING!
LEAD:
Working
in
the
regional
structure—
CROWD:
DAVID
WAS
LEARNING!
LEAD:
Standing
with
the
party—
CROWD:
DAVID
WAS
LEARNING!
CROWD:
DAVID
WAS
LEARNING!
[CHORUS] ALL:
WHILE
HE
WAS
AWAY,
DAVID
WAS
LEARNING!
WHILE
OTHERS
MOVED,
DAVID
WAS
LEARNING!
STEP
BY
STEP,
YEAR
BY
YEAR—
DAVID
DAKUDZI
WAS
STILL
RIGHT
HERE!
[VERSE 3 — THE QUESTION] Then
came
another
opportunity.
After
the 2024
elections,
Kevor
was
appointed
to
head
NITA.
And
once
again,
he
resigned
from
his
party
position.
Now,
comrades,
this
is
not
an
insult.
It
is
a
legitimate
question
about
political
consistency.
If
someone
resigned
as
Regional
Secretary
to
pursue
another
political
ambition,
and
later
resigned
as
Regional
Chairman
for
another
appointment,
then
delegates
have
every
right
to
ask:
What
guarantee
do
we
have
that
history
will
not
repeat
itself?
When
another
opportunity
comes,
who
stays
to
finish
the
work?
[BREAK — BASS DROPS] LEAD:
Who
stayed?
CROWD:
DAVID!
LEAD:
Who
learnt?
CROWD:
DAVID!
LEAD:
Who
served
as
Deputy
Chairman?
CROWD:
DAVID!
LEAD:
Who
is
ready
for
the
next
responsibility?
CROWD:
DAVID
DAKUDZI!
[VERSE 4 — EXPERIENCE] Leadership
is
not
only
about
how
high
you
have
climbed.
It
is
also
about
how
long
you
stayed,
what
you
learnt,
and
whether
people
can
depend
on
you
when
the
road
becomes
difficult.
David
stayed.
David
learnt.
David
learnt.
David
served.
And
now
David
says: "
I
am
ready."
Not
because
somebody
gave
him
a
shortcut.
Not
because
somebody
changed
the
ladder.
But
because
years
of
service
have
prepared
him
for
this
moment.
[FINAL CHORUS] ALL:
ONE
LADDER!
ONE
RULE!
Don't
change
the
rules
when
David
is
coming
through!
WHILE
HE
WAS
AWAY—
CROWD:
DAVID
WAS
LEARNING!
LEAD:
WHILE
OTHERS
MOVED—
CROWD:
DAVID
WAS
LEARNING!
LEAD:
WHO
STAYED?
CROWD:
DAVID!
LEAD:
WHO
LEARNT?
CROWD:
DAVID!
LEAD:
WHO
IS
READY?
CROWD:
DAVID
DAKUDZI!
[OUTRO — HORNS / ORGAN / DEEP BASS] LEAD:
Eastern
Region,
the
question
is
simple.
If
the
ladder
worked
for
one,
let
the
same
ladder
work
for
another.
No
double
standard.
CROWD:
ONE
LADDER!
LEAD:
No
changing
the
rules.
CROWD:
ONE
RULE!
LEAD:
David
Dakudzi!
CROWD:
READY
TO
SERVE!
ALL:
WHILE
HE
WAS
AWAY...
DAVID
WAS
LEARNING!
DAVID
DAKUDZI—
IT
IS
TIME!
[FADE — ONE-DROP / HORNS] ONE
LADDER...
ONE
RULE...
DAVID...
DAVID...
DAVID
DAKUDZI...