[male
vocals] [
Intro] (
Deep
heavy
bass,
Nyabinghi
drums
pounding)
Ahhh-ahhh-ahhh...
Ooooh-ohhh-ohhh...
Eastern
Region...
The
world
is
changing...
The
times
are
changing...
And
when
the
times
change—
CROWD:
WE
MUST
MOVE
WITH
THE
TIMES!
LEAD:
Eastern
Regional
Delegates...
Get
ready!
CROWD:
WE
ARE
READY!
LEAD:
Prepare
to
welcome...
A
Professional
Secretary!
CROWD:
PROFESSIONAL
SECRETARY!
LEAD:
Prepare
to
welcome...
The
Digital
Secretary!
CROWD:
DIGITAL
SECRETARY!
LEAD:
Comrade
Abass
Fuseini
Sbaabe!
CROWD:
THE
DIGITAL
SECRETARY!
[MAIN CHORUS] LEAD:
Digital
Secretary!
CROWD:
DIGITAL
SECRETARY!
LEAD:
Smart
Secretary!
CROWD:
SMART
SECRETARY!
LEAD:
What
does
he
bring?
CROWD:
SMART
AGENDA!
LEAD:
Who
will
he
train?
CROWD:
SMART
ACTIVISTS!
LEAD:
What
will
they
use?
CROWD:
SMART
PHONES!
LEAD:
Where
are
we
going?
CROWD:
SMART
VICTORY!
LEAD:
Smart
Secretary!
CROWD:
SMART
SECRETARY!
ALL:
SMART
SECRETARY!
SMART
AGENDA!
SMART
PARTY!
SMART
VICTORY!
[VERSE 1 — THE PROFESSIONAL SECRETARY] LEAD:
A
Secretary
by
profession...
Journalist
by
practice...
Politician
by
experience...
Leadership
through
service...
Institutional
memory...
Knowing
where
the
Party
has
travelled
from...
Knowing
where
the
Party
stands
today...
And
preparing
the
Secretariat
for
tomorrow.
CROWD:
MOVE
WITH
THE
TIMES!
LEAD:
From
the
old
records—
CROWD:
TO
THE
DIGITAL
AGE!
LEAD:
From
experience—
CROWD:
TO
INNOVATION!
LEAD:
Comrade
Abass—
CROWD:
THE
DIGITAL
SECRETARY!
[VERSE 2 — DIGITAL SECRETARIAT] LEAD:
The
Secretariat
must
move
with
the
times...
Modern
communication—
CROWD:
DIGITAL!
LEAD:
Activist
database—
CROWD:
DIGITAL!
LEAD:
Party
records—
CROWD:
ORGANISED!
LEAD:
Information
at
our
fingertips—
CROWD:
CONNECTED!
LEAD:
Thirty-three
constituencies—
CROWD:
CONNECTED!
LEAD:
Branches
and
constituencies—
CROWD:
CONNECTED!
LEAD:
A
modern
Secretariat—
CROWD:
FOR
A
MODERN
PARTY!
LEAD:
Eastern
Region—
CROWD:
MOVE
WITH
THE
TIMES! [
BRIDGE —
S.
M.
A.
R.
T.
AGENDA]
[Music drops — bass, Nyabinghi and organ] LEAD:
What
is
the
Agenda?
CROWD:
S.
M.
A.
R.
T.!
LEAD:
S!
CROWD:
STRONG
GRASSROOTS
SECRETARIAT!
LEAD:
M!
CROWD:
MODERN
DIGITAL
COMMUNICATION!
LEAD:
A!
CROWD:
ACTIVIST
DATABASE!
LEAD:
R!
CROWD:
RECONCILIATION
FOR
ELECTORAL
VICTORY!
LEAD:
T!
CROWD:
TRAINING
FOR
EFFECTIVE
PARTY
ADMINISTRATION!
LEAD:
Put
it
together!
CROWD:
SMART
AGENDA!
LEAD:
Who
brings
it?
CROWD:
THE
DIGITAL
SECRETARY!
Woah-ohhh-ohhh...
[VERSE 3 — SMARTPHONE REVOLUTION] LEAD:
Look
into
your
hand...
What
do
you
see?
CROWD:
SMART
PHONE!
LEAD:
Not
only
for
calls...
Not
only
for
messages...
Turn
that
smartphone
into
a
campaign
studio!
CROWD:
SMART
ACTIVISTS!
LEAD:
Train
them
to
create—
CROWD:
GRAPHICS!
LEAD:
Train
them
to
create—
CROWD:
VIDEOS!
LEAD:
Train
them
to
create—
CROWD:
CAMPAIGN
SONGS!
LEAD:
Train
them
to
communicate—
CROWD:
THE
PARTY
MESSAGE!
LEAD:
From
thirty-three
constituencies...
A
digital
army
of
trained
activists—
CROWD:
READY
FOR 2028!
LEAD:
Smart
activists!
CROWD:
SMART
PHONES!
LEAD:
Smart
phones!
CROWD:
SMART
CAMPAIGN!
LEAD:
Smart
campaign!
CROWD:
SMART
VICTORY!
[SHORT DUB BREAK] Digital...
Digital
Secretary...
[SHORT DUB BREAK] Digital...
Digital
Secretary...
Ooooh-ohhh-ohhh...
Smart
Secretary...
Smart
Agenda...
Thirty-three
constituencies...
One
connected
Region...
[CLIMAX] LEAD:
Eastern
Regional
Delegates!
CROWD:
WE
ARE
READY!
LEAD:
Institutional
memory—
CROWD:
PLUS
TECHNOLOGY!
LEAD:
Experience—
CROWD:
PLUS
INNOVATION!
LEAD:
Grassroots—
CROWD:
PLUS
DIGITAL!
LEAD:
Smart
Secretary!
CROWD:
SMART
AGENDA!
LEAD:
Smart
activists!
CROWD:
SMART
PHONES!
LEAD:
Smart
campaign!
CROWD:
SMART
VICTORY!
[FINAL CHORUS — FULL ROOTS BAND] LEAD:
Who
is
coming?
CROWD:
THE
DIGITAL
SECRETARY!
LEAD:
Who
is
coming?
CROWD:
THE
PROFESSIONAL
SECRETARY!
CROWD:
THE
DIGITAL
SECRETARY!
LEAD:
Smart
Secretary!
CROWD:
SMART
AGENDA!
LEAD:
Smart
activists!
CROWD:
SMART
PHONES!
LEAD:
Eastern
Region!
CROWD:
SMART
PARTY!
SMART
VICTORY...
Smart
Secretary...
Smart
Agenda...
Thirty-three
constituencies...
One
connected
Region...
[CLIMAX] LEAD:
Eastern
Regional
Delegates!
CROWD:
WE
ARE
READY!
LEAD:
Institutional
memory—
CROWD:
PLUS
TECHNOLOGY!
LEAD:
Experience—
CROWD:
PLUS
INNOVATION!
LEAD:
Grassroots—
CROWD:
PLUS
DIGITAL!
LEAD:
Smart
Secretary!
CROWD:
SMART
AGENDA!
LEAD:
Smart
activists!
CROWD:
SMART
PHONES!
LEAD:
Smart
campaign!
CROWD:
SMART
VICTORY!
[FINAL CHORUS — FULL ROOTS BAND] LEAD:
Who
is
coming?
CROWD:
THE
DIGITAL
SECRETARY!
LEAD:
Who
is
coming?
CROWD:
THE
PROFESSIONAL
SECRETARY!
LEAD:
Comrade
Abass
Fuseini
Sbaabe!
CROWD:
THE
DIGITAL
SECRETARY!
LEAD:
Smart
Secretary!
CROWD:
SMART
AGENDA!
LEAD:
Smart
activists!
CROWD:
SMART
PHONES!
LEAD:
Eastern
Region!
CROWD:
SMART
PARTY!
LEAD:
Twenty-twenty-eight!
CROWD:
SMART
VICTORY!
ALL:
SMART
SECRETARY!
SMART
AGENDA!
SMART
ACTIVISTS!
SMART
PHONES!
SMART
CAMPAIGN!
SMART
VICTORY!
[SHORT OUTRO — DEEP BASS / DUB ECHO] LEAD:
The
past
gives
us
memory...
The
present
gives
us
experience...
The
future
demands
innovation...
CROWD:
MOVE
WITH
THE
TIMES!
LEAD:
Thirty-three
constituencies...
One
modern
Secretariat...
One
connected
Region...
CROWD:
THE
DIGITAL
SECRETARY!
[MAIN CHORUS] LEAD:
Digital
Secretary!