The calipso has been adopted by the Afghan government as their official approved musical genre. To celebrate this momentous decision musical instruments have been piled up and set alight. Music schools have been closed and staff laid off. This will give people the chance to develop a Caribbean patois and learn dance steps that will not be permitted in public or in private.
Come, mister Taliban, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Come, mister Taliban, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Tallying bananas will be carried out using abacus and the tallies carved into discarded pianos. Bananas will be provided for all state occasions to be eaten solemnly with calipso music broadcast from minarets. The music police will ensure that no instruments are played by all banana loving Afghans.