Calypso Rose - Calypso blues

^DmWa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay Wa-oo-oo,^Bb wa-oo-oo, ^DmWa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay

Sittin' by de ^Dmocean Me heart, she feel so ^Bbsad, Sittin' by de ^Dmocean, Me heart, she feel so ^Bbsad... Don't got de ^Dmmoney To take me back to ^BbTrinidad. Fine calypso w^Dmoman, She cook me shrimp and r^Bbice, Fine calypso ^Dmwoman, She cook me shrimp and r^Bbice Dese yankee hot d^Dmogs Don't treat me stomach very n^Bbice. In Trinidad, one dollar ^Dmbuy Papaya juice, banana ^Bbpie, Six coconut, one female g^Dmoat, An' plenty fish to fill de ^Bbboat. One bushel bread, one barrel w^Dmine, An' all de town, she come to ^Bbdine. But here is bad, one dollar^Dm buy Cup of coffee, ham on r^Bbye. Me throat she sick from n^Dmecktie, Me feet hurt from ^Bbshoes. Me pocket full of ^Dmempty, I got Calypso ^Bbblues. Dese yankee girl give me big s^Dmcare, Is black de root, is blonde de ^Bbhair. Her eyelash false, her face is^Dm paint, And pads are where de girl she ^Bbain't She jitterbug when she should ^Dmwaltz, I even think her name is ^Bbfalse. But calypso girl is good a ^Dmlot, Is what you see, is what she ^Bbgot. Sittin' by de o^Dmcean Me heart, she feel so ^Bbsad, Sittin' by de ^Dmocean, Me heart, she feel so s^Bbad Don't got de m^Dmoney To take me back to ^BbTrinidad.

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