(Don George, Nathaniel Cole)
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Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo,
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Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
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Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo,
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Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
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Sittin' by de ocean
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Me heart, she feel so sad,
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Sittin' by de ocean,
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Me heart, she feel so sad...
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Don't got de money
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To take me back to Trinidad.
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Fine calypso woman,
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She cook me shrimp and rice,
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Fine calypso woman,
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She cook me shrimp and rice...
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Dese yankee hot dogs
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Don't treat me stomach very nice.
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In Trinidad, one dollar buy
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Papaya juice, banana pie,
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Six coconut, one female goat,
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An' plenty fish to fill de boat.
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One bushel bread, one barrel wine,
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An' all de town, she come to dine.
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But here is bad, one dollar buy
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Cup of coffee, ham on rye.
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Me throat she sick from necktie,
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Me feet hurt from shoes.
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Me pocket full of empty,
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I got Calypso blues.
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Dese yankee girl give me big scare,
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Is black de root, is blonde de hair.
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Her eyelash false, her face is paint,
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And pads are where de girl she ain't!
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She jitterbug when she should waltz,
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I even think her name is false.
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But calypso girl is good a lot,
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Is what you see, is what she got.
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Sittin' by de ocean
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Me heart, she feel so sad,
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Sittin' by de ocean,
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Me heart, she feel so sad...
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Don't got de money
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To take me back to Trinidad.
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Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo,
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Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
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Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo,
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Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
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(Repeat chant to fade)
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Calypso Blues
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Nat King Cole |