(Nick Reynolds/Bob Shane/John Stewart)
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In Trinidad there was a family with much confusion, as you will see.
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There was a mama and a papa and a son-of-a-gun who wanted to marry, have a wife of his own.
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"You cannot marry that girl. I got to say 'No.' That girl is your sister but your mama don't know!"
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[Chorus:]
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Ah, woe, ah, me. Shame and scandal in the family. [Repeat]
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So he found a young girl who suited him nice. He went to his papa to ask his advice.
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His papa said, "Son, I got to say 'No.' That girl is your sister but your mama don't know!"
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[Chorus]
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As the weeks went by, the boy looked around. Soon the best cook on the island he found.
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He went to his papa to name the day. His papa looked at him and at him he did say,
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"You cannot marry that girl. I gotta say, 'No.' That girl is your sister, but your mama don't know!"
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[Chorus]
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So the years went by and he wished he was dead. He had seventeen girls and still wasn't wed.
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When he'd ask his papa, papa would always say, "No! That girl is your sister but your mama don't know!"
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[Chorus]
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So he went to his mama and he bowed his head. Told his mama what his papa had said.
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His mama said, "Son, go, man, go! Your papa ain't your papa but your papa don't know!"
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[Chorus]
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Ah, Woe, Ah, Me
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| The Kingston Trio |
