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The Banana Boat Song
03:45
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Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Work all night on a drink of rum
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Stack banana till de morning come
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
A beautiful bunch o' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wan' go home
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2. |
Linstead Market
03:10
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I carry mi ackee, go a Linstead Market
Not a quattie worth sell
I carry me ackee, go a Linstead Market
Not a quattie worth sell.
Lawd what a night, not a bite
What a Saturday night
Lawd what a night not a bite
What a Saturday night.
Everybody come feel up, feel up
Not a quattie worth sell
Everybody come feel up, feel up
Not a quattie worth sell.
Do mi mommy nuh beat mi kill mi
Sake (take) a Merry-go-round
Do mi mommy don't beat me kill
Sake a Merry-go-round.
All di pickney dem a linga linga
Fi weh dem mumma no bring
All di pickney dem a linga linga
Fi weh dem mumma no bring.
Lawd, what a night, not a bite
What a Saturday night
Lawd, what a night, not a bite
How di pickney gwine feed?
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3. |
Cordelia Brown
03:39
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Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
You say you come out in the sunshine
With nothing on your head
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
Oh, Cordelia Brown, although' you never tell,
Oh, Cordelia Brown, still I know your secret well
Yes you fell in love with Ned
And when he left, your head turned red
And right well you know,
That what I say is true
Oh, Cordelia Brown, yes I've been far and wide
Now I'm telling you, every girl wants to be a bride
So I know what happen to you
And please strike me down if it isn't true
He said he never would wed,
And that when your head turned red
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4. |
Dry Weather Houses
04:28
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Dry weather houses are not worth a cent
And yet we have to pay so much for rent.
One Monday morning a landlord went,
To a tenant to get his rent,
But the tenant say, “Massa me no fool,
Me no pay no rent, fe no swimmin’ pool.”
Look at the room you rent me to live,
The whole of the roof is just like a sieve.
When rain come if I sleep too sound,
So help me king, I shure wud a’ drowned.
Some of the rooms they rent out, you know,
Is just like a big scorpion depot.
If you go to bed and you don’t take a oath,
Middle of the night cockroach cut your throat.
Some of the rooms, the way them so small,
You can’t even turn inside them at all.
When you want to turn you have to go outside,
Turn your turn and go back inside.
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5. |
Long Time Gal
03:14
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This long time girl, I never see you,
Come let me hold your hand
This long time girl, I never see you
Come let me hold your hand.
Bald-head John Crow sitting on the treetop,
Plucks off the blossom,
Let me hold your hand girl
Let me hold your hand.
This long time girl, I never see you,
Come let me wheel and turn
This long time girl, I never see you
Come let me wheel and turn.
Bald-head John Crow sitting on the treetop,
Plucks off the blossom,
Let me wheel and turn gal,
Let me wheel and turn.
This long time girl, I never see you,
Come let me walk and talk
This long time girl, I never see you
Come let me walk and talk.
Bald-head John Crow sitting on the treetop,
Plucks off the blossom,
Let me walk and talk girl
Let me walk and talk.
This long time girl, I never see you
Come let me wheel and jig
This long time girl, I never see you
Come let me wheel and jig.
Bald-head John Crow sitting on the treetop,
Plucks off the blossom,
Let me wheel and jig girl,
Let me wheel and jig.
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One Monday Morning
I was going down to Chappel Town
And I meet a Donkey
And he ask where I am going to
‘I’m going to see the doctor
But who is the Doctor?
The Cockroach is the doctor
And the gingerroot the medicine
Hold him Joe, Me say Hold him Joe
Hold him Joe, and don’t let him go
The donkey want water,
What kind of water
He want sugar water
Everybody want water,
He want some sea water
And that's because he's from Trinidad
The donkey want water,
Spring 'round the corner,
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7. |
Yellow Bird
03:45
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Yellow Bird, Up high in the Banana Tree
Yellow bird, you sit all alone like me.
Did your lady friend leave the nest again?
That is very sad, makes me feel so bad.
You can fly away, in the sky away.
You're more lucky than me.
I also had a pretty girl, she's not with me today.
They're all the same those pretty girls, take tenderness, then they fly away….
Yellow Bird, Up high in the Banana Tree
Yellow bird, you sit all alone like me.
Did your lady friend leave the nest again?
That is very sad, makes me feel so bad.
You can fly away, in the sky away.
You're more lucky than me.
Wish that i were a yellow bird, i'd fly away with you.
But i am not a yellow bird, so here i sit.
Nothing i can do.
Yellow bird, yellow bird.
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8. |
Shake the Papaya Down
04:24
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Mama says, No play! This is a work day,
Up with the bright sun, get all the work done!
If you will help me climb up the tall tree,
Shake the papaya down.
Sweet, sweet papaya, fruit of the island,
When all the work's done, dance on the white sands,
If you will help me climb up the tall tree
Shake the papaya down.
Shake them down, shake them down,
Climb the tall tree, shake them down!
Shake them down, shake them down,
Shake the papaya down!
Mama says, No play! This is a work day,
Up with the bright sun, get all the work done!
If you will help me climb up the tall tree,
Shake the papaya down.
I love papaya, yes I do,
Juicy papaya, yes I do!
If you will help me, I'll help you,
Shake the papaya down!
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9. |
Island in the Sun
03:57
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10. |
River Bank Coverly
02:58
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11. |
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Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Work all night on a drink of rum
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Stack banana till de morning come
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
A beautiful bunch o' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wan' go home
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Edward II Manchester, UK
Edward II, are an English roots band that uniquely blend the rhythms of the Caribbean with traditional songs from the British Isles. Back in the nineties the band were at the forefront of the Rock Against Racism movement and signed to Cooking Vinyl Records and Rhythm Safari in the US. They worked extensively across the globe touring world music, reggae and folk festivals on every continent! ... more
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