Duke Ellington - The Brown Skin Gal In The Calico Gown lyrics

She's a camptown tune at a barbecue,

An old fashioned curt'sy

And a how dee ya' do,

A tintype from somebody's locket

The wind and the stars and the earth

But in practical terms of the pocket,

Here's how I measure her worth

A penny for the moon, a nickel for a dream,

A quarter for a tune like the "Old Mill Stream"

But I'd give a dollar and my heart to foller to

The Brown-Skin Gal In The Calico Gown.

A puzzler for a pal

A jack-knife for a song, a garter for a gal

In a blue sarong:

But I'd give a necklace because I'm reckless

For a kiss from the miss in the Calico Gown.

Havent much use for worldly goods

Robin Hood's for me; if my love's worth a nickel,

It's worth a Peso mine for the giving;

Hers for the "say so"

A penny for a cart to take her out to dine;

A scissor cuts a heart on a valentine;

Then a sky-blue bonnet with pink ribbons on it

For The Brown-Skin Gal In The Calico Gown.

A penny for the moon, a nickel for a dream,

A quarter for a tune like the "Old Mill Stream"

But I'd give a dollar and my heart to foller to

The Brown-Skin Gal In The Calico Gown.

A puzzler for a pal

A jack-knife for a song, a garter for a gal

In a blue sarong:

But I'd give a necklace because I'm reckless

For a kiss from the miss in the Calico Gown.

Havent much use for worldly goods

Robin Hood's for me; if my love's worth a nickel,

It's worth a Peso mine for the giving;

Hers for the "say so"

A penny for a cart to take her out to dine;

A scissor cuts a heart on a valentine;

Then a sky-blue bonnet with pink ribbons on it

For The Brown-Skin Gal In The Calico Gown.