Nat King Cole - Calypso Blues lyrics

(don georgenathaniel cole)

Wa-oo-oowa-oo-oo

Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...

Wa-oo-oowa-oo-oo

Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...

Sittin' by de ocean

Me heartshe feel so sad

Sittin' by de ocean

Me heartshe feel so sad...

Don't got de money

To take me back to trinidad.

Fine calypso woman

She cook me shrimp and rice

Fine calypso woman

She cook me shrimp and rice...

Dese yankee hot dogs

Don't treat me stomach very nice.

In trinidadone dollar buy

Papaya juicebanana pie

Six coconutone female goat

An' plenty fish to fill de boat.

One bushel breadone barrel wine

An' all de townshe come to dine.

But here is badone dollar buy

Cup of coffeeham on rye.

Me throat she sick from necktie

Me feet hurt from shoes.

Me pocket full of empty

I got calypso blues.

Dese yankee girl give me big scare

Is black de rootis blonde de hair.

Her eyelash falseher face is paint

And pads are where de girl she ain't!

She jitterbug when she should waltz

I even think her name is false.

But calypso girl is good a lot

Is what you seeis what she got.

Sittin' by de ocean

Me heartshe feel so sad

Sittin' by de ocean

Me heartshe feel so sad...

Don't got de money

To take me back to trinidad.

Wa-oo-oowa-oo-oo

Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...

Wa-oo-oowa-oo-oo

Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...

(repeat chant to fade)