Calypso Blues

Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo,<br>Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...<br>Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo,<br>Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...<br><br>Sittin` by de ocean<br>Me heart, she feel so sad,<br>Sittin` by de ocean,<br>Me heart, she feel so sad...<br>Don`t got de money<br>To take me back to Trinidad.<br><br>Fine calypso woman,<br>She cook me shrimp and rice,<br>Fine calypso woman,<br>She cook me shrimp and rice...<br>Dese yankee hot dogs<br>Don`t treat me stomach very nice.<br><br>In Trinidad, one dollar buy<br>Papaya juice, banana pie,<br>Six coconut, one female goat,<br>An` plenty fish to fill de boat.<br><br>One bushel bread, one barrel wine,<br>An` all de town, she come to dine.<br>But here is bad, one dollar buy<br>Cup of coffee, ham on rye.<br><br>Me throat she sick from necktie,<br>Me feet hurt from shoes.<br>Me pocket full of empty,<br>I got Calypso blues.<br><br>Dese yankee girl give me big scare,<br>Is black de root, is blonde de hair.<br>Her eyelash false, her face is paint,<br>And pads are where de girl she ain`t!<br><br>She jitterbug when she should waltz,<br>I even think her name is false.<br>But calypso girl is good a lot,<br>Is what you see, is what she got.<br><br>Sittin` by de ocean<br>Me heart, she feel so sad,<br>Sittin` by de ocean,<br>Me heart, she feel so sad...<br>Don`t got de money<br>To take me back to Trinidad.<br><br>Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo,<br>Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...<br>Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo,<br>Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...<br><br>(Repeat chant to fade)