Calypso Blues

Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo,

A-wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo why?1

Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo,

Oo-wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo why?

Sittin' by de2 ocean, me heart, she feel so sad.3

Sittin' by de ocean, me heart, she 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.

But dese4 Yankee hot dogs don't treat me stomach very nice.

In Trinidad, one dollar buy

papaya juice, banana pie,

six coconuts, one female goat,

an' plenty fish to rock de boat.

one bushel bread, one barrel of wine,

an' all de town, she come to dine.

But here is bad, one dollar buy

cup of coffee, ham on rye.

Oh me5 throat, she sick from necktie.

Me feet, she hurt from shoes.

Me pocket full of empty.

I got Calypso blues.

Here we go.

Oh-ya-oh-ya

Oh!

La la la la la la

Oh!

Oh!

Dese Yankee girls give me big scare;

is black de root, is blonde de hair.

Her eyelash false, her face is paint,

and what you see is what she ain't.

She tries to jam when she should waltz,

I even think her teeth is false.

But calypso girl is good a lot,

is what you see, is what she got.

Sittin' by de ocean me heart, she feel so sad,

Don't got de money To take me back to Trinidad.

Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo,

A-wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo why?

Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo,

Oo-wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo why?

Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo,

A-wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo why?

I'm goin' back to my baby.

Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo,

Oo-wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo why?

Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo,

I'm goin' back, I'm goin' back to Trinidad6

A-wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo why?

Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo,

Oo-wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo why?

Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo,

I'm goin' back, I'm goin' back, I'm goin' back.

A-wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo why?

Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo,

Oo-wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo why?

Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo,

A-wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo why?

I'm goin' back to my baby.

Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo,

Oo-wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo why?

Can you hear me callin'?

1. Unclear. May not be the word "why"; may just be non-lexical vocables like "la la la" or scat.2. de = the3. This song is meant to imitate the pronunciation and broken English of one not quite fluent from Trinidad.4. dese = these5. me = my6. To Trinidad - Unclear, guessed