| It’s been many, many day
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| Me sail away from de isle of Trinidad
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| Me leave brown skin blue eyed C’lypso sweetheart
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| Most love, best love me ever had
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| In de market place me see her face for very first time
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| She sell fruit from de top of her head
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| Me buy fruit with Yankee dime
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| She love me well, how me know
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| She love me, she tell me so
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| I love her, I don' mean maybe
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| My brown skin, blue eyed C’lypso baby
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| When I hear her sing, buy my rum and rice
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| It’s good for you, it’s very nice
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| Me look around, get big surprise
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| See brown skin girl with light brown skin
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| She almost out of the dress she in
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| Next time she sing me take guitar
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| Play so hot it catch a fire
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| It’s been many many day
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| Me sail away from de isle of Trinidad
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| Me leave brown skin, blue eyed C’lypso sweetheart
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| Me heart is heavy, me heart is sad
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| Now I’m on my way back to Trinidad isle
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| To my brown skin love with pretty smile
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| There I spend all my life
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| With brown skin, blue eyed C’lypso wife… |