Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Brown Skin Gal (In The Calico Gown), artist - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra. Album song Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Selected Favorites, Vol. 26, in the genre Джаз
Date of issue: 20.03.2011
Record label: CHARLY
Song language: English
The Brown Skin Gal (In The Calico Gown) |
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. |
Haven t 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. |
Haven t 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. |