| Woe is me, shame and scandal in the family | 
| Woe is me, shame and scandal in the family | 
| In Trinidad there was a family | 
| With much confusion as you will see | 
| There was a mama and a papa and a boy who was grown | 
| He wanted to marry and have a wife of his own | 
| He met a young girl who suited him nice | 
| He went to his papa to ask his advice | 
| His papa said, «Son, I have to say no That girl is your sister but your mama don’t know» | 
| Hey, woe is me, shame and scandal in the family | 
| Hey, woe is me, shame and scandal in the family | 
| A week went by and the summer came down | 
| And soon another girl on the island, he found | 
| He went to his papa to name the day | 
| His papa shook his head and this time he did say | 
| «You can’t marry this girl, I have to say no That girl is your aunty but your granny don’t know | 
| Hey, woe is me, shame and scandal in the family | 
| Hey, woe is me, shame and scandal in the family | 
| Now, he went to his mama and covered his head | 
| He told his mama what his papa had said | 
| His mama, she laughed, she said, «Go man, go Your daddy ain’t your daddy but your daddy don’t know» | 
| Hey, woe is me, shame and scandal in the family | 
| Hey, woe is me, shame and scandal in the family | 
| Hey, worries, it worries me, shame and scandal in the family | 
| Hey, woe is me, shame and scandal in the family | 
| Hey, hey, woe is me, shame and scandal in the family | 
| Hey, hey, hey, woe is me, shame and scandal in the family |