Brown Skin Girl

Lyrics

Ev'rything to keep me from sleepin'
 A lot of sailor boys they were leavin'
 And everybody there, they were jumpin'
 To hear the sailor boys in our chorus singin'
 'Bout the brown skin girl, stay home and mind baby
 Brown skin girl, stay home and mind baby
 I'm goin' away, in a sailing boat
 And if I don't come back
 Stay home and mind baby
 Now the Americans made an invasion
 We thought it was a help to the island
 Until they left from here on vacation
 They left the native boy home to mind their children
 Singin', brown skin girl, stay home and mind baby
 Brown skin girl, stay home and mind baby
 I'm goin away, in a sailing boat
 And if I don't come back
 Stay home and mind baby
 Now I tell you the story 'bout Millie
 She made a nice blue-eyed baby
 They say she fancy the mother
 But the blue-eyed baby ain't know she father
 Now the Americans all had their pleasure
 While the music played to their leisure
 And everybody there they were jumpin'
 To hear the sailor boys in our chorus singin'
 'Bout the brown skin girl, stay home and mind baby
 Brown skin girl, stay home and mind baby
 I'm goin' away, in a sailing boat
 And if I don't come back
 Stay home and mind baby
 Brown skin girl, stay home and mind baby
 Brown skin girl, stay home and mind baby
 I'm goin' away, in a sailing boat
 And if I don't come back
 Stay home and mind baby

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Song Details

Duration
02:42
Key
4
Tempo
176 BPM

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