Songwriter: Clifford Brown Nat King Cole Don George
Producer: Lee Gillette
Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo
Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo
Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
Sittin' by de ocean
Me heart, she feel so sad
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...
Dese yankee hot dogs
Don't treat me stomach very nice
In Trinidad, one dollar buy
Papaya juice, banana pie
Six coconut, one female goat
An' plenty fish to fill de boat
One bushel bread, one barrel wine
An' all de town, she come to dine
But here is bad, one dollar buy
Cup of coffee, ham on rye
Me throat she sick from necktie
Me feet hurt from shoes
Me pocket full of empty
I got Calypso blues
Dese yankee girl give me big scare
Is black de root, is blonde de hair
Her eyelash false, her face is paint
And pads are where de girl she ain't!
She jitterbug when she should waltz
I even think her name 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
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-oo
Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo
Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo
Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
Sittin' by de ocean
Me heart, she feel so sad
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...
Dese yankee hot dogs
Don't treat me stomach very nice
In Trinidad, one dollar buy
Papaya juice, banana pie
Six coconut, one female goat
An' plenty fish to fill de boat
One bushel bread, one barrel wine
An' all de town, she come to dine
But here is bad, one dollar buy
Cup of coffee, ham on rye
Me throat she sick from necktie
Me feet hurt from shoes
Me pocket full of empty
I got Calypso blues
Dese yankee girl give me big scare
Is black de root, is blonde de hair
Her eyelash false, her face is paint
And pads are where de girl she ain't!
She jitterbug when she should waltz
I even think her name 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
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-oo
Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo
Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
more tracks from the album
The Nat King Cole Story
- The Christmas Song
- Non Dimenticar
- Walking My Baby Back Home
- Lush Life
- The Sand and the Sea
- I Am in Love
- Stardust
- Paradise
- Pretend
- Calypso Blues (feat. Stephen & Damian Marley)
- To the Ends of the Earth
- Orange Colored Sky
- Somewhere Along the Way
- Blue Gardenia
- Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
- Send for Me
- It’s Only a Paper Moon
- Night Lights
- Ay, Cosita Linda
- Nature Boy
- Unforgettable
- Smile
- St. Louis Blues
- Straighten Up and Fly Right
- (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
- Looking Back
- If I May
- Wild Is Love
- Too Young
- Answer Me My Love
- Sweet Lorraine
- A Blossom Fell
- Mona Lisa
- Oh Mary, Don’t You Weep
- Ballerina
- (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 [1961 Version]
From the album
- The Nat King Cole Story (1961)
Nat “King” Cole popular songs
- L-O-V-E
- Smile
- Unforgettable
- Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)
- Nature Boy
- The Christmas Song
- Mona Lisa
- Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
- When I Fall In Love
- Orange Colored Sky
- (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 [1946 Version]
- Stardust
- Too Young
- Straighten Up and Fly Right
- That’s All
- Let There Be Love
- On a Bicycle Built for Two
- Fascination
- The Very Thought of You
- Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer
- Autumn Leaves
- O Tannenbaum
- Pretend
- (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons