Marvin Gaye

Songwriter: Don George Nat King Cole

Producer: Harvey Fuqua DavisGordon

[Intro]
Wa-o wa-o
Wa-o wa-o wa-o wa-e
Wa-o wa-o
Wa-o wa-o wa-o wa-e

[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
Fine calypso woman
She cook me shrimp and rice
Fine calypso woman
She cook me shrimp and rice
Dis yankee hot dog
Don't treat me stomach very nice
Ah

[Bridge]
In Trinidad, one dollar buy
Papaya juice, banana pie
Six coconuts, one female goat
And plenty fish to fill de boat
One bushel bread, one barrel wine
And all de town, she come to dine
But here is bad, one dollar buy
Cup of coffee, ham on rye
Ah

[Verse 3]
Me throat she sick from necktie
Me feet she hurt from shoes
Me pocket full of empty
I got Calypso blues

[Bridge]
Dese yankee girls 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 jitterbugs 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

[Verse 4]
Sittin' by de ocean
Me heart, she feel so sad
Sittin' by de ocean
Me heart, she feel so sad...
I don't got de money
To take me back to Trinidad
I don't got de money
To take me back to Trinidad

[Outro]
Wa-o wa-o
Wa-o wa-o wa-o wa-e
Wa-o wa-o
Wa-o wa-o wa-o wa-e
Wa-o wa-o
Wa-o wa-o wa-o wa-e
Ah

Marvin Gaye was one of the most consistent and enigmatic of the Motown hitmakers, with a career that exemplified the maturation of black pop into a sophisticated form spanning social and sexual politics.

Blessed with a mellifluous tenor and a three-octave vocal range, Gaye was among the most gifted composers and singers of his era. His life ended tragically one day before his 45th birthday, when he was shot to death by his father, an Apostolic preacher, after a violent argument.

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