Calypso Blues (Live at the Blue Note Chicago)

We'd like to do a little novelty tune this time
About a fellow over here in the United States who
Wants to go back home, which happens to be in Trinidad
But he's sort of short of cash, so he's
Sitting on the dock sort of reminiscing
It's called "Calypso Blues"
Chartreuse

Sitting by the ocean, me heart she feels so sad
Sitting by the ocean, me heart she feels so sad
Don't got the money to take me back to Trinidad

Find Calypso woman, she cook me shrimp and rice
Find Calypso woman, she cook me shrimp and rice
These yankee hot dogs don't treat me stomach very nice

In Trinidad, one dollar buy
Papaya juice, banana pie
Six coconut, one female goat
And plenty fish, to fill the boat
One bushel bread, one barrel wine
And all the town, she comes to dine
But here is bad, one dollar buy
Cup of coffee, ham on rye

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

These yankee girls give me big scare
Is black the root, is blonde the hair?
Her eyelash false, her face is paint
And pads are where the girl she ain't
She just a bug when she should wasp
I even think her name is false
But Calypso girl is good a lot
Is what you see is what she got

Sitting by the ocean, me heart she feels so sad
Don't got the money to take me back to Trinidad