Brown Skin Girl

Norman Span

[Verse 1]
Everything 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'

[Chorus]
"Ah de 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

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 3]
Now I tell you de 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

[Verse 4]
Now the Americans all have their pleasure
While the music played to their leisure
And everybody there they were jumpin'
To hear the sailor boys in our chorus singin'

[Chorus]
"Ah de 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

Trivia about the song Brown Skin Girl by Harry Belafonte

When was the song “Brown Skin Girl” released by Harry Belafonte?
The song Brown Skin Girl was released in 1956, on the album “Calypso”.
Who composed the song “Brown Skin Girl” by Harry Belafonte?
The song “Brown Skin Girl” by Harry Belafonte was composed by Norman Span.

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