Mighty Sparrow - BROWNMAN



Jean and Dinah Medley (arr. Brownman)

By Mighty Sparrow

INTRO

A1 - CHORUS

Jean and Dinah, Rosita and Clementina,

Round the corner posing, bet your life is something they selling

And if you catch them broken, you can get em all for nothing

Don't make no row, the yankees gone and Sparrow take over now

Jean and Dinah, Rosita and Clementina,

Round the corner posing, bet your life is something they selling

And if you catch them broke, you can get em all for nothing

Don't make no row, the yankees gone and Sparrow take over now

B1 - VERSE

Well the girls in town feeling bad

No more Yankees in Trinidad

They going to close down the base for good

Them girls have to make out how they could

Brother is now they park up in town

In for a penny, and in for a pound

Believe me it's competition for so

Trouble in the town when the price drop low

A2 - CHORUS

So when you bounce up Jean and Dinah Rosita and Clementina,

Round the corner posing, bet your life is something they selling

And if you catch them broken, you can get em all for nothing

Don't make no row, the yankees gone, the Sparrow take over now

Jean and Dinah, Rosita and Clementina,

Round the corner posing, bet your life is something they selling

And if you catch them broke, you can get em all for nothing

Don't make no row, the yankees gone and Sparrow take over now

B2 - VERSE

Things bad is to hear them cry

Not a sailor in town, the night clubs dry

Only West Indians like me or you

Going to get a drink or two

And as we have things back in control

Ah seeking revenge with me heart and soul

Brother when I spread the news around

Is to see how them cave men come into town

A3 - CHORUS

Just to see Jean and Dinah, Rosita and Clementina,

Round the corner posing, bet your life is something they selling

And if you catch them broke, you can get em all for nothing

Don't make no row, the yankees gone and Sparrow take over now

Jean and Dinah, Rosita and Clementina,

Round the corner posing, bet your life is something they selling

And if you catch them broke, you can get em all for nothing

Don't make no row, the yankees gone and Sparrow take over now

SOLOS (on INTRO)

A4 - CHORUS

So when you bounce up Jean and Dinah, Rosita and Clementina,

Round the corner posing, bet your life is something they selling

And if you catch them broke, you can get em all for nothing

Don't make no row, the yankees gone, Sparrow take over now

Ah, Jean and Dinah, Rosita and Clementina,

Round the corner posing, bet your life is something they selling

And if you catch them broke, you can get em all for nothing

Don't make no row, the yankees gone, Sparrow take over now

B4 (on cue)

It's the glamour boys again

We are going to rule Port of Spain

No more Yankees to spoil the fete

Dorothy have to take what she get

All of them who used to make style

While they taking two shillling with a smile

No more hotel to rest your head

By the sweat of thy brow thou shall eat bread

NEXT SOLO (on INTRO)

C1 - CHORUS

The Lizard run up she foot and it dissappear,

Everybody keeps searching everywhere,

Where the lizard, teacher Mildred?

Under she dress, taking a rest

The way she jolly and happy, I swear the lizard must be tickling she!

D1 - HORNS

During horns:

(Where the lizard, teacher Mildred!

The way she jolly and happy... he he!)

E - VERSE

Playing in class with a lizard in a glass

The lizard get away from Ruth and run by the teacher foot

Oh lord the children all frightened, wonder what will happen

But the teacher laughing all hee hee hee while watching everybody

C2 - CHORUS

The Lizard run up she foot and it dissappear,

Everybody keeps searching everywhere,

Where the lizard, teacher Mildred?

Under she desk, taking a rest

The way she jolly and happy I swear the lizard must be tickling she!

D2 - HORNS

(possible vamp for another soloist)

F1 - ON CUE

Melda oh, you making wedding plans

Carrying me name to Obeah man

All you do can't get through

I still ain't goin' marry to you!

G1 - HORNS

H1 - VERSE

You making yourself a pappy show Melda

You making yourself a bloody clown

Up and down the country looking for Obeah

And your perspiration smell so strong

Girl you only wasting time

Obeah wedding bells don't chime

And you can't trap me

With necromancy

F2 - CHORUS

Melda oh, you making wedding plans

Carrying me name to Obeah man

All you do can't get through

I still ain't goin' marry to you!

G2 - HORNS

H2 - VERSE

The amount of incense that you burn at night

Lard and garlic stinking up me place

So much different colour candles that you light

Rubbing red lavender in you face

Nastiness go cause your death

Girl no man can stand your breath

You too damn nasty,

Get away from me!

F3 - CHORUS

Melda oh, you making wedding plans

Carrying me name to Obeah man

All you do can't get through

I still ain't goin' marry to you!

G3 - HORNS

(open for solos)

I1 - CHORUS (on cue)

Drunk and disorderly, always in custody

Me friends and me family, all man fed up with me, cause I

Drunk and disorderly, every weekend I in the jail

Drunk and disorderly, nobody to stand me bail

J1 - HORNS

K1 - VERSE

Drink and drunk yes that's me name,

Always make me family shame

Like Mary-Anne all day all night,

I start whoring high like a Kite

It's Christmas everyday is Christmas,

I could drink me rum trust,

Even in the Mass, I Love to be

I2 - CHORUS

Drunk and disorderly, always in custody

Me friends and me family, all man fed up with me, cause I

Drunk and disorderly, every weekend I in the jail

Drunk and disorderly, nobody to stand me bail

J2 - HORNS

K2 - VERSE

I can't stop Lord and I won't try,

I feel so good when I high

So bring wine, bring beer, bring gin,

Bring champagne, ink anyting

Night time, better in the sunshine,

Anytime is right time, To drink me high wine, until I get

I3 - CHORUS

Drunk and disorderly, always in custody

Me friends and me family, all man fed up with me, cause I

Drunk and disorderly, every weekend I in the jail

Drunk and disorderly, nobody to stand me bail

J3 - HORNS

K3 - VERSE

They never teach me rum control,

So put as long me glass could whole

They say a hungry man's a angry man,

Well a drunkin' man's a happy man

Good Friday, could fall on Ash Wednesday,

As long as it's rum-day, I ain't goin nowhere, until I get

I4 - CHORUS

Drunk and disorderly, always in custody

Me friends and me family, all man fed up with me, cause I

Drunk and disorderly, every weekend I in the jail

Drunk and disorderly, nobody to stand me bail

J4 - HORNS

K4 - VERSE

If it's good rum for Christmas it's waste,

let's to open it now, and take a taste

I say break the seal don't waste me time,

And bring it with a willing mind

You feel good, you stay in a happy mood,

Rum give you your vitamin and nourishment and food, it's nice to be

I - SOLOS

I (last chorus out)

Drunk and disorderly, always in custody

Me friends and me family. all man fed up with me, cause I

Drunk and disorderly, every weedend I in the jail

Drunk and disorderly, nobody to stand me bail

J - HORNS (to END)

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