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 Traducir al español

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... (Repeat chant to fade)

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 I don't got the 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

1974, that's the year I went straight home 'cause I had so much to fear I had dreamed for oh so long That one day I'd be going home There's so much gossip in the town Nobody knows what's really going down Stench, smells, I couldn't stand it The dirtier you are, the more you're here (run, Nina) Oh I got to go (run, Nina) Oh the man at the door (run, Nina) Run as fast as you can (run, Nina) God is holding me hand When I first got to Africa, I was glad I thought at last I wouldn't be had So I went to a disco-tech one night And danced myself right out of sight What I mean is this, I went with a friend We sat through the night, right through the end The music was American and oh so good So I jumped up just where I could (run, Nina) Oh I got to go (run, Nina) Oh the man at the door (run, Nina) Run as fast as you can (run, Nina) God is holding me hand Party start movin' all around I was so happy to be in town And as I slowly began to strip Everyone thought I was so hip I danced all over the place, you know All over the ceiling, all over the floor Up in the balcony, all around I felt so good just being in town (run, Nina) Oh I got to go (run, Nina) Oh the man at the door (run, Nina) Run as fast as you can (run, Nina) Oh God is holding me hand My joy was so complete, you know My friend was happy, he said, "Go, go!" I danced for hours, hours on end I said, "Dear lord, you are my friend" He brought me home to Liberia And all other places are inferior He brought me home to Liberia And all other places are inferior (run, Nina) Oh I got to go (run, Nina) Oh the man at the door (run, Nina) Run as fast as you can (run, Nina) God is holding me hand (run, Nina) Run as fast as you can (run, Nina) God is holding me hand (run, Nina) (Run, Nina)