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Brown Skin Girl
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Words and Music by :
Norman Span |
Recorded by Harry
Belafonte
Recording date: Nov 9, 1955 (14:00-17:00 & 18:00-21:00)
Recorded at RCA Victor Studio, New York City.
Master number: F2PB 7811-3
Playing time: 2:44
Producer: Edward O. Welker
Millard Thomas: guitar; Lord Burgess: guitar; Franz Casseus: guitar; Al
Hall: bass; Norman Keenan: bass; Kelly Martin: drums.
78 :
45 : 47-6788,
75-374,
20114, DJ-84,
SPD-24, EPA-899,
EPB1248-1
LP : LPM-1248, CCSLP-186, PL42189,
KXL1-7010, SDL003
CD: CD53801, CD339482,
PDC2-1295, B93001, BB61089,
CD12505, WMCD5643,
PD89796, CD90224,
CD66112, BCD16262,
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Also recorded by:
Antigua's Steel Drum |
TCD1039 |
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Louis Farrakhan |
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Gary Trotman - Steelasophical |
ARC EUCD1486 |
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The Islanders |
CXS-115
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Ivan Chin |
SCD4008 |
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Lord Bill Barnes |
CBS S52369 |
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Lord Busta & The Caribbean Royals |
NSPL-18245 |
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The Merrymen |
MM1037,
WIRL1020,
FCD1030 |
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The Mighty Terror |
Castle MAT CD244 |
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Roger Whittaker |
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Vincent Martin and the Beacham Coakley's Emerald Beach Hotel Orchestra |
BME-9330 |
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Lyrics:
Ev'rything to keep me from sleepin'
A lot of sailor boys they were leavin'
And everybody there were jumpin'
To hear the sailor boys in our 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
Now de Americans made an invasion
We thought it was a help to the island
Until they left from here on vacation
They left de native boy home to mind their children
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
Now I tell you de story 'bout Millie
Well she made a nice blue-eyed baby
And dey say she fancy the mother
But the blue-eyed baby ain't know she father
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
Now de Americans all have their pleasure
While the music played to their leisure
Everybody there they were jumpin'
To hear the sailor boys in our 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
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