Key: Ab major
Verse 1
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I had a man named Calypso Pete.
He was big and he was strong
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You should have heard him
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when he played in band.
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He was the greatest man in all the land.
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He didn't play the bongos, no, no
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But all the girls would gather round
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to hear him go
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I made a very happy home for him
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There never was a man
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He played all night and
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never missed a beat
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He didn't play the bongos, no, no, no
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But he was very good at playing
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fast or slow.
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It's a law of nature
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and I don't know why,
but nearly every man has
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There was a woman
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living down the street
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who set her cap to catch
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She didn't want his bongos, no sirree.
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The thing that she was after was
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his specialty.
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Evil woman al ways can make a
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monkey out of man.
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I wait in vain for Calypso Pete
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I take a walk along the street.
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From a certain woman's house
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there comes to me a sound
Could it be maracas?
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To me it was a version
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of love's old sweet song.
Stop the music!
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Man, who two -time not so bright,
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Jealous woman dynamite.
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I open the door and then I fire a shot,
And much to my surprise
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Now I'm alone and yet
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Calypso Pete is playing down below.
I never miss maracas.
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But sometimes in the evening
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When the lights are low
Outro 1
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