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Duke Ellington( Edward Kennedy Ellington )
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The Brown-Skin Gal (In the Calico Gown)
Lyricist:Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
She's a camp town tune at a barbecue An old fashioned curt'sy and a how dee ya' do A tintype from somebody's locket The wind and the stars and the earth But in practical terms of the pocket
Here's how I measure her worth A penny for the moon, a nickel for a dream A quarter for a tune like the 'Old Mill Stream' But I'd give a dollar and my heart to follow to The brown-skin gal in the calico gown
A puzzler for a pal, a jack-knife for a song A garter for a gal in a blue sarong But I'd give a necklace because I'm reckless For a kiss from the miss in the calico gown
Haven't much use for worldly goods Robin Hood's for me, if my love's worth a nickel It's worth a Peso mine for the giving Hers for the say so
A penny for a cart to take her out to dine Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com A scissor cuts a heart on a valentine Then a sky-blue bonnet with pink ribbons on it For the brown-skin gal in the calico gown
A penny for the moon, a nickel for a dream A quarter for a tune like the 'Old Mill Stream' But I'd give a dollar and my heart to follow to The brown-skin gal in the calico gown
A puzzler for a pal, a jack-knife for a song A garter for a gal in a blue sarong But I'd give a necklace because I'm reckless For a kiss from the miss in the calico gown
Haven't much use for worldly goods Robin Hood's for me, if my love's worth a nickel It's worth a Peso mine for the giving Hers for the say so
A penny for a cart to take her out to dine A scissor cuts a heart on a valentine Then a sky-blue bonnet with pink ribbons on it For the brown-skin gal in the calico gown
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