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Duke Ellington - The Brown Skin Gal In The Calico Gown Lyrics

The Brown Skin Gal (In The Calico Gown) Song Lyrics
The Brown Skin Gal (In The Calico Gown) by Duke Ellington She's a camptown 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 foller 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.
Havent 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.
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 foller 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.
Havent 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.