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| Caribbean: Jamaica | |
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| Mango time Mango time | |
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Mango time, mango time Yes the temperature getting hot Mango time, mango time And poor people turn down dem pot In every cranny, in every nook The people dem done with shop Because they don't have to cook Because mango arrive and drop Yes, the fellows push the carts all day and hear dem holler "Mango dem!" Dem got Beefy, Turpentine, Bombay and Number 11, "Mango dem!" Kidney, Harris and Joellen, Calcutta and Black Mango Robin, Hilltop, East Indian, all different kind of mango. I tell you friends, you can bet, when the season just begins The first one that you get you eat down to the very skin But see a when it 'nuff Everybody a pick and choose Dem no buy from this kuff? because their mango bruised Yes, the fellows push the carts all day and hear dem holler "Mango dem!" Dem got Beefy, Turpentine, Bombay and Number 11, "Mango dem!" Kidney, Harris and Joellen, Calcutta and Black Mango Robin, Hilltop, East Indian, all different kind of mango. Mango time, mango time Everyone is wearing a smile And they don't give a lime Because dem belly full all the while From Morant Point point to Negrill Everyone is feeling well Some stay in and eat their fill While others walk and sell Yes, the fellows push the carts all day and hear dem holler "Mango dem!" Dem got Beefy, Turpentine, Bombay and Number 11, "Mango dem!" Kidney, Harris and Joellen, Calcutta and Black Mango Robin, Hilltop, East Indian, all different kind of mango. Mango season, mango season Yes the temperature is becoming hot Mango season, mango season And poor people cook less In every out-of-the-way corner The people have closed their shops Because they don't have to cook Because the mangos have arrived and are dropping Yes, the fellows push the carts all day and listen to them yell "Mango dem!" They've got Beefy, Turpentine, Bombay and Number 11, "Mango dem!" Kidney, Harris and Joellen, Calcutta and Black Mango Robin, Hilltop, East Indian, all different kinds of mangos. I tell you friends, you can count on it, when the mango season begins The first mango that you taste you eat down all the way to the skin But then if there is enough Everybody gets to pick and choose Why is there no purchase from this seller? Because their mangos are bruised Yes, the fellows push the carts all day and listen to them yell "Mango dem!" They've got Beefy, Turpentine, Bombay and Number 11, "Mango dem!" Kidney, Harris and Joellen, Calcutta and Black Mango Robin, Hilltop, East Indian, all different kinds of mangos. Mango season, mango season Everyone is smiling And they don't have a care in the world Because they have had enough to eat From Morant Point point to Negrill Everyone is feeling fine Some stay in and eat their fill While others walk and sell Yes, the fellows push the carts all day and listen to them yell "Mango dem!" They've got Beefy, Turpentine, Bombay and Number 11, "Mango dem!" Kidney, Harris and Joellen, Calcutta and Black Mango Robin, Hilltop, East Indian, all different kind of mango. | |
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Mango time, mango time Yes the temperature getting hot Mango time, mango time And poor people turn down dem pot In every cranny, in every nook The people dem done with shop Because they don't have to cook Because mango arrive and drop Yes, the fellows push the carts all day and hear dem holler "Mango dem!" Dem got Beefy, Turpentine, Bombay and Number 11, "Mango dem!" Kidney, Harris and Joellen, Calcutta and Black Mango Robin, Hilltop, East Indian, all different kind of mango. I tell you friends, you can bet, when the season just begins The first one that you get you eat down to the very skin But see a when it 'nuff Everybody a pick and choose Dem no buy from this kuff? because their mango bruised Yes, the fellows push the carts all day and hear dem holler "Mango dem!" Dem got Beefy, Turpentine, Bombay and Number 11, "Mango dem!" Kidney, Harris and Joellen, Calcutta and Black Mango Robin, Hilltop, East Indian, all different kind of mango. Mango time, mango time Everyone is wearing a smile And they don't give a lime Because dem belly full all the while From Morant Point point to Negrill Everyone is feeling well Some stay in and eat their fill While others walk and sell Yes, the fellows push the carts all day and hear dem holler "Mango dem!" Dem got Beefy, Turpentine, Bombay and Number 11, "Mango dem!" Kidney, Harris and Joellen, Calcutta and Black Mango Robin, Hilltop, East Indian, all different kind of mango. Mango season, mango season Yes the temperature is becoming hot Mango season, mango season And poor people cook less In every out-of-the-way corner The people have closed their shops Because they don't have to cook Because the mangos have arrived and are dropping Yes, the fellows push the carts all day and listen to them yell "Mango dem!" They've got Beefy, Turpentine, Bombay and Number 11, "Mango dem!" Kidney, Harris and Joellen, Calcutta and Black Mango Robin, Hilltop, East Indian, all different kinds of mangos. I tell you friends, you can count on it, when the mango season begins The first mango that you taste you eat down all the way to the skin But then if there is enough Everybody gets to pick and choose Why is there no purchase from this seller? Because their mangos are bruised Yes, the fellows push the carts all day and listen to them yell "Mango dem!" They've got Beefy, Turpentine, Bombay and Number 11, "Mango dem!" Kidney, Harris and Joellen, Calcutta and Black Mango Robin, Hilltop, East Indian, all different kinds of mangos. Mango season, mango season Everyone is smiling And they don't have a care in the world Because they have had enough to eat From Morant Point point to Negrill Everyone is feeling fine Some stay in and eat their fill While others walk and sell Yes, the fellows push the carts all day and listen to them yell "Mango dem!" They've got Beefy, Turpentine, Bombay and Number 11, "Mango dem!" Kidney, Harris and Joellen, Calcutta and Black Mango Robin, Hilltop, East Indian, all different kind of mango. Credits Song: Caribbean folk song Artist: Count Lasher's Seven Singer: Terence Parkins Music video: Courtesy of Various Artists Text bron: LyricFind Selected and translated by: Henry Muldrow Copyright: Fair use principle, for educational purposes. | |
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