Bargee Pelauri

歌詞

Though depression is in Trinidad Maintaining a wife isn't very hard Though depression is in Trinidad Maintaining a wife isn't very hard Well you need no ham nor biscuit nor bread But there are ways that they can be easily fed Like the coolies' on bargee pelauri Dhalpat and dalpouri Channa parata an' the aloo in talkaree I want you young men to realize That these are the days to economize Though your wife may need our crab an' the calaloo Stew beef or pork an' pound plantain too But the time is too hard to get that today An' so you got to feed the wife the easiest way Like the coolies' on bargee pelauri Dhalpat and dalpouri Channa parata an' the aloo in talkaree Today one can hardly get salt-fish Much less to get a nice beefsteak dish But remember, we have got our yam an' khus-khus Don' talk about a ton-load of other bush You boil them together, an' make your melee An' then you have a champion feed every day Or otherwise bargee pelauri Dhalpat and dalpouri Channa parata an' the aloo in talkaree Poor people say "If you cannot get mommy Well make up your minds to suck your granny" So if you cannot get your carpets or your counterpane I mean, you put your shoes, your silk an' satin Remember the fifteen cents watchikong Four cents a yard prints to make your nightgown An' otherwise bargee pelauri Dhalpat and dalpouri Channa parata an' the aloo in talkaree