Lili Belle Calypso Blues: The Fall of a Kaiso Jamette.
Lili Belle Calypso Blues:
The Fall of a Kaiso Jamette
He is wicked, an abuser
Ah cussing ghetto dude
check him in his Sunday rags
He looks, smells, and talks fine
Can charm the panties off any gal
Innocent face, but Diablo's eyes
But I am Lili Belle, Queen Jamette
Put down the stickman, Cobo Jack
No stickman then, no cockman now
survive this Poui blessed by Diab.
He is the Devil. Ah serpent.
Well primed for la lut. But
When man in evil meet Lili Belle
Lili Belle from dust will rise.
But, ah going crazy
Lord, why ah goin' crazy
Trapped in this perverse love
The man is a liar
An inveterate liar
A recidivistic liar
Every promise he makes
Every promise bounce
Like a rubber cheque.
They say love is sickness
Sneaky, waiting like a thief
No escape. It go' catch you
Try to run, it boomerangs
Gets you in the eye, next corner.
I've dumped many sweet talkers
Lili Belle's no Kaisonian's fool
From Jamaica down the Archipelago
I have made my pursuers drool
Then I met this daag taking a cruise
Layed on his hands, succulent lips
Crooned like a pimp, deep tones
Ah shout! Oh maestro. O Maestro
Play. Me na kan help meself.
Yes sah, ah going crazy
Lord ah goin craaazy
Trapped in this cool love
The man is a liar
An inveterate liar
A recidivistic liar
Every promise he makes
Every promise bounce
Like a rubber cheque.
Said he is a scholar.
Lie. Failed Atabasca College
But fus the man can chat
Who could say he not a teacher
Sent to spread the joy of love
Not that I naive, don't know a scamp
I've made vagabond Kaiso pretenders
Confess love, beg me not to stop.
But, oh the promises he makes
The passion, the poetry in his voice
When he lay on them hands, nice
touching me softly, here, there,
everywhere. Me shout out, Maestro
Play. Meh can't help mehself.
Oh God, ah going crazy
Lord ah goin craaazy
Trapped in ah sweat love
The man is a liar
An inveterate liar
A recidivistic liar
Every promise he makes
Every promise bounce
Like a rubber cheque.
If was one lie, Is Ok.
Even two lies, Cool
But two, three, four. No
Ah stupid to love this man
Is not the odd cuff, now and then
I know to slip a punch, duck
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