Biography:
Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927 in New York, New York, United States) is an African-American musician, actor and social activist of Jamaican ancestry. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes.
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- Island In The Sun
- Jamaica Farewell
- Jump In The Line
- Mr Bojangles
- The Lion Sleeps Tongiht
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight
- Turn Around
- Jump In The Line (Shake, Senora)
- Angelina
- Coconut Woman
- Come Back Liza
- I Do Adore Her
- In That Great Gettin Up Mornin
- Jump In The Line Shake Senora
- Kingston Market
- Land Of The Sea And Sun
- Mama Look
- Man Piaba
- Man Smart Woman Smarter
- Marys Boychild Christmas Song
- Matilda
- Mo Mary
- Monkey
- Oh Freedom
- Round The Bay Of Mexico
- Scarlet Ribbons
- The Fox
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[Verse 1]
E
I say let us put man and a woman together
B
To find out which one is smarter
B7
Some say man but I say no
E
The woman got the man de day should know
[Prechorus]
E
And not me but the people they say
B
That de man are leading de women astray
B7
But I say, that the women of today
A E
Smarter than the man in every way
[Chorus]
E
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B7
That's right de woman is uh smarter,
E B E
that's right, that's right
[Verse 2]
E
Ever since the world began
B
Woman was always teaching man
B7
And I you listen to my bid attentively
A E
I goin' tell you how she smarter than me
[Prechorus]
E
And not me but the people they say
B
That de man are leading de women astray
B7
But I say, that the women of today
E
Smarter than the man in every way
[Verse 3]
E
Samson was the strongest man long ago
B
No one could a beat him, as we all know
B7
Until he clash with Deliah on top of the bed
E
She told them all the strength was in the hair of his head
[Prechorus]
E
And not me but the people they say
B
That de man are leading de women astray
B7
But I say, that the women of today
E
Smarter than the man in every way
[Chorus]
E
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B7
That's right de woman is uh smarter,
E B E
that's right, that's right
[Verse 4]
E
You meet a girl at a pretty dance
B
Thinking that you would stand a chance
B7
Take her home, thinking she's alone
E
Open de door you find her husband home
[Prechorus]
E
And not me but the people they say
B
That de man are leading de women astray
B7
But I say, that the women of today
E
Smarter than the man in every way
[Chorus]
E
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B7
That's right de woman is uh smarter,
E B E
that's right, that's right
[Verse 5]
E
I was treating a girl independently
B
She was making baby for me
B7
When de baby born and I went to see
E
Eyes was blue it was not by me
[Prechorus]
E
And not me but the people they say
B
That de man are leading de women astray
B7
But I say, that the women of today
E
Smarter than the man in every way
[Chorus]
E
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B7
That's right de woman is uh smarter,
E B E
that's right, that's right
E
I say let us put man and a woman together
B
To find out which one is smarter
B7
Some say man but I say no
E
The woman got the man de day should know
[Prechorus]
E
And not me but the people they say
B
That de man are leading de women astray
B7
But I say, that the women of today
A E
Smarter than the man in every way
[Chorus]
E
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B7
That's right de woman is uh smarter,
E B E
that's right, that's right
[Verse 2]
E
Ever since the world began
B
Woman was always teaching man
B7
And I you listen to my bid attentively
A E
I goin' tell you how she smarter than me
[Prechorus]
E
And not me but the people they say
B
That de man are leading de women astray
B7
But I say, that the women of today
E
Smarter than the man in every way
[Verse 3]
E
Samson was the strongest man long ago
B
No one could a beat him, as we all know
B7
Until he clash with Deliah on top of the bed
E
She told them all the strength was in the hair of his head
[Prechorus]
E
And not me but the people they say
B
That de man are leading de women astray
B7
But I say, that the women of today
E
Smarter than the man in every way
[Chorus]
E
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B7
That's right de woman is uh smarter,
E B E
that's right, that's right
[Verse 4]
E
You meet a girl at a pretty dance
B
Thinking that you would stand a chance
B7
Take her home, thinking she's alone
E
Open de door you find her husband home
[Prechorus]
E
And not me but the people they say
B
That de man are leading de women astray
B7
But I say, that the women of today
E
Smarter than the man in every way
[Chorus]
E
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B7
That's right de woman is uh smarter,
E B E
that's right, that's right
[Verse 5]
E
I was treating a girl independently
B
She was making baby for me
B7
When de baby born and I went to see
E
Eyes was blue it was not by me
[Prechorus]
E
And not me but the people they say
B
That de man are leading de women astray
B7
But I say, that the women of today
E
Smarter than the man in every way
[Chorus]
E
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B
That's right de woman is uh smarter
B7
That's right de woman is uh smarter,
E B E
that's right, that's right
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