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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Other songs:
- Banana Boat Song
- 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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Harry Belafonte
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Hey! Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Once again now!
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Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
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Five hundred dollars, friends, I lost:
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Woman even sell me cat and horse!
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Heya! Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Everybody!
C
(Matilda,) Sing out the chorus,
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(Matilda,) Sing a little louder,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Once again now!
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(Matilda,) Going 'round the corner,
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(Matilda,) Sing out the chorus,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
C
Well, the money was to buy me house an' lan'
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Then she got a serious plan,
A-hey, ah!
G7 C G7 C GY C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Everybody!
C
(Matilda,
F
Matilda,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
Once again now!
C
(Matilda,) Going 'round the corner,
F
(Matilda,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
C
Well, the money was just inside me bed,
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Stuck up in a pillow beneath me head.
Don't you know,
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Matilda, she found me money and...
Everybody...
C
(Matilda,
F
Matilda,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
Once again now!
C
(Matilda,) Hooma locka chimba,
F
(Matilda,) Bring me little water,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Women over forty?
C
(Matilda,
F
Matilda,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
Everybody!
C
(Matilda,) Goin' round the corner,
F
(Matilda,) Bring me little water,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
C
Well, me friends, never to love again,
F
All me money gone in vain!
Uh, heya...
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Everybody!
C
(Matilda,
F
Matilda,) Oom, ba-locka-chimba!
G7 C G7 C G7 C
(Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
Sing a little softer!
C
(Matilda,
F
Matilda,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
EVERYBODY!
C
(Matilda,
F
Matilda,) Sing out the chorus!
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela!
C F G7 C G7 C G7 C
Hey! Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Once again now!
C F G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
C
Five hundred dollars, friends, I lost:
G7 F
Woman even sell me cat and horse!
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Heya! Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Everybody!
C
(Matilda,) Sing out the chorus,
F
(Matilda,) Sing a little louder,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Once again now!
C
(Matilda,) Going 'round the corner,
F
(Matilda,) Sing out the chorus,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
C
Well, the money was to buy me house an' lan'
F
Then she got a serious plan,
A-hey, ah!
G7 C G7 C GY C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Everybody!
C
(Matilda,
F
Matilda,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
Once again now!
C
(Matilda,) Going 'round the corner,
F
(Matilda,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
C
Well, the money was just inside me bed,
F
Stuck up in a pillow beneath me head.
Don't you know,
G7 C G7
Matilda, she found me money and...
Everybody...
C
(Matilda,
F
Matilda,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
Once again now!
C
(Matilda,) Hooma locka chimba,
F
(Matilda,) Bring me little water,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Women over forty?
C
(Matilda,
F
Matilda,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
Everybody!
C
(Matilda,) Goin' round the corner,
F
(Matilda,) Bring me little water,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
C
Well, me friends, never to love again,
F
All me money gone in vain!
Uh, heya...
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Everybody!
C
(Matilda,
F
Matilda,) Oom, ba-locka-chimba!
G7 C G7 C G7 C
(Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
Sing a little softer!
C
(Matilda,
F
Matilda,
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
EVERYBODY!
C
(Matilda,
F
Matilda,) Sing out the chorus!
G7 C G7 C G7 C
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela!
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