Benjamin Calypso
D ~
(Brothers : )
G D
A D
Oh no, not he, how you can accuse him is a mystery.
G D
A D
Save him, take me, Benjamin is straighter dan de tall palm tree.
(One Brother : )
D G
1. I hear de steel drums sing dere song,
A
D
dey're singin' man you know
you got it wrong.
Bm Em
I hear de voice of de yellow
bird,
A D
singin' in de tree, dis is quite
absurd.
(All Brothers : )
G
D A D
Oh yes, it's true, Benjamin is straighter dan
de big bamboo.
G D
A D
No ifs, no buts, Benjamin is honest as coconuts.
(One Brother : )
D G
2. Sure as de tide wash de golden
sand,
A D
Benjamin is an innocent man.
Bm Em
Sure as bananas need de sun,
A D
we
are de criminal guilty ones.
(All Brothers : )
G D
A D
Oh no, not he, how you can accuse him is a mystery.
G D A D
Save him, take me, Benjamin is straighter dan de tall palm tree.
G - D - A - D
+ La la la la
la ...... (2x)
G D
A D
Oh no, not he, how you can accuse him is a mystery.
G
D A D
Save him, take me, Benjamin is straighter dan de tall palm tree.
D G
3. Sure as de tide wash de
golden sand,
A D
Benjamin is an innocent man.
Bm Em
Sure as bananas need de sun,
A D
we
are de criminal guilty ones.
(All Brothers : )
G D
A
D
Oh no, not he, how you can accuse him is a mystery.
G D A
D
Save him, take me, Benjamin is straighter dan de tall palm tree.
G - D - A - D
+ La la la la
la ...... (2x)
G D
- A - D
+ Oh no, not he ! + G - D - A - D
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Rice / Webber)