She put the lime in the coconut, she called the doctor, woke him up
And said, Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take
I say, doctor, to relieve this bellyache?
[OK, Harry Belafonte it is then…]
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line, whoa!
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time
Shake it up, make a scene
Let them know what you really mean
And dance all night, keep the beat
Don’t ya worry 'bout two left feet
I remember standing on the corner at midnight
Trying to get my courage up
There was this long lovely dancer in a little club downtown
I loved to watch her do her stuff
Through the long lonely nights she used to fill my sleep
Her body softly swaying to that smoky beat
Down on main street
I know there’s nothing to say
Someone has taken my place
When times go bad, when times go rough
Won’t you lay me down in tall grass and let me do my stuff
Roll me over in the clover,
Roll me over, lay me down, and do it again!
I close my eyes, the lantern dies
The scent of awakening, wild honey and dew
Childhood games, woods and lakes
Streams of silver, toys of olden days
Meadows of Heaven…
Honey pie, you are making me crazy
I’m in love but I’m lazy
So won’t you please come home
Honey Pie, Honey Pie, I love you, Honey Pie! (Whoa!)
A taste of honey
Tasting much sweeter than wine
I will return, yes I will return
I’ll come back for the honey and you
I am returning the echo of a point in time
Distant faces shine, a thousand warriors I have known
And laughing as the spirits appear
All your life, shadows of another day
Goin’ up to the spirit in the sky (spirit in the sky)
That’s where I’m gonna go when I die (when I die)
When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that’s the best
And when I die, and when I’m gone
There’ll be one child born
In this world to carry on
To carry on
You want to stay, I know you do
But it ain’t no use to try
'Cause I’ll be here-and I’m just like you
Goodbye, old man, goodbye
Old man take a look at my life
I’m a lot like you
I need someone to love me
the whole day through
The day before he died I went to see him
I was grown and he was almost gone
We closed our eyes and dreamed us up a kitchen
And sang another verse of that old song
Now it’s the same old song
But with a different meaning since you been gone
How long…
How long must we sing this song
How long, how long…
'cause tonight…we can be as one
Tonight…tonight…
How long has this been going on?
How long has this been going on?
It’s been such a long time
I think I should be goin’, yeah
And time doesn’t wait for me, it keeps on rollin’