Ah, Woe, Ah, Me

Ah Woe, Ah Me

Nick Reynolds / Bob Shane / John Stewart

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Nick Reynolds (vocal, guitar), Bob Shane (vocal, guitar), John Stewart (vocal, Banjo), Dean Riley (bass):			Nick Reynolds (vocal, guitar), Bob Shane (vocal, guitar), George Grove (vocal, banjo), Paul Gabrielson (bass), Ben Schubert (fiddle, tenor guitar), Tom Green (drums):

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Covers by other artists
Artist's Name	ALBUM	CATALOG NO.
Burl Ives (song titled "The Harlem Man")	MEN - Songs For and About Men	Decca DL-8245
Gateway Singers (Shame and Scandal)	"Down In the Valley" (circa 1961)	MGM E-3905

Ah, Woa, Ah, Me

In Trinidad there was a family,
With much confusion as you will see
There was a mama and a papa and a son who was young
Who wanted to marry, have a wife of his own

Chorus:
Ah, Woe, Ah, Me
Shame and scandal on the family
Ah, Woe, Ah, Me
Shame and scandal on the family

So he found a young girl, who suited him nice,
He went to his papa had to ask his advice,
His papa said, "Son, I got to say no.
The girl is your sister, but your mama don't know."

Chorus

As the weeks went by the boy looked around,
Soon the best cook on the island he found,
He went to his papa to name the day,
His Papa looked at him and to him he did say,
"You can't marry that girl. I got to say no.
That girl is your sister, but your mama don't know."

Chorus

So the years went by and he wished he was dead,
He had seventeen girls and still wasn't wed,
When he asked his papa, papa would always say no
"These girls are your sisters, but your mama don't know."

Chorus

So he went to his mama and he bowed his head,
And told his mama what his papa had said.
His mama said "Son, Go, man, go!"
Your papa ain't your papa but your papa don't know."

Chorus


Last revised: April 18, 2006.