Calypso Girl chords by Marty Robbins

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
E

E             B7
Down in Jamaica where the soft winds blow
             E
I took a trip, it was a long time ago
     E7       A
From distant shores the music gently played
       E      B7
And I was hypnotized by a dark skinned girl
    E
That danced and whirled
  A    E       B7
Quickly I knew I was in love with that
     E
calypso girl

Chorus:
 B7        E
Dance and whirl, calypso girl
 B7       E
You could never give your heart
 B7         E
Dance and dine and drink the wine
 A      E
But someday you will know
   B7             E
What makes the lonely teardrops start


E             B7
She danced in Del Camino Inn each night
               E
And how I longed to kiss and hold her tight
        E7     A
Her sparkling eyes were burning just for me
    E         B7      E
We celebrated and with kisses warm she led
   A
me on
       E         B7
She promised she would wait for me while I
   E
was gone


Chorus:
 B7        E
Dance and whirl, calypso girl
 B7       E
You could never give your heart
 B7         E
Dance and dine and drink the wine
 A      E
But someday you will know
   B7             E
What makes the lonely teardrops start

                B7
The night I left she said she loved me so
             E
And went into another's arms I know
          E7    A
They raised their glass and drank a toast

to love
       E          B7
And then she danced for him with eyes that

tempt
   E        A
And form that whirls
      E          B7
For no one love could hold the heart of
     E
calypso girl


Chorus:
 B7        E
Dance and whirl, calypso girl
 B7       E
You could never give your heart
 B7         E
Dance and dine and drink the wine
 A      E
But someday you will know
   B7             E
What makes the lonely teardrops start

 E          B7
Back to Jamaica I did go one day
            E
Down to Camino Inn to hear them play
       E7     A
Outside the door, was a woman dressed in

rags
       E        B7
No one would care to see that beggar woman
 E       A
dance and whirl
       E         B7
It broke my heart to know it was my calypso
E
girl


Chorus:
 B7        E
Dance and whirl, calypso girl
 B7       E
You could never give your heart
 B7         E
Dance and dine and drink the wine
 A      E
But someday you will know
   B7             E
What makes the lonely teardrops start