Benwood Dick - Mighty Sparrow

Aye, little boy, let me tell you this

Don’t be afraid, I ain’t the police

You wouldn’t know me, but I want you to show me

A girl around here they call Mildred

When I tell you mister, Mildred is meh sister

He jump up and then he said

Tell your sister to come down quick

I have something for here for she

Tell she it’s Mr. Benwood Dick

The man from Sangre Grande

She know me well, hmm.

I gih she already hmm.

She must remember me

Go on, go on, tell she Mr. Benwood come

Sorry old man, that won’t do for me

I don’t carry message for anybody

If you want to see she, don’t worry to send me

Climb up the step, you won’t fall

It have a bell on the gate, ring it and wait

She must come after you call

Tell your sister to come down quick

I have something for here for she

Tell she it’s Mr. Benwood Dick

The man from Sangre Grande

She know me well, hmm.

I gih she already hmm.

She must remember me

Go on, go on, tell she Mr. Benwood come

If you see the man, you might dead with fright

Especially if it’s in the night

Wearing a big old straw hat

A dirty, dirty alpagat

All he shirt colored black and greasy

I don’t see what kind of business a man like this

Could have with my sister Milly

He bawling:

Tell your sister to come down quick

I have something for here for she

Tell she it’s Mr. Benwood Dick

The man from Sangre Grande

She know me well, hmm.

I gih she already hmm.

She must remember me

Go on, go on, tell she Mr. Benwood come

Curiosity had meh head confused

I wonder what Mildred doing with a man who can’t buy shoes

They start to talk and talk, then they went for a walk

If you see them hand in hand

When he gone and ask she, who is he?

She tell me, is she compere, but was she man

He bawling:

Tell your sister to come down quick

I have something for here for she

Tell she it’s Mr. Benwood Dick

The man from Sangre Grande

She know me well, hmm.

I gih she already hmm.

She must remember me

Go on, go on, tell she Mr. Benwood come