Yes, I heard when you die, after burial You've got to come back as an insect or animal Yes, I heard when you die, after burial You've got to come back as an insect or animal Well, if it's so I don't want to be a monkey Neither a sheep, a goat, a donkey My brother says he want to come back a hog But not Invader, I want to be a bed bug. Why? Because I want to bite those young ladies' buttocks Like a hot dog or a hamburger Even though they're thin don't be in a fright 'Cause only big fat women I want to bite. Now I want you to believe me when I confess, I'll be a different kind of bed bug from all the rest, I ain't biting no ordinary people They got to be quite social and respectable Such as female doctors and barristers, Duchesses, princesses with nice figures And I'm calling myself King Bed Bug the First. That's why I want to bite those young ladies' buttocks Like a hot dog or a hamburger, Even though they're thin don't be in a fright 'Cause only big fat women I want to bite. Yes, I know how some husbands are far from fresh, They will be waiting for this bed bug to bite their flesh, But I would not bite a man if they killed me dead As long as the opposite sex's on the bed. Biting him I might break my teeth, To a bed bug man skin harder than concrete And when a bed bug bite a man the result is bad, Men have too much hairs and the legs too hard, That's why I want to bite those young ladies' buttocks Like a hot dog or a hamburger Even though they're thin don't be in a fright 'Cause only big fat women I want to bite.
@Kentesh_13 ай бұрын
I’m only here cause my school put a link that sent me here
@syciuplyte84946 ай бұрын
BEST INTRO IN KAISO HISTORY!
@mathew161311 ай бұрын
May you mediate much more, Mr. Belafonte. This is unattainable genius.
@scarletweb2106 Жыл бұрын
Amazing song
@user-xv5jw6xl3l Жыл бұрын
est-ce qu'il y a quelqu'un qui a les paroles?
@jacquelinecarty8579 Жыл бұрын
😆
@davidlamb7524 Жыл бұрын
Love the clarinet. Who is playing that ?
@romariogemapratama4773 Жыл бұрын
Rip Harry😢😢😢😢
@margretfriedmann905 Жыл бұрын
🕊🕊paloma, be free ❤❤❤
@jis87BE Жыл бұрын
Soooo many legendary songs have sooo many stories behind it and came a long, long way.... Awesome!
@aphexmandelbrot Жыл бұрын
< / 3 <3.
@margretfriedmann905 Жыл бұрын
Yes I do ❤😂😢😊
@margretfriedmann905 Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤
@MegaIsmene Жыл бұрын
wow......great....
@mikelisacarb Жыл бұрын
Always marveled at the colonial innocence of this song! From our modern perspective, it is difficult to not just get off on the irony of a third world singer expressing such a positive view of the USA , but it is heartfelt adoration at its finest. I seem to recall that there was a grand tradition of songs like this, that pretty much functioned as street journalism. (It also helps that I have similar feelings when I think about FDR.) Things are so damn complicated in our world today. This is very refreshing to hear, because it allows us to vicariously feel the basic, real feelings that are now lacking in our lives.
@erwinjoseph5361 Жыл бұрын
💗💗💗👍👍👍
@axelnatural Жыл бұрын
BIG TUNE!!!
@axelnatural Жыл бұрын
A BIG TUNE!!!!!!!
@charlesbarry971 Жыл бұрын
True Calypso. I love the orchestration
@deewesthill1213 Жыл бұрын
A great, irresistible song, and so much more. What a fascinating story about its origins, writers, plagiarism, etc.
@elizabethhann4028 Жыл бұрын
[18 February 2023] Meet the boys on the battlefront...
@asianfacility5682 Жыл бұрын
Awesome voice. Does he drink rum
@kristamoran4181 Жыл бұрын
😉
@cnhosein.bambootalk Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this historical piece. Appreciated
@lascellehewitt3542 Жыл бұрын
i wish we knew the name of the banjo player
@pango-y8j Жыл бұрын
Rastafari Tucson Arizona Sonoran Desert yes I Jamaica Bahamas Trinidad Tobago Antigua and Chili's Haiti Puerto Rico Dominican Republic sweetness keep on keeping on island Style yes I
@PeterJackobinJacko Жыл бұрын
Who else came here after watching Sancha's video Story of Rum and Coca Cola.
@stevehurl298 Жыл бұрын
The pacing and playing on this old mento classic is so fine. I wish I knew more about these guys.
@grahamgrant-whyte9472 жыл бұрын
One of the best calypsos ever !
@amparoospina5622 жыл бұрын
Sensacional
@charlesbarry24852 жыл бұрын
This is a good cover.
@amparoospina5622 жыл бұрын
Maravilloso, gracias
@andreaquevedo24653 жыл бұрын
*pa
@andreaquevedo24653 жыл бұрын
My grandma
@svendevries32453 жыл бұрын
God bless WE!
@jimdecamp72043 жыл бұрын
One of the by-products of War World II Lend-Lease.
@andrewhall79303 жыл бұрын
Old time Cat O Nine Refers to the rope with 'nine tails' which was used to flog sailors who had misbehaved. When a Sailor was to be punished the cat was let out of the bag, and made ready. This song is reference to tough punishment for tough people. Makes sense it is about Britain and Trinidad, both places with a lot of ships. Whatever your position, One must admit, it is strange for a black man (Lord Invader) whose ancestors were slaves, to sing in praise of whipping as a form of punishment.
@svendevries32453 жыл бұрын
Let those „eanum“ men like Gordon Lang & Baldwin, Maria von Teck eat this. God bless WE!!
@brendamilloy25573 жыл бұрын
Reading about Errol Flynn and Navy Island brought me here. 😎
@sachaperry25913 жыл бұрын
The wire, lively in British Empire.
@annaliyahquevedo91953 жыл бұрын
hes my grate grandfather i never really got to meet him sooo 😣😣😣😣😫☹😞😞😞😞😟😟😟😟😟😟😟😟😟😟😟
@SwarnaShanmugalingam3 жыл бұрын
Please come back I want to see you
@dexterjacobs43273 жыл бұрын
2021 here 🥰
@ricochetpig3 жыл бұрын
Lash dem hard! 😆 banger
@kennethlane45543 жыл бұрын
CIA propaganda? The beginning of the Death Squad Era to come?
@Cxnvict3 жыл бұрын
didn't the mighty spoiler remake this song? Im 18 years old btw
@mufilmfest3 жыл бұрын
"With Cordell Hull in attendance."
@tawananyashamutekwe67253 жыл бұрын
Melody line adapted from Yellow Bird. I used to play this track again and again on my vinyl record until it turned white! Classic love song this.
@kendrick106012 жыл бұрын
And Yellow bird is in fact a Haitian song called Choucoune from the 19th century.