Текст песни The Brown-Skin Gal (in the Calico Gown) - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
                                                She's 
                                                    a 
                                                camp 
                                                town 
                                                tune 
                                                at 
                                                    a 
                                                barbecue
 
                                    
                                
                                                An 
                                                old 
                                                fashioned 
                                                curt'sy 
                                                and 
                                                    a 
                                                how 
                                                dee 
                                                ya' 
                                                do
 
                                    
                                
                                                    A 
                                                tintype 
                                                from 
                                                somebody's 
                                                locket
 
                                    
                                
                                                The 
                                                wind 
                                                and 
                                                the 
                                                stars 
                                                and 
                                                the 
                                                earth
 
                                    
                                
                                                But 
                                                in 
                                                practical 
                                                terms 
                                                of 
                                                the 
                                                pocket
 
                                    
                                
                                                Here's 
                                                how 
                                                    I 
                                                measure 
                                                her 
                                                worth
 
                                    
                                
                                                    A 
                                                penny 
                                                for 
                                                the 
                                                moon, 
                                                    a 
                                                nickel 
                                                for 
                                                    a 
                                                dream
 
                                    
                                
                                                    A 
                                                quarter 
                                                for 
                                                    a 
                                                tune 
                                                like 
                                                the 
                                                'Old 
                                                Mill 
                                                Stream'
 
                                    
                                
                                                But 
                                                I'd 
                                                give 
                                                    a 
                                                dollar 
                                                and 
                                                my 
                                                heart 
                                                to 
                                                follow 
                                                to
 
                                    
                                
                                                The 
                                                brown-skin 
                                                gal 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                calico 
                                                gown
 
                                    
                                
                                                    A 
                                                puzzler 
                                                for 
                                                    a 
                                                pal, 
                                                    a 
                                                jack-knife 
                                                for 
                                                    a 
                                                song
 
                                    
                                
                                                    A 
                                                garter 
                                                for 
                                                    a 
                                                gal 
                                                in 
                                                    a 
                                                blue 
                                                sarong
 
                                    
                                
                                                But 
                                                I'd 
                                                give 
                                                    a 
                                                necklace 
                                                because 
                                                I'm 
                                                reckless
 
                                    
                                
                                                For 
                                                    a 
                                                kiss 
                                                from 
                                                the 
                                                miss 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                calico 
                                                gown
 
                                    
                                
                                                Haven't 
                                                much 
                                                use 
                                                for 
                                                worldly 
                                                goods
 
                                    
                                
                                                Robin 
                                                Hood's 
                                                for 
                                                me, 
                                                if 
                                                my 
                                                love's 
                                                worth 
                                                    a 
                                                nickel
 
                                    
                                
                                                It's 
                                                worth 
                                                    a 
                                                Peso 
                                                mine 
                                                for 
                                                the 
                                                giving
 
                                    
                                
                                                Hers 
                                                for 
                                                the 
                                                say 
                                                so
 
                                    
                                
                                                    A 
                                                penny 
                                                for 
                                                    a 
                                                cart 
                                                to 
                                                take 
                                                her 
                                                out 
                                                to 
                                                dine
 
                                    
                                
                                                    A 
                                                scissor 
                                                cuts 
                                                    a 
                                                heart 
                                                on 
                                                    a 
                                                valentine
 
                                    
                                
                                                Then 
                                                    a 
                                                sky-blue 
                                                bonnet 
                                                with 
                                                pink 
                                                ribbons 
                                                on 
                                                it
 
                                    
                                
                                                For 
                                                the 
                                                brown-skin 
                                                gal 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                calico 
                                                gown
 
                                    
                                
                                                    A 
                                                penny 
                                                for 
                                                the 
                                                moon, 
                                                    a 
                                                nickel 
                                                for 
                                                    a 
                                                dream
 
                                    
                                
                                                    A 
                                                quarter 
                                                for 
                                                    a 
                                                tune 
                                                like 
                                                the 
                                                'Old 
                                                Mill 
                                                Stream'
 
                                    
                                
                                                But 
                                                I'd 
                                                give 
                                                    a 
                                                dollar 
                                                and 
                                                my 
                                                heart 
                                                to 
                                                follow 
                                                to
 
                                    
                                
                                                The 
                                                brown-skin 
                                                gal 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                calico 
                                                gown
 
                                    
                                
                                                    A 
                                                puzzler 
                                                for 
                                                    a 
                                                pal, 
                                                    a 
                                                jack-knife 
                                                for 
                                                    a 
                                                song
 
                                    
                                
                                                    A 
                                                garter 
                                                for 
                                                    a 
                                                gal 
                                                in 
                                                    a 
                                                blue 
                                                sarong
 
                                    
                                
                                                But 
                                                I'd 
                                                give 
                                                    a 
                                                necklace 
                                                because 
                                                I'm 
                                                reckless
 
                                    
                                
                                                For 
                                                    a 
                                                kiss 
                                                from 
                                                the 
                                                miss 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                calico 
                                                gown
 
                                    
                                
                                                Haven't 
                                                much 
                                                use 
                                                for 
                                                worldly 
                                                goods
 
                                    
                                
                                                Robin 
                                                Hood's 
                                                for 
                                                me, 
                                                if 
                                                my 
                                                love's 
                                                worth 
                                                    a 
                                                nickel
 
                                    
                                
                                                It's 
                                                worth 
                                                    a 
                                                Peso 
                                                mine 
                                                for 
                                                the 
                                                giving
 
                                    
                                
                                                Hers 
                                                for 
                                                the 
                                                say 
                                                so
 
                                    
                                
                                                    A 
                                                penny 
                                                for 
                                                    a 
                                                cart 
                                                to 
                                                take 
                                                her 
                                                out 
                                                to 
                                                dine
 
                                    
                                
                                                    A 
                                                scissor 
                                                cuts 
                                                    a 
                                                heart 
                                                on 
                                                    a 
                                                valentine
 
                                    
                                
                                                Then 
                                                    a 
                                                sky-blue 
                                                bonnet 
                                                with 
                                                pink 
                                                ribbons 
                                                on 
                                                it
 
                                    
                                
                                                For 
                                                the 
                                                brown-skin 
                                                gal 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                calico 
                                                gown
 
                                    
                                
                            
                                Альбом
                                
The Blanton-Webster Band                                
                                
                            
                        1 You, You Darlin'
2 The Giddybug Gallop
3 The Brown-Skin Gal (in the Calico Gown)
4 Rocks in My Bed
5 What Good Would It Do?
6 Perdido
7 What Am I Here For?
8 Someone
9 Sentimental Lady
10 Rain Check
11 The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like You
12 So Far, So Good
13 Rumpus in Richmond
14 Sepia Panorama
15 There Shall Be No Night
16 Warm Valley
17 The Flaming Sword
18 The Sidewalks of New York
19 Sherman Shuffle
20 After All
21 Bakiff
22 Are You Sticking?
23 Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
24 Chocolate Shake
25 Clementine
26 Jump for Joy
27 Moon Over Cuba
28 Five O'Clock Drag
29 Bli-Blip
30 Blue Serge
31 Chelsea Bridge
32 I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got
33 Moon Mist
34 I Don't Mind
35 My Little Brown Book
36 Johnny Come Lately
37 Hayfoot, Strawfoot
38 A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship)
39 John Hardy's Wife
40 Jumpin' Punkins
41 Jack the Bear
42 Ko-Ko
43 Morning Glory
44 Conga Brava
45 Concerto for Cootie
46 Me and You
47 Cottontail
48 Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore)
49 Dusk
50 Bojangles
51 A Portrait of Bert Williams
52 Blue Goose
53 Harlem Airshaft
54 At a Dixie Roadside Diner
55 All Too Soon
56 My Greatest Mistake
57 In a Mellow Tone
58 Five O'Clock Whistle
59 Across the Track Blues
60 Chloe (Song of the Swamp)
61 I Never Felt This Way Before
62 "C" Jam Blues
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