Tonalità: Db major
Verse 1
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And now we come to one of the
musical sidelights
on this Duke Ellington program,
as the Duke presents four boys
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who started out by being terrific,
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and have been working themselves
up ever since.
We present the Mellow Tones.
And here's the way the Mellow
Tones
present Caledonia.
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Yes.
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Verse 2
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E
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Oh, listen to the story, Jack
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Am
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My baby's got me off the track
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I really don't know where I'm
Verse 3
at
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Just listen to me
Verse 4
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and you'll soon see
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I was walking with my
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baby,
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she got dreaded feet
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She's long,
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lean, and lank,
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and she ain't had nothing to eat
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But she's
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my baby,
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love her just the same
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Crazy about that woman,
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cause Caldonia is her name
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Caldonia, Caldonia,
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what makes your big head
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so hot, so hot?
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Love you, love you just
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the same
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Love that wo man,
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cause Cal donia is her name
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You know, my mother -in told me to
put Caledonia down.
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That's what she said.
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She said, son, this little chick
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is going to steal all your money
and leave you flat.
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Mom an d Lordy know what
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Caledonia's putting down.
So I'm going to unsound
Caledonia one more time.
You cats wait here, Jack,
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till I jump back and lay this sound.
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Caledonia! Caledonia!
What makes your big head so high?
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Cause a lover loves for just
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the same.
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Crazy about that woman,
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cause Caldonia is her name.
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Well maybe mama -in was right.
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I bought Caldonia a brand new dress,
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a new pair of shoes,
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and laid Gita's on her palms
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and she hasn't gotten up off
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of that jive yet.
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So I'm going down and sounding
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Caldonia just one more time.
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She doesn't get up this time, Jack.
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You can sure be lieve me when I say
there'll be some fists fly
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ing in the righteous path,
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so you cats hold tight.
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Caledonia, Caledonia,
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what makes your big head so hard?
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Mops cause a lover,
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love's just the same.
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Crazy about that woman
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cause Caledonia is her name.
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Do -do -do -do, do -do -do -do,
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do -do -do -do -do -do -do -do -do -do.
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Caledonia is her name.
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Caledonia sung by the Mellow Tones.
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