Brown-Skin Gal (In The Calico Gown)

歌詞

She's a camp-town tune at a barbecue An old fashioned courtesy And a how do 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 foller 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 foller 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