Mark Twain

HARRY BELAFONTE

My granddad used to tell me, "Boy, when I was just your age, I was a river pilot on a showboat called The Stage.
I'd hobnob with them southern belles and ev'ry roustabout. I'd listen to them paddle wheels and hear the leadsman shout!

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Mark Twain, it's two fathoms deep below. Mark Twain, heave the gang plank. Start the show.
Mark Twain, play those banjos as we go down the Mississippi, 'round the Gulf of Mexico.

There were gamblers, crooks and fakers and a minstrel man who'd dance. A singin' gal, Simone Lamour, imported straight from France.
It was a floatin' palace, boy, that showboat called The Stage, and granddad was the king of it when he was just my age."

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The calliope is quiet now. The rudder's thick with rust. The main deck and the paddle wheels are covered high with dust.
But granddad's in his glory, still standin' on the bow. A halo 'round his pilot's cap and I can hear him now.

(Chorus)

Curiosità sulla canzone Mark Twain di Harry Belafonte

In quali album è stata rilasciata la canzone “Mark Twain” di Harry Belafonte?
Harry Belafonte ha rilasciato la canzone negli album “Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites” nel 1955, “Island in the Sun: The Complete Recordings 1949-1957” nel 1991, “Harry Belafonte Sings 24 Calypso and Folk Songs” nel 2005, “Deep as the River” nel 2008, “Day O (Banana Boat Song)” nel 2011, “Sing Your Song: The Music” nel 2011, e “Day-O All Time Hits” nel 2012.
Chi ha composto la canzone “Mark Twain” di di Harry Belafonte?
La canzone “Mark Twain” di di Harry Belafonte è stata composta da HARRY BELAFONTE.

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