Kingston Trio - Ah Woe Ah Me

the kingston trio – ah , woe , ah , me

original version : capo on 5th and play verse D – G – A – D and chours A – D – A – D

G C D G
in trinidad there was a family with much confusion , as you will see .
G C D
there was a mama and a papa and a son who was young , t who wanted to marry , have
G
a wife of his own .
G C [ mute ]
“you cannot marry that girl . i got to say ’no . ’ that girl is your sister but
your mama don’t know!”

chorus :
D G D G
ah , woe , ah , me . shame and scandal in the family . ( repeat )

so he found a young girl who suited him nice . he went to his papa to ask his
advice .
his papa said , “son , i got to say ’no . ’ that girl is your sister but your mama
don’t know!”

( chorus )

as the weeks went by , the boy looked around . soon the best cook on the island
he found .
he went to his papa to name the day . his papa looked at him and at him he did
say ,
“you cannot marry that girl . i gotta say , ’no . ’ that girl is your sister , but
your mama don’t know!”

( chorus )

so the years went by and he wished he was dead . he had seventeen girls and
still wasn’t wed .
when he’d ask his papa , papa would always say , “no! that girl is your sister
but your mama don’t know!”

( chorus )

so he went to his mama and he bowed his head . told his mama what his papa had
said .
his mama said , “son , go , man , go! your papa ain’t your papa but your papa don’t
know!”

( chorus )