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Artist: Boudewijn De Groot
Canonical path: /groot-de-boudewijn/calypso
Related lyric paths: 6
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Calypso
Read Calypso lyrics by Boudewijn De Groot on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Calypso
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Nederlandse neger, je komt uit Suriname
Zoals wij ooit uit Nederland naar Suriname kwamen
Als wij je hier zien lopen, denken we: die man heeft het koud
In een land waar haast geen blanke van de calypso houdt
Niemand die het ons verbiedt
Maar jouw calypso zingen we niet
refr.:
Oh oh pierement
Wat denk jij wel dat je bent
Als jij niet de calypso kent
Die is verwand aan Nederland
Nederlandse neger, jij kunt ons niet inspireren
Nooit zullen wij het ritme van de calypso leren
De Amerikaanse neger brengt ons wel in een roes
En Amerikaanse blanken zingen wel de blues
Niemand die het ons verbiedt
Maar jouw calypso zingen we niet
refr.(2x)
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Boudewijn De Groot performs "Calypso", and this lyric page sits inside the Boudewijn De Groot catalog on LyroVerse.
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