MARIANNE

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     All day, all night, Marianne
     Down by the seaside sifting sand
     All the little children love Marianne
     Down by the seaside sifting sand.

When she walks along the shore, people pause to greet
white birds fly around her, little fish come to her feet.
In her heart there's love but I'm the only mortal man
Who's allowed to kiss my Marianne "My My now"!
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Marianne, oh Marianne oh won't you marry me
We could have a bamboo hut with brandy in the tea
Leave your fat old mama home she never will say yes
If Mama' don't know now, she can guess "Don't Rush Me!"!
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When we marry we will have a time you never saw
I will be so happy I will kiss me mother in law Phooey!)
Children by the dozens in Acabango hut
One for every palm tree and cokeenut! "Hurry up now"!
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There is a place called Acabango, not sure of the spelling, and he says cokeenut not coconut, and yes there was someone shouting those phrases. Don't know if its was the Kingston trio or not though, sorry. Don't know what Islands this was from either. Does anyone else know where Harry Belafonte was from? What Islands?