Suzy Jumbie

Lyrics

[Verse 1] An ugly woman named Suzy Jumbie Selling roast corn in Sangre Grande She win a sweepstakes there recently And stop selling corn immediately No man never look at she twice But now they saying how she so nice She listening to them attentively And than tell all of them candidly: [Chorus] "When I had no money Nobody didn't want me Now I win a little bit of money All you buying me company I don't want nobody I ain't care if all you want me Any man that want to want me Must have more money than me, Suzy Jumbie" [Verse 2] If you see all thеm big time doctors Magistrates and big lawyers You won't bеlieve they done married already And still they promising matrimony Saying how she so lovely and exquisite The image of Princess Margaret All this mamaguism and flattery Had no effect on Suzy [Chorus] "When I had no money Nobody didn't want me Now I win a little bit of money All you buying me company Because I ain't want nobody I ain't care if all you want me Any man that wants to want me Must have more money than me, Suzy Jumbie" [Verse 3] I see a saga boy shedding tears Saying he love Suzy for donkey years And he just can't take it no longer again His love for her driving him insane No sleep, no food, morning, noon, or night Her lovely face always in sight He got to turn the face, he can't look at she But he talking about matrimony She tell him: [Chorus] "When I had no money Saga, you didn't want me Now I win a little bit of money You buying me company I ain't want nobody I ain't care if all you want me Any man that wants to want me Must have more money than me" [Verse 4] One day an ugly-no-teeth fellow name Laddy He went up to Sangre Grande Bounced up Suzy one Saturday night And she fell madly in love at first sight An old Taxi driver from Port of Spain You know the criminal got brain He milk she dry, he pull out and gone Suzy gone back to selling roast corn [Verse 5] For when she had she money She always had company Play smart for everybody But she get trap with no-teeth laddie Moco Jumbie Suzy, boy she really looking sad Every penny she make nowadays She buying sweepstakes like if she mad