The Brown Skin Gal In The Calico Gown Lyrics - Singles - Ellington Duke

She's a camptown tune at a barbecue, 

an old fashioned curt'sy 

And a how dee ya' do, 

a tintype from somebody's locket 

The wind and the stars and the earth 

But in practical terms of the pocket, 

Here's how I measure her worth 

A penny for the moon, a nickel for a dream, 

a quarter for a tune like the "Old Mill Stream" 

But I'd give a dollar and my heart to foller to 

The Brown-Skin Gal In The Calico Gown. 

A puzzler for a pal 

A jack-knife for a song, a garter for a gal 

in a blue sarong: 

But I'd give a necklace because I'm reckless 

for a kiss from the miss in the Calico Gown. 

Havent much use for worldly goods 

Robin Hood's for me; if my love's worth a nickel, 

It's worth a Peso mine for the giving; 

hers for the "say so" 

A penny for a cart to take her out to dine; 

a scissor cuts a heart on a valentine; 

then a sky-blue bonnet with pink ribbons on it 

for The Brown-Skin Gal In The Calico Gown. 

A penny for the moon, a nickel for a dream, 

a quarter for a tune like the "Old Mill Stream" 

But I'd give a dollar and my heart to foller to 

The Brown-Skin Gal In The Calico Gown. 

A puzzler for a pal 

A jack-knife for a song, a garter for a gal 

in a blue sarong: 

But I'd give a necklace because I'm reckless 

for a kiss from the miss in the Calico Gown. 

Havent much use for worldly goods 

Robin Hood's for me; if my love's worth a nickel, 

It's worth a Peso mine for the giving; 

hers for the "say so" 

A penny for a cart to take her out to dine; 

a scissor cuts a heart on a valentine; 

then a sky-blue bonnet with pink ribbons on it 

for The Brown-Skin Gal In The Calico Gown.