Brown Sugar Lyrics in English The Rolling Stones
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones from German to English.
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Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
Sold in the market down in New Orleans
Sold in the market down in New Orleans
Skydog slaver knows he's doin' all right
Skydog slaver knows he's doin' all right
Hear him whip the women just around midnight
Hear him whip the women just around midnight
Brown sugar, how come you taste so good?
Brown sugar, how come you taste so good?
Brown sugar, just like a young girl should
Brown sugar, just like a young girl should
Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight
You should have heard him just around midnight
Brown sugar, how come you taste so good, now?
Brown sugar, how come you taste so good, now?
Brown sugar, just like a young girl should
Brown sugar, just like a young girl should
Brown sugar, how come you dance so good, babe?
Brown sugar, how come you dance so well, babe?
Brown sugar, just like a black girl should, yeah
Brown sugar, just like a black girl should, yeah
And I bet your mama was a tent show queen
And I bet your mom was a tent show queen
And all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen
And all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen
I'm no school boy but I know what I like
I'm not a school boy but I know what I like
You should have heard them just around midnight
You should have heard them just around midnight
Brown sugar, how come you taste so good, baby?
Brown sugar, how come you taste so good, baby?
Brown sugar, just like a young girl should, yeah
Brown sugar, just like a young girl should, yeah
I said, yeah, yeah, yeah
I said, yeah, yeah, yeah
How come you, how come you dance so good?
How come you, how come you dance so well?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Just like a, just like a black girl should
Just like a, just like a black girl should
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
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