Even little children love Marianne down by the seaside siftin' sand. Even little children love Marianne, Down by the seaside sifting sand.
Children by the dozen, in and out the bamboo hut, One for every palm tree, and cok-y-nut, Hurry up now.
Down by the seaside sifting sand.
Sand being the local narcotics she is involved in the production of. (My my yes.) Harry Belafonte recorded the song on at least three albums. When we marry, we will have A time you never saw, I will be so happy, I will kiss my mother-in-law. The most popular version was recorded by Terry Gilkyson and The Easy Riders (#4 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1957);[4] another version was recorded by The Hilltoppers in 1957 (#3 on the Billboard Top 100).
It is theorized she had a brother Javiar who made a living selling Cheap Cigar. I heard a calypso version of the music on the radio this morning and it got me to wondering about the lyrics. The Walking Dead watchers- is there a character you ... What is it about bad songs that ends up getting them stuck in your head?
Please try again. To join, you must be at least For those of you too young to remember them, here is a link Who is Mary Ann? If mamma don't know now, She can guess, my, my, yes. Down by the seaside sifting sand Even little children love Marianne Down by the seaside sifting sand Marianne Oh Marianne Oh won't you marry me? Down by the seaside, she sifting sand. Marianne, Oh, Marianne, Oh won't you marry me? But all this sand sifting sounds a bit compulsive. All night, all day, Marianne, Down by the seaside sifting sand. Leave your fat old Mama home she never will say yes if Mama don't know now she can guess. [2] The song's lyrics alluded to Mary Ann's occupation: Latin bandleader Xavier Cugat recorded a version of "Mary Ann" in the late 1940s. Toy boats, toy boats, toy boats.
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Mary Ann is a euphemism for marijuana. [2] Harry Belafonte recorded the song on at least three albums. Down by the seaside sifting sand Even little children love Marianne (Everybody love her) Down by the seaside sifting sand Marianne, oh, Marianne. 13 years old and agree to the
Even little children love Marianne down by the seaside sifting sand. Louis Farrakhan using the stage name "The Charmer," recorded "Marianne.". We can have a bamboo hut and brandy in the tea, Leave your fat old Nanna home, She never will say yes. Children by the dozen in and out the bamboo hut. When we marry we will have a time you never saw. (Besides, that’s Mary Jane.). It is theorized she had a brother Javiar who made a living selling Cheap Cigar. Fleming implies that the original calypso was racier and had been 'cleaned up' in the contemporaneous popular recording. She must be the sister of Sally sell sea shells by the sea shore.
But what is with all this sand sifting? Leave your fat old mama home She never will say yes. All day all night Marianne down by the seaside sifting sand. Mary Moot’s Prostitutes was their franchise. Her sister Mary Moot, made a fortune in the late 60’s as the cruise ship industry was starting up by establishing a chain of brothels thruout the islands. Even little children love Marianne, Down by the seaside sifting sand. The song's lyrics alluded to Mary Ann's occupation: Sand being the local narcotics she is involved in the production of. During the 1956-57 American calypso craze, the Easy Riders, Burl Ives and other interpreters of folk music further popularized the calypso, generally under the title of "Marianne". She also used the alias Mary Jane when she was involved in the Rastafarian marijuana trade. In Ian Fleming's 1958 James Bond novel Dr. No, Honeychile Rider whistles Marion [sic] on a beach in Jamaica and Bond joins in singing a couple of lines. Trini Lopez included "Marianne" on his album Trini Lopez at PJ's on Reprise Records RS-6093 as part of a medley with "Gotta Travel On", "Down by the Riverside", "When the Saints Go Marching In", and "Volare". I think she was the Mary Ann who was lost with Gilligan and the rest of the castaways when their three hour tour met its unfortunate end. Allan Sherman sang about Cary Grant based on this song which went as follows (from Shticks of one Kind and Half Dozen of Another): In the nudie-cartoon anthology Sex to Sexty, which included "Balled-Up Ballads"—popular tunes with racy lyrics—the following lines were written for "Marianne": https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marianne_(Terry_Gilkyson_song)&oldid=975477105, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 August 2020, at 19:03. terms and conditions. Latin bandleader Xavier Cugat recorded a version of "Mary Ann" in the late 1940s. She’s dropped something in the sand, a watch or a piece of jewellery and she’s determined not to leave until she’s found it. Caribbean people love their ganja.
[3] The song continued to be a favorite with steel bands and calypso entertainers at Caribbean tourist hotels for many years. We had trouble talking to the server. Marianne This song is by The Hilltoppers.
Marianne, oh, Marianne, oh, won't you marry me? Children by the dozen, in and out the bamboo hut, One for every palm tree, and cok-y-nut, Hurry up now. Down by the seaside sifting sand. If mama don't know now She can guess, oh, my, yes [Repeat CHORUS] When she walks along the shore.
Would love to hear your interpertation of these lyrics (old Leonard Cohen song).