Fifty Cents-Duke of Iron

[ti:Fifty Cents] [ar:Duke of Iron] [al:Calypsonian Invasion] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Fifty Cents - Duke of Iron [00:08.88]I took my girl to a rock and roll [00:11.16]It was a social bop [00:12.29] [00:13.00]And after the ball was over of [00:15.31]Course the music stop [00:16.57] [00:17.16]I took her to a restaurant [00:19.40]The finest on the street [00:20.83] [00:21.44]She said she wasn't hungry [00:22.79] [00:23.51]But listen to what she eat [00:25.07] [00:25.82]A dozen hot dogs with sauerkraut [00:27.49] [00:28.31]Hamburgers and rine [00:29.51] [00:30.13]Then she ordered her scrambled [00:31.60]Eggs with such a gleam in her eye [00:33.58] [00:34.44]Chicken stew with muffins [00:35.93]Too her appetite was immense [00:37.73] [00:38.41]When she called for pie I thought [00:39.83]I would die 'cos I only had 50 cents [00:42.05] [00:59.52]Of course she was a delicate girl [01:01.69]I never thought she could eat [01:03.11] [01:03.73]But I had no more money in [01:05.35]My coat to give her a lovely treat [01:07.23] [01:08.02]Then next I asked her what she [01:09.39]Would drink and she [01:10.52]Said with an awful Thanks [01:11.64] [01:12.16]Young gentleman I'm not thirsty [01:13.71] [01:14.37]But listen to what she drank [01:15.78] [01:16.57]A pint of gin a pink lady [01:18.28] [01:18.93]A bloody mary [01:19.92] [01:20.78]A lemon pop with some rum on [01:22.39]Top and a drink they call The Zombie [01:24.77]A ginger ale a gin cocktail [01:27.08]I thought she had better sense [01:28.43] [01:29.09]When she called for rum [01:30.12]I got deaf and dumb 'cos [01:31.15]I only had fifty cents [01:32.62] [01:49.75]Well to finish up with this [01:50.92]Delicate girl she clean [01:52.23]Out the ice cream can [01:53.32] [01:53.89]And she said Sweetheart [01:54.94]I must tell maman you are [01:56.19]Really a fine young man [01:58.06]And next when you go out for [01:59.68]Fun I'll fetch the family round [02:01.71] [02:02.27]So I bid the waiter the fifty [02:03.89]Cents and then the bouncing began [02:05.83] [02:06.53]Oh he bust my nose [02:07.67]And he tore my clothes [02:08.70]I was dished and swab swept the floor [02:10.67]Then I realized I had two [02:12.28]Black eyes and was [02:13.20]Tumbling through the door [02:14.40] [02:14.98]He grabbed me where my pants [02:16.56]Was torn and kicked me over the fence [02:19.09]And he said Young man never [02:20.39]Treat that girl [02:21.17]When you've only got fifty cents