Verse 1:
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Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
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Sold in a market down in New Orleans
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Scarred old slaver know he's doin alright
Hear him whip the women just around midnight
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Ah brown sugar how come you taste so good
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Ah brown sugar, just like a young girl should
Verse 2:
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Drums beating cold English blood runs hot
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Lady of the house wondrin where its gonna stop
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House boy knows that he's doin’ alright
You should a heard him just around midnight
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Ah brown sugar how come you taste so good
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Ah brown sugar, just like a black girl should
Verse 3:
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I bet your mama was a tent show queen
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And all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen
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I’m no schoolboy but I know what I like
You should have heard them just around midnight
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Ah brown sugar how come you taste so good
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Ah brown sugar, just like a young girl should