1. Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields, sold in a market down in New Orleans,

2. Drums are beating cold, English blood runs hot, lady of the house wonderin' where it's gonna stop,

3. Aa-I bet your mama was a tent show queen, and all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen.

1. scarred old slaver know he's doing alright, hear him whip the women just about midnight.

2. houseboy knows that he's doing alright, you shoulda heard him just around midnight.

3. I'm no schoolboy but I know what I like, you shoulda heard me just around midnight.

Brown sugar, how come you taste so good, now !

Brown sugar, just like a young girl should, aha !

+ C – A – F – G – A