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Harry Belafonte
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Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song)
Traditional Trinidadian calypso
"Marianne" is a traditional calypso song made popular by TrinidadiancalypsonianRoaring Lion. Writing credits on the Easy Riders recording are Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr, and Frank Miller.
History
[edit]"Mary Ann" is a traditional calypso that was recorded by Trinidadian calypsonian Roaring Lion (born Rafael de Leon).[1] It was popular with steel bands and revelers during a spontaneous carnival celebration on V-J Day in Trinidad in , at the end of World War II.[2] The song's lyrics allude to Mary Ann's occupation:
- All day, all night, Miss Mary Ann
- Down by the seaside, she sifting sand.
Recordings
[edit]References in popular culture
[edit]- In Ian Fleming's James Bond novel Dr. No, Honeychile Rider whistles Marion [sic] on a beach in Jamaica and Bond joins in singing a couple of lines. Fleming implies that the original calypso was racier and had been 'cleaned up' in the contemporaneous popular recording. The lines he quotes are:
The last two lines are not in the Terry Gilkyson version.
- Allan Sherman sang about Cary Gra
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Marianne, oh, Marianne, oh, won't you marry me? We can have a bamboo hut and brandy in the tea Leave your fat old mamma home, she never will say yes If mama don't know now, she can guess My, my, yes All day, all night, Marianne Down by the sea side siftin' sand Even little children love Marianne Down by the seaside siftin' sand When she walks along the shore, people pause to greet White birds fly around her; little fish come to her feet In her heart is love but I'm the only mortal man Who's allowed to kiss my Marianne Don't rush me All day, all night, Marianne Down by the sea side siftin' sand Even little children love Marianne Down by the seaside siftin' sand When we marry we will have a time you never saw I will be so happy I will kiss my mother inlaw Children by the dozen in and out the bamboo hut One for every palm tree and coconut Hurry up now All day, all night, Marianne Down by the sea side siftin' sand Even little children love Marianne Down by the seaside siftin' sandStruggling with Marianne? Become a better s