English Society - Mighty Sparrow

An English man was teaching me

How to live socially

An English man was teaching me

How to live socially

He said in the world of high society

There isn’t anything like petty jealousy

If your wife love a man or a man love your wife

Such are the ethics of social life

I said I agree this time if you see

How he madam gazing at me

My wife is a blithe, he wife is all right

I want to join society tonight

Wepsee mama!

I made my debut in social life

They send the Mayor to escort my wife

Ordinarily it would have been a shock to me

But who vex los in society

They introduce m to an old feller name Tate

He wife ain’t worth at all but he daughter looking great

Ah make meh attack, the Limey pull me back

He say «Wait, we got better than that»

I said I agree this time if you see

He madam looking at me

My wife is a blithe, he wife is all right

I want to join society tonight

Wepsee mama!

He say the best friend a man should keep

Is a next man with whom your wife love to sleep

If they gone home romancing

Keep a lot of noise, let them know you’re coming

That is to give them time to put themselves right

Prevent embarrassment with no unusual sight

But if it happen so you catch them in the act

Say «excuse me» and turn your back

I said I agree this time if you see

He madam still watching at me

My wife is a blithe, he wife is all right

I want to join society tonight

Wepsee mama-yo!

He took my wife and he went with she

In a corner quietly

I took his wife but I went with she

In me old shack up Laventille

Tell you, early in the morning, quarter after three

The Englishman came up there complaining to me

My wife refuse to cooperate with he

I must resign from society

I said I agree but as you can see

I’m very, very busy

Turn your face if you don’t mind

Everything will work out fine

When I’m finished, then I goin' resign

Wepsee mama!