I SAY OH, MISERY
SHAME AND SCANDAL
IN THE FAMILY
OH, MISERY
SHAME AND SCANDAL
IN THE FAMILY
DOWN IN TRINIDAD
THERE WAS A FAMILY
WITH MUCH CONFUSION
AS YOU WILL SEE
A MAMA AND A PAPA
AND A BOY WHO WAS GROWN
HE WANTED TO MARRY
AND HAVE A WIFE OF HIS OWN
HE FOUND A GIRL
SHE SUITED HIM NICE
HE WENT TO HIS FATHER
TO ASK HIS ADVICE
HIS FATHER SAID
SON, I HAVE TO SAY NO
THE GIRL IS YOUR SISTER
BUT YOUR MAMA DON'T KNOW
OH, MISERY
SHAME AND SCANDAL
IN THE FAMILY
I SAY OH, MISERY
SHAME AND SCANDAL
IN THE FAMILY
WELL, THEN THE WEEKS WENT BY
AND THE SUMMER CAME DOWN
SOON THE BEST GIRL
ON THE ISLAND HE FOUND
HE WENT TO HIS PAPA
TO MAKE IT A DATE
HIS PAPA SHOOK HIS HEAD
AND TO THIS HE DID SAY
YOU CAN'T MARRY THAT GIRL
I HAVE TO SAY NO
'CAUSE THE GIRL IS YOUR SISTER
BUT YOUR MAMA DON'T KNOW
OH, MISERY
SHAME AND SCANDAL
IN THE FAMILY
I SAY OH, MISERY
IT'S SHAME AND SCANDAL
IN THE FAMILY
HE WENT TO HIS MAMA
HE COVERED HIS HEAD
HE TOLD HIS MUM
WHAT HIS FATHER HAD SAID
HIS MOTHER SHE LAUGHED
SHE SAID GO, MAN, GO
YOUR DADDY AIN'T YOUR DADDY
BUT YOUR DADDY DON'T KNOW
OH, MISERY
IT'S SHAME AND SCANDAL
IN THE FAMILY
OH, MISERY
SHAME AND SCANDAL
IN THE FAMILY
I SAY OH, MISERY
SHAME AND SCANDAL
IN THE FAMILY
I SAY OH, MISERY
IT'S SHAME AND SCANDAL
IN THE FAMILY