tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post2845396695752807508..comments2024-03-29T08:48:14.872-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Two Examples Of the Calypso Classic "Mama Look A Boo Boo" (by Lord Melody & by Harry Belafonte) Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-17225495507040682492021-10-15T02:12:59.811-04:002021-10-15T02:12:59.811-04:00Thanks for sharing that information, Anonymous.
I...Thanks for sharing that information, Anonymous.<br /><br />I remember singing this song in the 1950s, but only the words<br />"Mama, look at boo-boo dey shout<br />Their mother tell dem shut up your mout'<br />That is your daddy<br />oh no<br />My daddy can't be ugly so"<br /><br />I always thought that the words "boo boo" meant "mistake" and the kids were ripping on their father. But since you shared that explanation, the words "my daddy can't be ugly so" make sense to me.<br /><br />I can't believe I didn't figure that out long before now.<br /><br />Best wishes!<br /><br /> Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-53593230886085885052021-10-14T23:03:18.086-04:002021-10-14T23:03:18.086-04:00the boo-boo is the mother's lover. HE is the ...the boo-boo is the mother's lover. HE is the one who is so ugly, and the kids can't understand why this boo-boo is in their house. The real father can't endure the singing. It sounds like a self-deprecatory song about dad's thinking he's ugly when he is not. It is the mother's lover who is so ugly. Typical double-entendre of Calypso! Laugh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com