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song: The Calypsonians
artist: Taj Mahal
album: Sacred Island
released: 1998-04-07length: 6:25
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The Calypsonians were all gathered together, singing such a mournful tune
I don't know if it was in the summer time could be the month of May or June
Believe me Baby now I love you the best
When I by myself I poke out me chest
Over lovin', lovin lovin, can't stop loving you

I do believe down to my soul I'm going to take accross the deep blue sea
Like my friend Carlos on the Hokule'a down to old Fiji
Believe me Baby now I love you the best
When I by myself I poke out me chest
Over lovin', lovin lovin, can't stop loving you

Love me baby, baby love me, love me baby thru and thru
Love me in the night time, darling from moon to moon
Believe me Baby now I love you the best
When I by myself I poke out me chest
Over lovin', lovin lovin, can't stop loving you

If you love me like you say you love me, love like you say you do
Love me in the sunshine, darling from moon to moon
Believe me Baby now I love you the best
When I by myself I poke out me chest
Over lovin', lovin lovin, can't stop loving you

The blues chaed up a rabbit, rabbit run a quarter mile
That poor little furry bunny scared like a little child
Believe me Baby now I love you the best
When I by myself I poke out me chest
Over lovin', lovin lovin, can't stop loving you

The Calypsonians were all gathered together, singing such a mournful tune
I don't know if it was in the summer time could be the month of May or June
Believe me Baby now I love you the best
When I by myself I poke out me chest
Over lovin', lovin lovin, can't stop loving you
Taj Mahal

Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr. (born May 17, 1942), better known by his stage name Taj Mahal, is an American blues musician. He plays the guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica, and many other instruments, often incorporating elements of world music into his work. Mahal has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his more than 50-year career by fusing it with nontraditional forms, including sounds from the Caribbean, Africa, India, Hawaii, and the South Pacific.

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Comments ( 64 )
Posted 14 years ago by On_The_Beach:
Taj predates Tom W, so I hardly think one can accuse him of stealing Tom's style (but yes, they sound similar).

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Posted 6 years ago by cely:
Almost nobody in music is as interesting and open as Taj Mahal.  Almost everyone else has a nitch.  His nitch is Taj Mahal.
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Posted 13 years ago by Limpopoking:
Luverly!!!! Never heard this track before. Thanks
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Posted 3 years ago by kazoo:
 westslope wrote:

Beautiful!  Nice use of a clarinet.  




I think that's a soprano sax.
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Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2:
thatch wrote:
Dylan, Waits, Mahal - it is age and living that changes their voices. If you can embrace the change, they make great music.

 
Cheers thatch (Maggie, is that you?)!!!   : )
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Posted 5 years ago by sqqqrly:
More Taj, Just MORE.
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Posted 5 years ago by tornlabrum:
Doesn't get much better. Solid 10
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Posted 5 years ago by westslope:
Beautiful!  Nice use of a clarinet.  
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Posted 9 years ago by Andybob:
Love this album. Taj rules.
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Posted 9 years ago by coy:
this is a great song
or is it just me ? 
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Posted 12 years ago by oldfart48:
aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!! thanks taj, sweet & mellow as it gets.
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Posted 12 years ago by calypsus_1:

Taj, Linda, Los Lobos by jdlasica
JD Lasica / SocialMedia.biz
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdlasica/
https://socialmedia.biz/

Taj Mahal and Linda Ronstadt jam with Los Lobos.

This photo was taken on June 1, 2008 using a Nikon D300.

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Posted 13 years ago by Geecheeboy:
I'm recovering from pneumonia and don't sound like that.
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Posted 13 years ago by K_Love:
not diggin' this at all
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Posted 13 years ago by Geecheeboy:
His back up band:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k26nt3Y4cmg&feature=related
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Posted 14 years ago by gatorade:
Taj can do no wrong. Saw him so many times over 30+ yrs. Last time was sublime!

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Posted 3 years ago by meanderer:
This is pretty damn chilled...

Very different to my previous exposure to Taj - liking it a lot.
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Posted 3 years ago by On_The_Beach:
 j1sey wrote:

Wow, his voice here has a Tom Waits quality.


I was thinking this tune has a bit of a Dr. John feel, too.
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Posted 4 years ago by kcar:
westslope wrote:
Beautiful!  Nice use of a clarinet.  
 

That might be an oboe. It. has a slightly nasal tone and I don't hear the bell-like sound you get with a clarinet. But you're right: whatever the instrument it really works here. It's hopeful, wistful and knowing all at once. 
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Posted 4 years ago by newbolddrive:
I'm waiting for the Toots tribute today, maybe I missed it already.
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