[Chorus]
D7 G D7 G
I said oh, misery, shame and scandal in the family
D7 G D7 G
Oh, misery, shame and scandal in the family
[Verse 1]
G D
Down in Trinidad, there was a family
D7 G
With much confusion as you will see
D
A mama and a papa and a boy who was grown
D7 G
He wanted to marry and have wife of his own
D
He found a girl, she suited him nice
D7 G
He went to his father to ask his advice
D
His father said, "son, I have to say no
D7 G
The girl is your sister, but your mama don't know"
[Chorus]
D7 G D7 G
Oh, misery, shame and scandal in the family
D7 G D7 G
I said oh, misery, shame and scandal in the family
[Verse 2]
G D
And then the weeks went by and the summer came down
D7 G
Soon, the best girl on the islands he found
D
He went to his papa to make it a date
D7 G
His papa shook his head and to this he did say
D
"You can't marry that girl, I have to say no
D7 G
Cause the girl is your sister, but your mama don't know"
[Chorus]
D7 G D7 G
Oh, misery, shame and scandal in the family
D7 G D7 G
I said oh, misery, shame and scandal in the family
[Verse 3]
G D
Oh, he went to his mama, he covered his head
D7 G
He told his mom, what his father had said
D
His mother, she laughed, she said, "go man go
D7 G
Your daddy ain't your daddy, but your daddy don't know"
[Chorus]
D7 G D7 G
Oh, misery, shame and scandal in the family
D7 G D7 G
Well oh, misery, shame and scandal in the family
D7 G D7 G
I said oh, misery, shame and scandal in the family
D7 G D7 G
I said oh, misery, shame and scandal in the family
