SCRATCH, SCRATCH
HARRY BELAFONTE
SONGWRITERS: HARRY BELAFONTE & LORD BURGESS
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
ALBUM: BY HARRY BELAFONTE
LABEL: RCA VICTOR
GENRE: CALYPSO;
YEAR: 1957
Belafonte Sings of the
Caribbean is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LPM-1505) in
1957.
Harry Belafonte (born Harold
George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, songwriter, actor,
and social activist. One of the most successful Jamaican-American pop stars in history,
he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical
style (originating in Trinidad & Tobago) with an international audience in
the 1950s. His breakthrough álbum Calypso(1956) is the first million-selling LP
by a single artist. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing "The
Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". He has
recorded in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American
standards. He has also starred in several films, most notably in Otto Preminger's
hit musical Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), and Robert Wise's Odds
Against Tomorrow(1959).
Oh, we went out to a party
It was me and Ben and Mac
And before I know what happen
I get an itchin' on me back
Scratch, scratch me back
Scratch, scratch me back
It really is a fact
The less I itch, the more I scratch
Well I was quite embarrassed
'Till my two friends I did see,
Well they were madly itching
And they were screaming louder that we
Scratch, scratch me back
Scratch, scratch me back
It really is a fact
The less I itch, the more I scratch
Now this scratching was contagious
And it didn't take very long
Everybody there was itching
As they join me in this song
Scratch, scratch me back
Scratch, scratch me back
It really is a fact
The less I itch, the more I scratch
Well de host he got excited
Picked up de phone in haste
Quickly dial a number
And said "Man come spray this place"
Scratch, scratch me back
Scratch, scratch me back
It really is a fact
The less I itch, the more I scratch.
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