[Verse 1]
Everything to keep me from sleepin'
A lot of sailor boys, they were leavin'
And everybody there, they were jumpin'
To hear the sailor boys in our chorus singin'

[Chorus]
"Ah de brown skin girl, stay home and mind, baby
Brown skin girl, stay home and mind, baby"
I'm goin' away in a sailing boat
And if I don't come back
Stay home and mind, baby

[Verse 2]
Now the Americans made an invasion
We thought it was a help to the island
Until they left from here on vacation
They left the native boy home to mind their children

[Chorus]
Singin', "Brown skin girl, stay home and mind, baby
Brown skin girl, stay home and mind, baby"
I'm goin' away in a sailing boat
And if I don't come back
Stay home and mind, baby
[Verse 3]
Now I tell you de story 'bout Millie
She made a nice blue-eyed baby
They say she fancy the mother
But the blue-eyed baby ain't know she father

[Verse 4]
Now the Americans all have their pleasure
While the music played to their leisure
And everybody there they were jumpin'
To hear the sailor boys in our chorus singin'

[Chorus]
"Ah de brown skin girl, stay home and mind, baby
Brown skin girl, stay home and mind, baby"
I'm goin' away in a sailing boat
And if I don't come back
Stay home and mind, baby
"Brown skin girl, stay home and mind, baby
Brown skin girl, stay home and mind, baby"
I'm goin' away in a sailing boat
And if I don't come back
Stay home and mind, baby