Ah Woe Ah Me

the kingston trio - ah , woe , ah , me original version : capo on 5th and play Verse D - G - A - D and chours A - D - A - D G C D G in trinidad there was a family with much confusion , as you will see . G C D there was a mama and a papa and a son who was young , t who wanted to marry , have G a wife of his own . G C [ mute ] "you cannot marry that girl . i got to say ’no . ’ that girl is your sister but your mama don’t know!" Chorus : D G D G ah , woe , ah , me . shame and scandal in the family . ( repeat ) so he found a young girl who suited him nice . he went to his papa to ask his advice . his papa said , "son , i got to say ’no . ’ that girl is your sister but your mama don’t know!" ( Chorus ) as the weeks went by , the boy looked around . soon the best cook on the island he found . he went to his papa to name the day . his papa looked at him and at him he did say , "you cannot marry that girl . i gotta say , ’no . ’ that girl is your sister , but your mama don’t know!" ( Chorus ) so the years went by and he wished he was dead . he had seventeen girls and still wasn’t wed . when he’d ask his papa , papa would always say , "no! that girl is your sister but your mama don’t know!" ( Chorus ) so he went to his mama and he bowed his head . told his mama what his papa had said . his mama said , "son , go , man , go! your papa ain’t your papa but your papa don’t know!" ( Chorus )