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Once on this Island
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The Sad Tale Of The Beauxhommes
The Sad Tale of the Beauxhommes A history lesson
The boy's name was Daniel Daniel Beauxhomme A boy from another world Another people A people descended for the French
Some say, some say Some say, some say Some say, some say Some say, some say
Four generations past In the time of Napoleon There came to this island A Frenchman, Armand Armand, Armand
And he built a great fortune And he built a grand mansion And he wed a fine lady So pale and so blonde Armand
But Armand took his pleasure With the women who served him Black peasant girls from The village beyond Armand
And the loveliest one Bore the Frenchman a son Such a fine peasant son For Armand
A beautiful child, the pale color Of coffee mixed with cream The beautiful one, the beautiful son Beauxhomme
They named him Beauxhomme The beautiful one, the beautiful son Beauxhomme
And the boy grew to be a man And the great war began
Blacks fought against French And the hated Napoleon They fought for their island And finally won Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com
We won, we won, we won
And Armand sailed for France By the seat of his pants Driven out by his beautiful son
The beautiful one The beautiful son Beauxhomme, Beauxhomme
What was his is now mine
The Beautiful one The beautiful son Beauxhomme, Beauxhomme
But Armand left behind a terrible Terrible curse
I curse my son I curse my only son I curse his sons All of his sons
Generations All Beauxhomme yet unborn In advance
Your black blood will keep you Forever on this island While your hearts yearn forever for France
The unlucky one, the unlucky son Beauxhomme, Beauxhomme From bad blood to worse The name of the curse Beauxhomme
The despise us for our blackness It reminds them where they're from The sad, sad tale Of the Beauxhomme Beauxhomme
Tonton, he needs me Without me, he'll die He will not want you, Ti Moune Please mama, please Tonton Give me your blessing and let me go I will go to him
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