King Sparrow's Calypso Carnival (1959) CD

"This item is part of the Cook archives.  The original liner notes from the LP are included."

Calypso King Mighty Sparrow (née Slinger Francisco) is known for provocative and often bawdy lyrics, at one point describing rival Lord Melody's face as "ugly...like a crocodile." Beyond this professional rivalry, Sparrow jokes about politics ("I am very sorry for the poor little puppy in the Russian Satellite [Sputnik]") and women ("darling, you are the one I love, you are my turtle dove"). Three songs from this recording were reissued in 2000 on Calypso Awakening from the Emory Cook Collection (SFW40453): "Teresa," "Reply to Melody" and "Paye."

101 Teresa
102 Reply to Melody
103 Mad Bomber
104 Short Little Shorts
105 Eve
106 Paye
201 No More Rocking and Rolling
202 Country Girl
203 Russian Satellite
204 Stella
205 Dorothy
206 Post Card to Sparrow