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Shame and Scandal
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Singer/Songwriter
Shame and Scandal was released on January 1, 1956 by Tradition Records as a part of the album Sings Ballads & Blues
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1956
LabelTradition Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM127

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Odetta
Odetta
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Odetta Holmes
Odetta Holmes
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Hancock
David Hancock
Mastering Engineer
Dean Gitter
Dean Gitter
Producer
Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Oh woe is me
Shame and scandal on the family
Oh woe is me
Shame and scandal on the family
There was a family lived on the isle of
San Sebastian for a long, long while
The head of the family was a Holland man
The younger brother his name was Rand
Oh woe is me
Shame and scandal on the family
Oh woe is me
Shame and scandal on the family
The Holland man kept in the tower
A wife as pretty as a big white flower
She saw the brother, she stole his heart
And that's where the trouble and the badness start
Oh woe is me
Shame and scandal on the family
Oh woe is me
Shame and scandal on the family
The wife and the brother, they wanna go
But the Holland man tell them no
The wife fall down and evil came
Burned the man in a voodoo flame
Oh woe is me
Shame and scandal on the family
Oh woe is me
Shame and scandal on the family
Her eyes are empty, she cannot talk
A nurse has come to make her walk
The brothers are lonely, the nurse is young
And now you know my tale is sung
Oh woe is me
Shame and scandal on the family
Oh woe is me
Shame and scandal on the family
Written by: Odetta Holmes
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