The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and is known for international hits including "Daddy Cool", "Ma Baker", "Belfast", "Sunny", "Rasputin", "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" and "Rivers of Babylon".
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boney_M.
Studio albums
Take the Heat off Me (1976)
Love for Sale (1977)
Nightflight to Venus (1978)
Oceans of Fantasy (1979)
Boonoonoonoos (1981)
Christmas Album (1981)
Ten Thousand Lightyears (1984)
Eye Dance (1985)
Brown Girl in the Ring
Boney M. Lyrics
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Tra la la la la
There's a brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la la
Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
She looks like a sugar in a plum
Plum plum
Show me your motion
Tra la la la la
Come on show me your motion
Tra la la la la la
Show me your motion
Tra la la la la
She looks like a sugar in a plum
Plum plum
All had water run dry
Got nowhere to wash my cloths
All had water run dry
Got nowhere to wash my cloths
I remember one Saturday night
We had fried fish and Johnny-cakes
I remember one Saturday night
We had fried fish and Johnny-cakes
Beng-a-deng
Beng-a-deng
Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
There's a brown girl in the ringTra la la la la la
Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
She looks like a sugar in a plum
Plum plum
Show me your motion
Tra la la la la
Come on show me your motion
Tra la la la la la
Show me your motion
Tra la la la la
She looks like a sugar in a plum
Plum plum
All had water run dry
Got nowhere to wash my cloths
All had water run dry
Got nowhere to wash my cloths
I remember one Saturday night
We had fried fish and Johnny-cakes
I remember one Saturday night
We had fried fish and Johnny-cakes
Beng-a-deng
Beng-a-deng
Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
See, brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la la
Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
She looks like a sugar in a plum
Plum plum
All had water run dry
Got nowhere to wash my cloths
All had water run dry
Got nowhere to wash my cloths
Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
Look that brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la la
Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
She looks like a sugar in a plum
Plum plum
"Brown Girl in the Ring" is a popular Caribbean folk song about a brown-skinned girl dancing in a ring. The song is simple, catchy, and upbeat, with a melody that is easy to sing along to. The lyrics repeat the phrase "Brown girl in the ring" throughout the song, followed by the refrain "tra la la la la" and the line "she looks like a sugar in a plum." The song celebrates the joy of dancing and the beauty of brown-skinned women.
The line "all had water run dry, got nowhere to wash my clothes" suggests that the song may have originated in a time of poverty or hardship. The reference to fried fish and Johnny-cakes also suggests a Caribbean origin. Overall, the lyrics seem to be a celebration of life and community, even in difficult circumstances.
Line by Line Meaning
Brown girl in the ring
There is a girl with brown skin dancing in the circle
Tra la la la la
Syllables used for the chorus of the song
She looks like a sugar in a plum
She is a beautiful girl with a sweet smile
Show me your motion
Dance and move your body to the music
All had water run dry
There is no more water left to wash clothes
Got nowhere to wash my cloths
There is no place to wash clothes because there is no water
I remember one Saturday night
A memory of a specific Saturday evening
We had fried fish and Johnny-cakes
They ate fried fish and a type of Caribbean flatbread made with cornmeal
Beng-a-deng
Syllables used as a fun interjection in the song
See, brown girl in the ring
Look, there is a brown-skinned girl dancing in the circle
Look that brown girl in the ring
Pay attention to the brown-skinned girl dancing in the circle
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DP, FRANZ REUTHER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@MelaGaric
Timeless, sensational, and truly beautiful
@jwp4363
Boney M’s “Brown girl” in the ring vs I’m so lucky, I’m the “girl with golden hair” By ABBA!
Both classics!
Which one is about colour?
@hmingthani05
I'll never get bored of their songs
@----77777
Me tooooo
@Emmanuellagrace-wu5ul
Sure never
@anitaguilbault3370
Agreed
@tinotasen4277
@@hmingthani05 https://youtu.be/m6LvwpOjz9Y?si=oIKQV6Z3cHwQtFf_
@ElizabethMcDermott-cy4cv
❤
@meisteryilmaz2905
After 42 years the world still loves boney m again ❤️👍
@luzsanmiguel6206
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