Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughout his career, he was an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes.
Belafonte won three Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award), an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1989, he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards and in 2022 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category and was the oldest living person to have received the honor.
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Angelique-O
Harry Belafonte Lyrics
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Your mama got to take you back
Angelique-O, Angelique-O
Teach you all the things you lack
Angelique-O, Angelique-O
Your mama got to take you back
Angelique-O, Angelique-O
He never got time to sweep the dirt
Mama got to take you back
He never got time to wash a shirt
Mama got to take you back
He never got time to cut and peel
Mama got to take you back
If think you can make it on sex appeal
Your mama got to take you back
Mama's got to take you back
Teach you all the things you lack
When she sends you back to me
We'll live together in harmony
Angelique-O, Angelique-O
Your mama got to take you back
Angelique-O, Angelique-O
Teach you all the things you lack
Angelique-O, Angelique-O
Your mama got to take you back
Angelique-O, Angelique-O
Teach you all the things you lack
He never learnt how to make a stew
Your mama got to take you back
Your biscuits, Lord, I can hardly chew
Mama got to take you back
De pants I'm wearing is full of holes
Your mama got to take you back
While you're runnin' around in a big mink stole
Mama got to take you back
Mama's got to take you back
Teach you all the things you lack
When she sends you back to me
We'll live together in harmony
Angelique-O, Angelique-O
Your mama got to take you back
Angelique-O, Angelique-O
Teach you all the things you lack
Angelique-O, Angelique-O
Your mama got to take you back
Angelique-O, Angelique-O
Teach you all the things you lack
Harry Belafonte’s song Angelique-O tells the story of a man who is frustrated with his lover, Angelique, for being too wild and not knowing how to take care of herself. He believes that her mother needs to take her back and teach her all the things she lacks. He lists several reasons why he thinks Angelique needs to be taught some important life skills. For example, he never has time to sweep the dirt or wash a shirt, and he doesn't know how to make a stew. Angelique, on the other hand, is running around in a big mink stole, trying to make it on sex appeal.
The singer emphasizes that all these things that Angelique is lacking can be taught by her mother. And when she is sent back to him, they can live together in harmony. The repetition of the phrase "Angelique-O" throughout the song adds a playful and catchy tone to the lyrics.
Overall, the song Angelique-O is an upbeat, lighthearted tune with a message about the importance of learning practical life skills. It also addresses the idea that parents play a crucial role in their children's upbringing.
Line by Line Meaning
Angelique-O, Angelique-O
Addressing Angelique
Your mama got to take you back
Angelique's mother needs to take her back
Teach you all the things you lack
To teach Angelique things she doesn't know
He never got time to sweep the dirt
He was too busy to keep things clean
He never got time to wash a shirt
He was too busy to wash his own clothes
He never got time to cut and peel
He was too busy to prepare food
If think you can make it on sex appeal
If you think you can get by on your looks
Mama's got to take you back
Mother needs to take Angelique back
When she sends you back to me
When Angelique comes back to Harry
We'll live together in harmony
They will live peacefully
He never learnt how to make a stew
He never learned how to cook
Your biscuits, Lord, I can hardly chew
The biscuits are hard to eat
De pants I'm wearing is full of holes
The pants Harry is wearing have holes
While you're runnin' around in a big mink stole
While Angelique is wearing expensive clothing
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: IRVING BURGIE, WILLIAM ATTAWAY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@tamzguida5524
Angelique-O, Angelique-O,
Your mama got to take you back,
Angelique-O, Angelique-O,
Teach you all the things you lack.
Angelique-O, Angelique-O,
Mama got to take you back,
Angelique-O, Angelique-O,
Teach you all the things you lack.
You never got time to sweep the dirt
Mama got to take you back,
And you never got time to wash a shirt,
Mama got to take you back,
You never got time to cook and peel
Mama got to take you back,
You think you can make it on sex appeal
Mama got to take you back.
Mama’s got to take you back,
Teach you all the things you lack,
When she sends you back to me
We'll live together in harmony.
You never learnt how to make a stew
Mama got to take you back,
Your biscuits, Lord, I can hardly chew,
Mama got to take you back,
The pants I'm wearing is full of holes
Mama got to take you back,
While you’re runnin’ around in a big mink stole,
Mama got to take you back,
@tamzguida5524
Angelique-O, Angelique-O,
Your mama got to take you back,
Angelique-O, Angelique-O,
Teach you all the things you lack.
Angelique-O, Angelique-O,
Mama got to take you back,
Angelique-O, Angelique-O,
Teach you all the things you lack.
You never got time to sweep the dirt
Mama got to take you back,
And you never got time to wash a shirt,
Mama got to take you back,
You never got time to cook and peel
Mama got to take you back,
You think you can make it on sex appeal
Mama got to take you back.
Mama’s got to take you back,
Teach you all the things you lack,
When she sends you back to me
We'll live together in harmony.
You never learnt how to make a stew
Mama got to take you back,
Your biscuits, Lord, I can hardly chew,
Mama got to take you back,
The pants I'm wearing is full of holes
Mama got to take you back,
While you’re runnin’ around in a big mink stole,
Mama got to take you back,
@ruangnams
Tam Zguida
@Colombianyoyo
Harry's songs are so catchy.
@AngieKiss02
I was so happy when I found this song dedicated to my name :) My real name is Angelique, nickname is Angie.
@Angelique.Styles
lol my mother is gonna love this song really since my name is angelique
@wallyschlager7281
Saw Harry belafonte 1979 in austria and my dad saw him 1967 still very good
@VealParmigiana
I think Harry was the best male singer of Calypso music. I haven't heard this song before. Excellent photos.
@bluebocker
The second lady is absolutely stunning!
@kostasGianakopulos
immortal harry!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@dev4911
Harry goes like 'Oun-JELLY-co Oun-JELLY-co'... Love it :))