Jean and Dinah

Jean and Dinah

Jean and Dinah is a calypso from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean sung by calypsonian Mighty Sparrow which became an international hit in 1956. This calypso, Sparrow's first hit, commented upon the large scale prostitution that the bases once supported and the desperation of these prostitutes following the closure of several American military bases in Trinidad in the post war period.

:"Jean and Dinah, Rosita and Clemontina":"Round de corner posin"':"Bet your life is something dey sellin"':"But when you catch them broken" [="broke"] "you could get dem all for nuttin"':"Doh make no row:"De Yankee gone and Sparrow take over now"


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