Penelope Lyrics - Sea Of No Cares - Great Big Sea

Penelope works in the market 

Down in the coconut trees 

She's saving up all her money 

To go to America across the sea 

She once had an uncle 

He lived in Detroit town 

They got all his post cards 

But his body has never been found 

To this day 

To this day 

She got a job as a domestic 

Workin' for the minimum wage 

All her friends back home in Jamaica 

They say, 'You really got it made in the shade' 

But they don't see her sweat and grind 

And her bended on her knees 

She wishes she was back in Jamaica 

Beneath the coconut trees 

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Everyday, Everyday 

Everyday, Everyday 

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Penelope's back in the market 

She found what it was all about 

Oh no, she doesn't regret it 

She's just glad that she got out 

But others aren't so lucky 

They're there till the day they die 

Trapped in steel and concrete 

No beach No moon No sky 

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