Saturday, June 28, 2008

Ladies Of Calcutta


Hey Ladies & Gentlemen,
Do you know there is this old song dedicated to the laides of Calcutta. I am quoting the lyrics below. I have an UPits colleague who loves Kolkata, he spent sometime there in the 60s or so. He told me about it and then I did a google. So here goes the song....
Calcutta
I've kissed the girls in Naples;
They're pretty as can be.
I've also kissed some French girls
Who came from "Paree."
The Spanish girls are lovely;
Oh, yes, indeed they are.
But the ladies of Calcutta are sweeter by far.
The ladies of Calcutta will steal your heart away;
And after it is stolen, you'll say--I've kissed the girls of Naples;
I've kissed them in Paree;
But the ladies of Calcutta do something to me

I know the words are rather silly. But that song was a big hit in 1960 and apparently busted the charts again in 1967. And hey I like it and being one of the Calcutta ladies I am really excited to discover this.I nipped it from this blog http://www.pressrun.net/weblog/2007/03/ive_kissed_the_.html

4 comments:

  1. This is the complete Song Sung by Bill Forbes AKA Kal Khan from Sri Lanka

    Ladies of Calcutta

    I kissed the chicks of Naples
    Yand burnt my lips you see,
    I also smooched some French Birds
    Ooh La La Sheri..

    The Swedish Dolls aare LOVERLY
    Oh yeash indeed they aare,
    But the ladies of Caalcutta
    Arre sweeter by farr
    The ladies of Calcutta will steal your HEART away
    Yand when it has been stolen you say,
    … Dhani Dhani Deh.

    YEnglish birds are GORGEOUS
    They do something to me
    But the ladies of Calcutta are Eastern you see

    Dhani Dhani Dani Dhani Dhani Dhoni Dhadi dhani Dhani Dhadi deh
    Yadi Goni Gana Dani Dhoni Dhani
    This Jockey gives me a play.
    A Dhani Dhoni Dadi Dhani Gami Goni dadi dum de dani dadi Deh
    A Dani Danithi dani Dadi Doni Dadi
    please play this rec…ord all the way

    The ladies of Calcutta will steal your Heart away,
    Yand when it has been stolen you’ll say…
    Dhani Dhani Deh
    Yenglish birds are GORGEOUS
    They do something to me
    But the ladies of Calcutta are eastern you see..

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  2. This is a song by my Uncle Bill (Forbes aka Kal Khan).

    He is alive and well living in Huddersfield, England.

    I was with him at a Halloween party last week too.

    I can send pics if you like?

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  3. stefanrock@hotmail.com

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  4. Andy

    Great to know this. Please say my hello to him when you meet him next. What a great singer having such a hillarious way of singing..this one as well as 'Oh To be in England'.. Great memories of times gone by..

    Steven Kay

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