LaVern Baker - Manana lyrics

Hey, the faucet she is
Dripping and the fence, she's falling down
My pocket needs some money
So I can't go into town
My brother isn't working and
My sister doesn't care the car
She needs a motor so I can't go anywhere

Manana, manana, manana is soon enough for me

My mother's always working
She is working very hard
But every time she looks for me
I'm sleeping in the yard
My mother thinks I'm lazy and
Maybe she is right i'll go to work
Manana but I gotta sleep tonight
Manana, manana, manana is soon enough for me

Oh, once I had some money but
I gave it to my friend
He said he'd pay me double
It was only for a lend
But he said a little later, the horse
She was so slow
Why he give the horse my money
Is something I don't know

Manana, manana, manana is soon enough for me

My brother took a suitcase and
He went away to school
My father said he only learned
To be a silly fool
My father said that I should learn
To make a chilly pot
But then I burned the house down, the chilly
She was too hot

Manana, manana, manana is soon enough for me