Lyrics: Jagger, Richard
Music: Jagger, Richard
Sung by various vocalists with Phil Lesh and Friends, including by
Anders Osborne in November 2013 as part of their
(and American Jubilee's) cover of the album "Sticky Fingers".
Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
Sold in the market down in New Orleans
Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright
Hear him whip the women just around midnight
Brown sugar, how come you taste so good?
Brown sugar, just like a young girl should
Drums beating, cold English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' where it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doing alright
You shoulda heard him just around midnight
Brown sugar, how come you taste so good?
Brown sugar, just like a black girl should
Now I bet your mama was a tent show queen
And all here boyfriends were sweet sixteen
I'm no schoolboy but I know what I like
You shoulda heard me just around midnight
Brown sugar, how come you taste so good?
Brown sugar, just like a young girl should
Brown sugar, how come you taste so good?
Brown sugar, just like a black girl should
| Recordings | |||||
| Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
| 1971 | Sticky Fingers | Rolling Stones | |||