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[Verse]CThe wind is in from AfricaGLast night I couldn't sleepF COh, you know it sure is hard to leave here CareyGBut it's really not my homeC GMy fingernails are filthy, I got beach tar on my feetF C GAnd I miss my clean white linen and my fancy French cologne[Chorus]G COh Carey, get out your caneC GAnd I'll put on some silverF C G COh you're a mean old Daddy, but I like you[Verse]C GCome on down to the Mermaid Cafe and I will buy you a bottle of wineF C GAnd we'll laugh and toast to nothing and smash our empty glasses downCLet's have a round for these freaks and these soldiersGA round for these friends of mineF CLet's have another round for the bright red devilGWho keeps me in this tourist town[Chorus]CCome on, Carey, get out your caneC GI'll put on some silverF C G COh you're a mean old Daddy, but I like you[Verse]CMaybe I'll go to AmsterdamGOr maybe I'll go to RomeF C GAnd rent me a grand piano and put some flowers 'round my roomCBut let's not talk about fare-thee-wells nowGThe night is a starry dome.F CAnd they're playin' that scratchy rock and rollGBeneath the Matala Moon[Chorus]G CCome on, Carey, get out your caneC GAnd I'll put on some silverF C G CYou're a mean old Daddy, but I like you[Verse]CThe wind is in from AfricaGLast night I couldn't sleepF COh, you know it sure is hard to leave hereGBut, it's really not my homeCMaybe it's been too long a timeGSince I was scramblin' down in the streetF CNow they got me used to that clean white linenGAnd that fancy French cologne[Chorus]G COh Carey, get out your caneC GI'll put on my finest silverF GWe'll go to the Mermaid CafeCHave fun tonightF C G CI said, Oh, you're a mean old Daddy, but you're out of sight