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Thin Lizzy

Halfcaste

Release date: 1975

From Rosalie (Single)
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"Halfcaste" is a track by Thin Lizzy, from the album Rosalie (Single), released 1975. Full lyrics are available below.

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Halfcaste

[Verse 1]

I got a girl in Brixton town

Her daddy don't like me hangin' 'round

"The boy ain't black, the boy is brown"

Don't he know it's a half caste town?

[Chorus]

Big slow (Oh)

Big slow

Big slow (Oh)

Big slow

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]

Slow

Slow

The boy is half caste

Half caste (Half caste)

[Verse 2]

I got a girl up near Richmond way

Her daddy don't like me to lead the girl astray

"The brown boy is born to serve," he say

Don't he know it's a different day?

[Chorus]

In the big slow (Oh), no joke

Big slow, I like it

Big slow (Oh)

Big slow

[Outro]

Mister, I'm half caste

You see, I'm half caste

I got no class (No class)

You see, I'm half caste

See, I'm half caste (Half caste)

See, I'm slow

I'm half caste, half caste, half caste, half caste, half caste

Half caste, half caste, half caste, half caste, half caste, half caste

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From Rosalie (Single)

1975
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