-Standard Tuning- Capo Third Fret Intro (No guitar) Everyday-ay-ay-ay-ay-ya verse 1 Penelope works in the market Down in the coconut trees She's saving up all her money To go to America across the sea verse 2 She once had an uncle He lived in Detroit town They got all his post cards But his body has never been found Pre-Chorus To this day-ay-ay-ay-ay-ya To this day-ay-ay-ay-ya verse 3 She got a job as a domestic Workin' for the minimum wage All her friends back home in Jamaica They say, 'You really got it made in the shade' verse 4 But they don't see her sweat and grind And her bended on her knees She wishes she was back in Jamaica Beneath the coconut trees Everyday-ay-ay-ay-ay-ya Everyday-ay-ay-ay-ya 2x Instrumental (x4) Chorus Verse 5 Penelope's back in the market She found what it was all about Oh no, she doesn't regret it She's just glad that she got out Verse 6 But others aren't so lucky They're there till the day they die Trapped in steel and concrete No beach No moon No sky Chorus Instrumental Chorus
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