Penelope Lyrics by Great Big Sea
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Penelope works in the market
Down in the coconut trees
She's saving up all her money
To go to America across the sea

She once had an uncle
He lived in Detroit town
They got all his post cards
But his body has never been found

To this day
To this day

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'

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

[Chorus]
Everyday, Everyday
Everyday, Everyday

[Solo]

[Chorus]

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

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]

[Solo]

[Chorus]
Penelope works in the market   Down in the coconut trees   She's saving up all her money   To go to America across the sea      She once had an uncle   He lived in Detroit town   They got all his post cards   But his body has never been found      To this day   To this day      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'      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      [Chorus]   Everyday, Everyday   Everyday, Everyday      [Solo]      [Chorus]      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      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]      [Solo]      [Chorus]