I say oh, misery   Shame and scandal in the family   Oh, misery   Shame and scandal in the family      Down in Trinidad there was a family   With much confusion as you will see   A mama and a papa and a boy who was grown   He wanted to marry and have a wife of his own      He found a girl, she suited him nice   He went to his father to ask his advice   His father said, "Son, I have to say no   The girl is your sister, but your mama don't know"      Oh, misery   Shame and scandal in the family   I say oh, misery   Shame and scandal in the family      Oh, then a week went by and the summer came down   Soon the best girl on the island he found   He went to his papa to make it a date   His papa shook his head and to this, he did say   "You can't marry that girl, I have to say no   'Cause the girl is your sister, but your mama don't know"      Oh, misery   Shame and scandal in the family   I say oh, misery   It's shame and scandal in the family      He went to his mama, he covered his head   He told his mum what his father had said   His mother, she laughed, she said, "Go man, go   Your daddy ain't your daddy, but your daddy don't know"      Oh, misery   It's shame and scandal in the family   Oh, misery   Shame and scandal in the family      I say oh, misery   Shame and scandal in the family   I say oh, misery   Shame and scandal in the family