Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
There's a brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la la
Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
She looks like a sugar in a plum
Plum plum

Show me your motion
Tra la la la la
Come on show me your motion
Tra la la la la la
Show me your motion
Tra la la la la
She looks like a sugar in a plum
Plum plum

All had water run dry
Got nowhere to wash my cloths
All had water run dry
Got nowhere to wash my cloths

I remember one Saturday night
We had fried fish and Johnny-cakes
I remember one Saturday night
We had fried fish and Johnny-cakes

Beng-a-deng
Beng-a-deng

Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
There's a brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la la
Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
She looks like a sugar in a plum
Plum plum

Show me your motion
Tra la la la la
Come on show me your motion
Tra la la la la la
Show me your motion
Tra la la la la
She looks like a sugar in a plum
Plum plum

All had water run dry
Got nowhere to wash my cloths
All had water run dry
Got nowhere to wash my cloths

I remember one Saturday night
We had fried fish and Johnny-cakes
I remember one Saturday night
We had fried fish and Johnny-cakes

Beng-a-deng
Beng-a-deng

Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
See, brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la la
Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
She looks like a sugar in a plum
Plum plum

All had water run dry
Got nowhere to wash my cloths
All had water run dry
Got nowhere to wash my cloths

Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
Look that brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la la
Brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la
She looks like a sugar in a plum
Plum plum


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Brown Girl in the Ring Lyrics as written by Franz Reuther Dp

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  • +1
    General CommentI like The Wiggles version of this song much better
    xoblahxxblahxoon March 13, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General CommentWell either the person who wrote this was on acid... or its about african american slaves beating on a black girl.
    Enigmatic*Lullabyon September 17, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General CommentThis song was featured in the movie "touching the void" and I could not get it out my head for the succeeding 6 months. It's like a bloody virus. Cheers to Boney M tho for writing such an infectious tune.
    nillad1000on April 04, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General CommentIt's actually about a game played in Jamaica of the same name.
    amillionminuteson September 10, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General CommentYeah same here nillad1000, When it started playing that song in the movie I cracked up and Ive had it in my head ever since.
    MillionDollarBabyon December 01, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General CommentThe first I heard this song was at a disco in Izmir Turkiye, called "ALWAYS". Boney M was huge there. I love them and have just about every song they made. And yes it is about a Jamaican kids game. Kinda like our Ring Around The Rosie
    h2ovwloveron May 13, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Commentsugar in a plumb ... sugar plumb 'FAIRY'... brown girl look fair.

    Show me your motion

    show me emotion....


    Saturday (Saturn's day) is the day when the masters and slaves swap places.

    Jamaica references (johnny cakes)

    All had water run dry

    sounds like
    'holy water run dry' on the performances....
    olivertheredon May 09, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General CommentI met them when I was very very young, I was born in late 76. it was my favorite song when I was a year or two old.
    olivertheredon May 09, 2011   Link

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