May I lift your ears so that you might hear and old tale that we spin
'Bout the perfect stranger, his golden box, a whole lotta sunshine within
He ran outside and opened it up, saw it carried to the four winds
That's just about where his whole story begins
It was late one day down in sunny Durham when the stranger stepped from the train
Unpacked his sack with a big ol' smile started strumming strong and fair
As a crowd turned out at the depot
He got it goin' real good right there
Said this one's called the Carolina calypso
Kept time with his dusty feet
Sun like gold above the hickory trees
And his children were dancin' in the street
Carolina calypso
Come see me tonight
Let your voice surround me like a thousand arms
Sing me through the towns and back to the farm
Carolina calypso
Come see me tonight
Come out and see when the time grows ripe, honey we're with friends
The moon will rise 'bove the hickory trees like silver fire again
If you happen to be a stranger in town, might take a friend's advice
Grab yourself a railroad gal and come with us tonight
I said kick off your shoes and your downtown blues
Come with us tonight
Get down one time for Carolina calypso
Keep time with your dusty feet
The sky is gonna pale 'cross the old moss trail
While his children were dancin' in the street
Carolina calypso
Come see me tonight
Let your voice surround me like a thousand arms
Sing me through the towns and back to the farm
Carolina calypso
Come see me tonight