Your daddy ain't your daddy, but your daddy don't know. Shame and Scandal in the Family lyrics by Shawn Elliott. Woe is me Shame and scandal in the family Woe is me Shame and scandal in the. Full lyrics… Shame And Scandal In The Family Lyrics: Woe is me / Shame and scandal in the family / Woe is me / Shame and scandal in the family / In Trinidad there was a. Shawn Elliott – Shame and Scandal in the Family lyrics (English). Translated into 4 languages. Music video available. Woe is me / Shame and scandal in… Shame and scandal in the family A week went by and the summer came 'round Soon the best cook in the island he found He went to his papa to name the day His papa shook his head and to him did say You Can't marry this girl, I have to say no This girl is your sister, but your mama don't know Oh, woe is me Shame and scandal in the family Oh, woe. Shame and scandal in the family! A week went by, the summer came down, Soon another girl on the island he found. He went to his Papa to name the day. His Papa shook his head and this time he did say: You can't marry this girl, have to say no, That girl is your aunty, but your granny don't know! Hey! Woe is me. Shame and scandal in the family! Calypso singer Sir Lancelot wrote Shame and Scandal in the Family for the 1943 horror movie I Walked With a Zombie. The song was originally titled Fort Holland Calypso Song. Sir Lancelot issued his recording of it in the late 1940s. This version was covered by folksingers Odetta and Burl Ives. Shame and scandal in the family. A week went by and the summer came down And soon the best cook in the island he found He went to his papa to name the day And papa shook his head and to him he did say You can't marry this girl, I have to say no This girl is your sister, but your momma don't know. Woe is me Shame and scandal in the family Woe.