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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mick Jagger
Lead Vocals
Keith Richards
Background Vocals
Mick Taylor
Electric Guitar
Bill Wyman
Bass Guitar
Ian Stewart
Piano
Bobby Keys
Tenor Saxophone
Charlie Watts
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mick Jagger
Songwriter
Keith Richards
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jimmy Miller
Producer
Jimmy Johnson
Recording Engineer
Andy Johns
Recording Engineer
Glyn Johns
Recording Engineer
Chris Kimsey
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
Sold in the market down in New Orleans
Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright
Hear him whip the women just around midnight
[Chorus]
Brown sugar
How come you taste so good? Ah huh
Brown sugar
Just like a young girl should, ah huh now
[Verse 2]
Drums beating, cold English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doing alright
You shoulda heard 'em just around midnight
[Chorus]
Brown sugar
How come you taste so good now?
Brown sugar
Just like a young girl should now, yeah
[Chorus]
Ah, get on, brown sugar
How come you taste so good, baby?
Ah, got me feelin' right, now, brown sugar
Just like a black girl should, yeah
[Verse 3]
Now, now, bet your mama was a tent-show queen
And all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen
I'm no schoolboy, but I know what I like
You shoulda heard me just around midnight
[Chorus]
Brown sugar
How come you taste so good, baby?
Ah, my, my
Brown sugar
Just like a young girl should, yeah, baby
[Outro]
I said yeah, yeah, yeah, woo!
How come you
How come you taste so good?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, woo!
Just like a
Just like a black girl should
Yeah, yeah, yeah, woo!
Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger