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 Brown sugar, how come you taste so good? Uh huh Brown sugar, just like a young girl should, uh huh, oh (woo) 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 Brown sugar, how come you taste so good now? Brown sugar, just like a young girl should now (yeah) Ah, get on, brown sugar, how come you taste so good? Ah, got me craving the, the brown sugar Just like a black girl should, yeah Ah, and I 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 Brown sugar, how come you taste so good, baby? Ah, come down, brown sugar Just like a young girl should, yeah 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
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 Brown sugar, how come you taste so good? Uh huh Brown sugar, just like a young girl should, uh huh, oh (woo) 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 Brown sugar, how come you taste so good now? Brown sugar, just like a young girl should now (yeah) Ah, get on, brown sugar, how come you taste so good? Ah, got me craving the, the brown sugar Just like a black girl should, yeah Ah, and I 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 Brown sugar, how come you taste so good, baby? Ah, come down, brown sugar Just like a young girl should, yeah 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
A faixa “Brown Sugar” foi lançada como primeira música e single principal do álbum *Sticky Fingers* (1971) do The Rolling Stones.
Foi escrita principalmente por Mick Jagger, marcando seu papel como compositor na banda.
Alcançou o número 1 nos charts dos Estados Unidos e do Canadá, enquanto chegou ao número 2 no Reino Unido e na Irlanda.
No ranking da Billboard, “Brown Sugar” ficou na 16ª posição entre os maiores sucessos de 1971.
Em 2004 o *Rolling Stone* a posicionou na 490ª posição na lista das 500 maiores músicas de todos os tempos, e elevou para a 495ª em 2010.
Em 2004 também foi reconhecida como a quinta melhor música de guitarra de todos os tempos pela mesma revista.
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