Rum and Coca-Cola

Lyrics

{Intro} [Verse 1] If you ever go down Trinidad They make you feel so very glad Calypso sing and make up rhyme Guarantee you one real good fine time [Chorus] Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola Go down Point Cumana Both mother and daughter Workin' for the Yankee dollar Oh, beat it man, beat it [Verse 2] Since the Yankee come to Trinidad They got the young girls all goin' mad Young girls say they treat 'em nice Make Trinidad like paradise [Chorus] Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola Go down Point Cumana Both mother and daughter Workin' for the Yankee dollar Oh, you vex me, you vex me [Verse 3] From Chacachacare to Mono's Isle Native girls all dance and smile Help soldier celebrate his leave Make every day like New Year's Eve [Chorus] Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola Go down Point Cumana Both mother and daughter Workin' for the Yankee dollar It's a fact, man, it's a fact [Verse 4] In old Trinidad, I also fear The situation is mighty queer Like the Yankee girl, the native swoon When she hear der Bingle croon [Chorus] Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola Go down Point Cumana Both mother and daughter Workin' for the Yankee dollar [Verse 5] Out on Manzanilla Beach G.I. romance with native peach All night long, make tropic love Next day, sit in hot sun and cool off [Chorus] Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola Go down Point Cumana Both mother and daughter Workin' for the Yankee dollar It's a fact, man, it's a fact [Outro] Rum and Coca-Cola Rum and Coca-Cola Workin' for the Yankee dollar