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Rum And Coca-Cola Lyrics
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
Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola
Go down Point Koomahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
Oh, beat it man, beat it
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
Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola
Go down Point Koomahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
Oh, you vex me, you vex me
From Chicachicaree to Mona's Isle
Native girls all dance and smile
Help soldier celebrate his leave
Make every day like New Year's Eve
Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola
Go down Point Koomahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
It's a fact, man, it's a fact
In old Trinidad, I also fear
The situation is mighty queer
Like the Yankee girl, the native swoon
When she hear der Bingo croon
Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola
Go down Point Koomahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
Out on Manzanella Beach
G.I. romance with native peach
All night long, make tropic love
Next day, sit in hot sun and cool off
Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola
Go down Point Koomahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
It's a fact, man, it's a fact
Rum and Coca-Cola
Rum and Coca-Cola
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
They make you feel so very glad
Calypso sing and make up rhyme
Guarantee you one real good fine time
Go down Point Koomahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
They got the young girls all goin' mad
Young girls say they treat 'em nice
Make Trinidad like paradise
Go down Point Koomahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
Native girls all dance and smile
Help soldier celebrate his leave
Make every day like New Year's Eve
Go down Point Koomahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
The situation is mighty queer
Like the Yankee girl, the native swoon
When she hear der Bingo croon
Go down Point Koomahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
G.I. romance with native peach
All night long, make tropic love
Next day, sit in hot sun and cool off
Go down Point Koomahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
Rum and Coca-Cola
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
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great song bty
Isn't this song about Trinidadian prostitutes? I don't think the Andrews Sisters realized it when they recorded it. Very catchy song, regardless.
@sharkycharming "I don't think the Andrews Sisters realized it when they recorded it." Or they did...
@sharkycharming "I don't think the Andrews Sisters realized it when they recorded it." Or they did...
@sharkycharming I don't know how the Andrews Siaters could have missed the meaning; it's not exactly subtle! It may have been convenient for them to claim this when the song was banned in some markets due to its racy lyrics.
@sharkycharming I don't know how the Andrews Siaters could have missed the meaning; it's not exactly subtle! It may have been convenient for them to claim this when the song was banned in some markets due to its racy lyrics.
I guess I used to ascribe innocence to my grandparents' generation 9 years ago when I wrote that comment, but you're right, a person would have to be pretty unworldly not to know what the lyrics were about. My grandmother used to sing this to me so I find it amusing that she thought the subject matter was fine for a toddler.
@sharkycharming My dad too. The kids had no idea what it was about!
@sharkycharming My dad too. The kids had no idea what it was about!
this is one of the songs that made The Andrews Sisters famous along with the beer barrel polka
don't forget Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy and In The Mood.........
don't forget Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy and In The Mood.........
btw** lol
i love the andrews sisters, they make me feel happy!!!