Rum and Coca-Cola
Songwriters: Paul Baron; Jeri Sullavan; and Morey Amsterdam



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 Bingle 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

     

Another one from the past; Drinking Rum and Coca-Cola, performed by The Andrews Sisters

Larry D