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
