RUM AND COCA COLA
As recorded by The Andrews Sisters
(1944 release)
Capo 3rd fret
To play without a capo transpose +3 steps.
Intro
[G] [D7]
Verse 1
[G]
If you ever go down Trinidad
[D7]
They make you feel so very glad
[D7]
Calypso sing and make up rhyme
N.C.
Guarantee you one real good fine time
Chorus
[G]
Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola
[D7]
Go down Point Cumana
[D7]
Both mother and daughter
[G]
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
[G]
Oh, beat it man, beat it
Verse 2
[G]
Since the Yankee come to Trinidad
[D7]
They got the young girls all goin' mad
[D7]
Young girls say they treat 'em nice
N.C.
Make Trinidad like paradise
Chorus
[G]
Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola
[D7]
Go down Point Cumana
[D7]
Both mother and daughter
[G]
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
[G]
Oh, you vex me, you vex me
Verse 3
[G]
From Chacachacare to Mono's Isle
[D7]
Native girls all dance and smile
[D7]
Help soldier celebrate his leave
N.C.
Make every day like New Year's Eve
Chorus
[G]
Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola
[D7]
Go down Point Cumana
[D7]
Both mother and daughter
[G]
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
[G]
It's a fact, man, it's a fact
Verse 4
[G]
In old Trinidad, I also fear
[G]
The situation is mighty queer
[D7]
Like the Yankee girl, the native swoon
N.C.
When she hear der Bingle croon
Chorus
[G]
Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola
[D7]
Go down Point Cumana
[D7]
Both mother and daughter
[G]
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
Verse 5
[G]
Out on Manzanilla Beach
[D7]
G.I. romance with native peach
[D7]
All night long, make tropic love
N.C.
Next day, sit in hot sun and cool off
Chorus
[G]
Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola
[D7]
Go down Point Cumana
[D7]
Both mother and daughter
[G]
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
[G]
It's a fact, man, it's a fact
Outro
[G]
Rum and Coca-Cola
[G]
Rum and Coca-Cola
[D7] [G]
Workin' for the Yankee dollar
