Rum & Coca-Cola

And when the Yankees first went to Trinidad

Some of the young girls were more than glad

They said that the Yankees treat them nice

And they give them a better price

They buy:

Rum and Coca-Cola

Went down Point Cumana

Both mothers and daughters

Working for their Yankee dollars

Ah, look, I had a little chick the other day

But her mother came and took her away

Herself, her mother and her sisters

Went in a cab with some soldiers

They bought:

They have some aristos in Port of Spain

I know a lot, but I won't call name

And in the day they wouldn't give you a right

But you might see them with the foreigners late at night

Drinking:

I know a couple who got married one afternoon

And was to go Miami on their honeymoon

But the bride run away with a soldier lad

And the stupid husband went staring mad

They bought: