The Andrews Sisters - Rum and Coca-Cola
Jun 4, 2005 21:51:07 GMT -5
Post by irock on Jun 4, 2005 21:51:07 GMT -5
This one goes way, way back - all the way to the mid 40s, quite possibly the oldest pop song ever threaded on this forum. I was just listening to it and thinking what a cool song it is and that it deserves a mention.
The Andrews Sisters were the pop divas of their day, and although they're more famous for other tunes - like the Bette Midler-covered Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - this is by far my favorite. Like most songs of that era, it's about the war - or more specifically, the soldiers on leave. Listening to it today one notices a lovely reggae flavor.
It really is a marvelous tune, well worth seeking out. If you like a good, easy rhythm and lilting harmonies, you'll love it.
One of the finest movie moments in my memory featured Sissy Spacek in a scene from Raggedy Man where she dances with a broom and sings along while this song plays on the radio. Sissy has said in interviews that it is one of her own favorite scenes. It's hard to describe why, but if you ever see it it might just bring tears to your eyes.
RUM AND COCA-COLA
(Words: Morey Amsterdam / Music: Jeri Sullavan, Paul Baron)
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
The Andrews Sisters were the pop divas of their day, and although they're more famous for other tunes - like the Bette Midler-covered Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - this is by far my favorite. Like most songs of that era, it's about the war - or more specifically, the soldiers on leave. Listening to it today one notices a lovely reggae flavor.
It really is a marvelous tune, well worth seeking out. If you like a good, easy rhythm and lilting harmonies, you'll love it.
One of the finest movie moments in my memory featured Sissy Spacek in a scene from Raggedy Man where she dances with a broom and sings along while this song plays on the radio. Sissy has said in interviews that it is one of her own favorite scenes. It's hard to describe why, but if you ever see it it might just bring tears to your eyes.
RUM AND COCA-COLA
(Words: Morey Amsterdam / Music: Jeri Sullavan, Paul Baron)
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
