Instrumental:
Intro: C | C | C | C |
Verse:
If you C ever go down Trinidad
They make you feel so G7 very glad
Calypso sing and make up rhyme guaran G7 tee (stop)
you one real good fine time
Chorus:
Drinkin’ C rum and Coca Cola
Go down Point Koo G7 mahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin’ for the C Yankee dol- C -ler
C | (Oh (C) beat it man beat it) | C G7
Verse:
Since the C Yankee come to Trinidad
They got the young girls all G7 goin’ mad
Your girls say they treat ‘em nice G7 (stop)
Make Trinidad like paradise
Chorus:
Drinkin’ C rum and Coca Cola
Go down Point Koo G7 mahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin’ for the C Yankee dol- C -ler
C | (Oh you (C) vex me you vex me) | C G7
Verse:
From C Chicachicaree to Mona’s Isle
Native girls all G7 dance and smile
Help soldier celebrate his leave G7 (stop)
Makes every day like New Year’s
Chorus:
Drinkin’ C rum and Coca Cola
Go down Point Koo G7 mahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin’ for the Yankee doll C ar
C | (Sit (C) tight man it’s a fact) | C G7
Verse:
C In old Trinidad I also fear
the situation is G7 mighty queer
Like the Yankee girl the native swoon G7 (stop)
When she hear Der Bingle croon
Verse:
Drinkin’ C rum and Coca Cola
Go down Point Koo G7 mahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin’ for the Yankee dol- C -ler | C
Verse:
C Out on Manzanella Beach
G.I. romance with G7 native peach
All night long make tropic love Next G7 (stop)
day sit in hot sun and cool off
Chorus:
Drinkin’ C rum and Coca Cola
Go down Point Koo G7 mahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin’ for the Yankee doll C ar
C | C (It’s a (C) fact man it’s a fact) | C G7
Outro:
C Rum and Coca Cola ….
C Rum and Coca Cola…
G7 Working for the Yankee dol- C -ler | C
Instrumental:
Intro: C | C | C | C |
Verse:
If you C ever go down Trinidad
They make you feel so G7 very glad
Calypso sing and make up rhyme guaran G7 tee (stop)
you one real good fine time
Chorus:
Drinkin’ C rum and Coca Cola
Go down Point Koo G7 mahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin’ for the C Yankee dol- C -ler
C | (Oh (C) beat it man beat it) | C G7
Verse:
Since the C Yankee come to Trinidad
They got the young girls all G7 goin’ mad
Your girls say they treat ‘em nice G7 (stop)
Make Trinidad like paradise
Chorus:
Drinkin’ C rum and Coca Cola
Go down Point Koo G7 mahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin’ for the C Yankee dol- C -ler
C | (Oh you (C) vex me you vex me) | C G7
Verse:
From C Chicachicaree to Mona’s Isle
Native girls all G7 dance and smile
Help soldier celebrate his leave G7 (stop)
Makes every day like New Year’s
Chorus:
Drinkin’ C rum and Coca Cola
Go down Point Koo G7 mahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin’ for the Yankee doll C ar
C | (Sit (C) tight man it’s a fact) | C G7
Verse:
C In old Trinidad I also fear
the situation is G7 mighty queer
Like the Yankee girl the native swoon G7 (stop)
When she hear Der Bingle croon
Verse:
Drinkin’ C rum and Coca Cola
Go down Point Koo G7 mahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin’ for the Yankee dol- C -ler | C
Verse:
C Out on Manzanella Beach
G.I. romance with G7 native peach
All night long make tropic love Next G7 (stop)
day sit in hot sun and cool off
Chorus:
Drinkin’ C rum and Coca Cola
Go down Point Koo G7 mahnah
Both mother and daughter
Workin’ for the Yankee doll C ar
C | C (It’s a (C) fact man it’s a fact) | C G7
Outro:
C Rum and Coca Cola ….
C Rum and Coca Cola…
G7 Working for the Yankee dol- C -ler | C
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