Caribbean 1953 JPitt-Payne

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 6Jan2014
2014

Oh have you ever been down to Haiti
when the summer sun is sinkin' low.
There's nothin' but romance
just ev'rywhere you glance
and the native hearts are all aglow.
But when the Cuban Queen
comes upon the scene
they all stare like a statuette of stone
and when they realize
what's before their eyes
the other girls are left all alone.

Down in the Caribbean
it's not a dream you're see'n
when you get a glimpse
of the lady
with the charms,
but from miles away
you can see her sway
to the beat of the Cuban
conga line that forms.

Up in a tree so high
away up in the sky
sits a wideeyed monkey on a limb,
He wonders why the people
go to so much trouble
just to try and be like him.
He doesn't understand
that it's a lady's hand
that makes a heart feel so sublime,
but before too long
he starts to sing their song
and then he gets
in the conga line.

Down in the Caribbean
it's not a dream you're see'n
when you get a glimpse
of the lady
with the charms,
but from miles away
you can see her sway
to the beat of the Cuban
conga line that forms.

Columbus searched for spices
but he missed the nicest
part of the Caribbean,
he didn't see the charms
and the open arms
it was gold that he was a seein'.
Oh, but I'm glad
he missed
the sweetest thing I've kissed
'cause we're on our honeymoon,
and I'm so sorry Chris
to talk about you like this
but you were
five hundred years too soon.

Down in the Caribbean
it's not a dream you're see'n
when you get a glimpse
of the lady
with the charms,
but from miles away
you can see her sway
to the beat of the Cuban
conga line that forms.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Caribbean 1953 JPitt-Payne
words & music by Mitchell Torok
© MCMLIII by American Music Inc.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 6 January 2014 at 15.53
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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