Rum And Coca-Cola - The Andrew Sisters, 1944
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 |
Sisters LaVerne Sophie Andrews, Maxene Angelyn Andrews, and Patricia Marie (Patty) Andrews were collectively known to the world as The Andrew Sisters. Patty joined the group as their lead singer at the age of seven, and was recording by eleven. The group’s first hit in 1937 was actually a Yiddish tune, Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (To Me, You Are beautiful). Selling over a million copies of this made them the first vocal group to reach that plateau. As far as female vocal groups go, they still stand as the best selling of all time.
The Andrews Sisters were renowned for their close, 3-part harmonies, giving a distinct sound to every melody they played. In WWII, they entertained the allied troops with tunes like Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Pistol Packin’ Mama, Don’t Fence Me In and Rum And Coca-Cola. The latter topped the charts for 10 weeks in 1944. They were also featured in over a dozen movies, most of these wartime efforts. They broke up in 1951, but not before amassing over 700 recordings. That’s a lot of harmonizing…
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