Caribbean Lyrics - Hank Snow

Have you ever been down to Haiti 

When the summer sun was sinkin' low 

There's nothing but romance 

Just everywhere you glance 

And the native hearts are all aglow 

But when the Cuban Queen comes upon the scene 

They all stare like a statue out of stone 

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 seein' 

When you get a glimpse of the lady with the charm 

And from miles away you can see her sway 

To the beat of the Cuban Conga line that forms 

Up in a tree so high way up in the sky 

Sits a wide eyed monkey on a limb 

He wonders why the people go to so much trouble 

Just to try to be like him 

He doesn't understand that it's a lady's hand 

That makes a heart feel so sublime 

And before too long he starts singing the song 

And then he gets in the Conga line 

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 the gold that he was seein' 

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 seein' 

When you get a glimpse of the lady with the charm 

And from miles away you can see her sway 

To the beat of the Cuban Conga line that forms