Bahama Mama
Tropical Tales of Love: Bahama Mama's Dance of Freedom
Lyrics
Once when I was on shore liberty,
Recalling a past experience of being on shore liberty.
On the tropic little island of Bimini
Describing the location as the tropical island of Bimini.
I go to bar where lights are bright;
Visiting a bar with bright lights.
Calypso music everything all right.
Enjoying Calypso music and everything feeling right.
Beautiful woman do a dance,
Observing a beautiful woman performing a dance.
Do the Limbo, put me in a trance.
Noting the Limbo dance and feeling entranced.
I say, "Man, what her name be?"
Asking about the woman's name.
He say, "Bahama mama, and she wild and free."
Learning that she is called "Bahama mama" and is wild and free.
Lonely was I from many days at sea;
Expressing loneliness after days at sea.
I wanted this woman who was wild and free.
Desiring the wild and free Bahama mama.
Say, Bahama mama, Limbo with me?
Inviting Bahama mama to do the Limbo dance.
She work me over like Hurricane Shirley.
Describing the intense impact of her actions like Hurricane Shirley.
Drink much rum, get me in a fight,
Consuming a lot of rum and getting into a fight.
Sailor hit me on head, out go lights.
Getting hit on the head by a sailor.
When I came to, guess what I see?
Regaining consciousness and seeing Bahama mama.
Bahama mama, and she kissing me.
Finding Bahama mama kissing him.
Bahama mama now tell me she love me;
Bahama mama expressing love.
Her beauty and the rum make me feel dizzy.
Feeling dizzy due to her beauty and rum.
From look on her face, I can see
Realizing from her expression that Bahama mama doesn't belong to him.
Bahama Mama not belong to me.
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Bahama mama do a dance when
Observing Bahama mama dancing the Limbo.
She do the Limbo, put me in a trance.
Feeling fortunate and everyone acknowledging it.
I lucky man, everyone would say;
Bahama mama claiming him as her lover.
Bahama mama claim lover today.
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Never ever more will I go to sea;
Planning to marry Bahama mama.
Bahama mama and me will soon marry.
Intending to do everything right in the relationship.
We gonna do everything up right;
Anticipating Bahama mama's love day and night.
Bahama mama gonna love me day and night
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Pretty soon, then, there'll be three:
Envisioning a future with Bahama mama and a baby.
Bahama mama, little baby and me;
Expressing extreme happiness and disbelief.
I so happy, hard to b'lieve
Bahama mama now officially belonging to him.
Bahama mama now belong to me.
(No specific meaning provided in this line.)
Bahama...
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