[verse 1]
C G7
Oh baby won’t you come with me
G7 C
We go back to the West Indies
C F G7 C
Oh baby can’t you see I've lost my pep and my energy
[chorus]
C G7
What I need is rum and coconut water
G7 C
Rum and coconut water
C7 F G7 C
Rum and coconut water I cannot get in America
[verse 2]
C G7
Now I remember when I was young
G7 C
I was very robust and strong
C F
But now as I walk on the street
F G7 C
I feel a weakness into my feet
[chorus]
C G7
What I need is rum and coconut water
G7 C
Rum and coconut water
C7 F G7 C
Rum and coconut water I cannot get in America
[verse 3]
C G7
So I am going back to Jamaica
G7 C
Where I can get coconut water
C F
For where’re in the world I roam
F G7 C
Sweet Jamaica is my happy home
[chorus]
C G7
And I get my rum and coconut water
G7 C
Rum and coconut water
C7 F G7 C
Rum and coconut water I cannot get in America
[Solo]
Same chord as chorus X2 :
C G7 C F G7 C
[verse 4]
C G7
Yes I’m going back to Jamaica
G7 C
America is to cold for me
C F G7 C
Settle down in my home town where we have sunshine all the year round
[chorus]
C G7
And I get my rum and coconut water
G7 C
Rum and coconut water
C7 F G7 C
Rum and coconut water I cannot get in America
[verse 5]
C G7
For in America they have snow
G7 C
But in Jamaica this is not so
C F G7 C
And my body is getting old I am not able to stand this cold
[chorus]
C G7
What I need is rum and coconut water
G7 C
Rum and coconut water
C7 F G7 C
Rum and coconut water I cannot get in America
[verse 6]
C G7
Now baby when I get old
G7 C
Never more will I roam
C F G7 C
Underneath the bright sun is sky I believe in Jamaica until I die
[chorus]
C G7
And I get my rum and coconut water
G7 C
Rum and coconut water
C7 F G7 C
Rum and coconut water I cannot get in America
[solo]
Same chords as chorus X1 :
C G7 C C7 F G7 C
Then repeat the 5 last chords :
C C7 F G7 C
as final phrase