Oh, have you ever been down to Haiti
When the summer sun is sinking 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 stare like a statue with a 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 see
When you get against the lady with the charm
But for miles away, well, you can see her sway
To the beat of the Cuban conga line that fawns
Up in a tree so high, away up in the sky
There sits a wide-eyed 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 lie
It's a lady's hand that makes the 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 see
When you get against the lady with the charm
But for miles away, well, you can see her sway
To the beat of the Cuban conga line that fawns
To the beat of the Cuban conga line that fawns
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 seeing
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 to you like this


Talk about you like this
But you were 500 years too soon
Down in the Caribbean, it's not a dream you see
When you get against the lady with the charm
But for miles away, well, you can see her sway
To the beat of the Cuban conga line that fawns