The Caribbean Two-Step

© Danny Taddei

VERSE 1:G

On the decks of Makai

With the sun sliding by

     D

Past the trade winds

D7

With some rum in my hand

And the smell of the land

G

Of the Island

With those short little waves

                   G7

That could drive you insane

C

Now astern

       G

There’s a move in my hips

  D

As the rum hits my lips

     G

And we dance

Chorus:      C

The Caribbean two-step

         G

Oh such a breeze

     D

The Caribbean two-step

G

From St. Bart’s to Miami

     C

The Caribbean two-step

              G

Is a dance made for me

     D

The Caribbean two-step

     G

With the canvas and sea

VERSE 2:

G

Off the shore of San Juan

With a bottle of ron

     D

And the moon

A tropical breeze

         D7

The sound of the leaves

  G

Of the palms

Some Café con leche

     G7

From an upwind café

C

Makes me smile

G

As my lady Makai and

D    C

I do the dance

           G

Of the sea

Chorus:              C

The Caribbean Two-Step

        G

Oh such a breeze

      D

The Caribbean Two-Step

G

Jamaica to Belize

     C

The Caribbean Two-Step

   G

Is a dance made for me

                          D

The Caribbean Two-Step

                                  G

With the canvas and sea

Verse 3:

G

On the bay of Biscayne

Where the afternoon rain

        D

Hides the Sun

   D7

I sail to the Grove

Where Monty’s I know

    G

Pours a tall one

And the boards on the floor

Start to (pause for Timbales)

     C

With the band

    G

And the snowbirds and smugglers

D

And even the waitress

               G

Starts to dance

Chorus vamp out:

The Caribbean two-step

To the rhythm of the band

On the boardwalk or the sand

Under the big Miami Moon

Well, I hope you join me soon

At the bayside mall

Winter, hurricane or fall

Spinnin’ like a water spout

Baby let it all hang out.