Written as a counterpoint patter chorus for song used in “BLUE SKIES,” 1946. [unpublished].
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
Copyright ©29 Jun 1945.
Cover Art by Hal Weinstein.
Lead-sheet only. (No piano part).
Sheet music excerpt:
Patter Lyrics:
Johnny:
Why don’t you do your drinkin’ like a Cuban
Instead of hiding in a cellar?
Since Prohibition tell me, pal, have you been
A very frightened little feller?
Why don’t you pour it from a bottle
’Stead of a tiny silver flask?
Drink your scotch, rum, or gin
Where the dries can’t get in—
The finest bars are there—
Cigars are there
That only are made in Cuba.
Nita:
I’m not a drinking lady,
I never smoked a panatela,
But I’m she who likes to be where it is gay—okay?
Both:
So let us leave our cares behind
Join the si señoras where they say that love is blind.
Blind—but nevertheless
They’re glad to see you—in C-U-B-A.
Tag:
Why don’t you travel with us
On a train or a bus
To Miami, where we can begin to plan a
Wonderful trip on a plane or a ship,
That will take us to Florida to Havana?
See you in C-U-B-A.