Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya
Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego,
baby why don't we go,
Jamaica

Off the Florida Keys
There's a place called Kokomo
That's where you wanna go
To get away from it all

Bodies in the sand,
Tropical drink melting in your hand
We'll be falling in love
To the rhythm of a steel drum band

Down in Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take you to
Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo Montego,
Baby why don't we go

Ooh I wanna take you down to Kokomo,
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go,
Way down in Kokomo

Martinique, that Monserrat mystique...

We'll put out to sea
And we'll perfect our chemistry
By and by we'll defy
A little bit of gravity

Afternoon delight,
Cocktails and moonlit nights
That dreamy look in your eye,
Give me a tropical contact high

Way down in Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take you to
Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo Montego,
Baby why don't we go

Ooh I wanna take you down to Kokomo,
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go,
Way down in Kokomo

Port au Prince, I wanna catch a glimpse...

Everybody knows a little place like Kokomo
Now if you wanna go to get away from it all

Go down to Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take you to
Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo Montego,
Baby why don't we go

Ooh I wanna take you down to Kokomo,
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go,
Way down in Kokomo



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    General Comment:He miss prononounces "Montserrat". If I ever take on the Bahamas-I'm going by my own boat. ;)
    Flag emuInAmuumuuon July 03, 2012   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Indiana.
    Flag Thia007on December 02, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:This is just the most concrete evidence that after Brian went off the rails and Dennis died, nothing good came out of the beach boys. Thankfully (although through horrible circumstances), Denny will never be associated with the downfall of the Beach Boys.
    Flag MarkCox11on November 08, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:"Martinique, that Monserrat mystique..."

    Me & my friend always thought they were saying "Mah-la-lee, that mozzarella stick.":)

    Love this song.
    Flag TheCranberriesLoveron June 27, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Ooh, I love this song. The only time I remember last hearing this song was when I was little, The muppets did their own music video special on it. Love this song :D
    Flag Arsonist88on April 08, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:wth is kokomo?
    Flag hollydunnon September 29, 2008   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:For some reason I just can't stand this song. Certainly the worst Beach Boys song there is, their older songs were much better.
    Flag Johnny0225on March 23, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Brian Wilson had nothing to do with this song. It was written by John Phillips (Mamas & Papas) and Scott McKenzie. It took Mike and company 20 years to get a #1 song, and they kept on trying to milk the formula until Phillips died, and McKenzie went away. Then Carl died, they kicked Al out, and they are now playing county fairs, while Brian plays to packed houses everywhere.
    Flag donutbanditon October 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I always sing this song when I feel like relaxing, which sounds good now since I just worked as a dishwasher for a few hours.....
    Flag PrEsLeYsBiGsIsTaon July 14, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:I never saw Cocktail... and missed the song on the radio... my introduction to it was a parody written for the Bob Rivers Show and retitled Kosovo...

    The Norwegian Norbattalion KFPR used it for a video that has has been circulating the net and is actually very well done...

    I finally tracked down the Beach Boys original and have to admit that while i love the music, the Beach Boys lyrics are pretty tawdry...

    If you get a chance have a look at the other version... it's pretty funny...

    Somewhere far overseas
    There’s a place called Kosovo
    That’s where you don’t want to go
    If you’re Albanian at all

    Protecting Human Rights
    Air strikes and firefights
    And we'll be dropping our bombs
    Wherever Serbian bad guys hide
    Just up from Kosovo

    that's my nickel
    Flag chesterfieldon August 10, 2006   Link

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