Barbados

Album: Barbados Sky (1975)
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  • Intro tower from Coconut Airways three-seven-two
    This is Captain Tobias Wilcox holding on runway two-nine
    Request ATC clearance, over

    Yes, Coconut Airways three-seven-two
    Clear for takeoff
    Climb to ten thousand feet
    And contact Air Traffic Control on one-three-six decimal seven

    Coconut Airways three-seven-two
    Air Traffic Control one-three-six decimal seven
    Received, good day

    Ladies and gentlemen, this is Captain Tobias Willcock
    Welcoming you aboard Coconut Airways Flight three-seven-two to Bridgetown, Barbados
    We will be flying at a height of thirty-two thousand feet
    And at an air speed of approximately six hundred miles per hour
    Refreshments will be served after take-off
    Kindly fasten you safety belts and refrain from smoking until the aircraft is airborne

    Woh
    I'm going to Barbados
    Woh
    Back to the palm trees
    Woh
    I'm going to see my girlfriend
    Woh
    In the sunny Caribbean sea

    I don't wanna be a bus driver all my life
    I've seen too much of Brixton town in the night
    Fly away on Coconut Airways
    Fly me high, Barbados sky

    I look up the sky and I see the clouds
    I look down at the ground and I see the rain go down the drains
    Fly away on Coconut Airways
    Fly me high, Barbados sky

    Woh
    I'm going to Barbados
    Woh
    Back to the palm trees
    Woh
    I'm going to see my girlfriend
    Woh
    In the sunny Caribbean sea

    Far away from London Town and the rain
    It's really very nice to be home again
    Mary Jane met the Coconut Airplane
    Now I know she loves me so

    Woh
    I'm going to Barbados
    Woh
    Back to the palm trees
    Woh
    I'm going to see my girl friend
    Woh
    In the sunny Caribbean sea

    Ladies and gentlemen, we are now commencing our approach to Bridgetown, Barbados
    The weather is fine with a maximum temperature of ninety degrees Fahrenheit
    The sky is blue and the palm trees are really cool
    Captain Willcock and his crew hope you have had a pleasant flight
    And that you will fly Coconut Airways again

    Woh
    I'm going to Barbados
    Woh
    Back to the palm trees
    Woh
    I'm going to see my girlfriend
    Woh
    In the sunny Caribbean sea

    Woh
    I'm going to Barbados
    Woh
    Back to the palm trees
    Woh
    I'm going to see my girlfriend
    Woh
    In the sunny Caribbean sea

    Woh
    I'm going to Barbados
    Woh
    Back to the palm trees
    Woh
    I'm going to see my girlfriend
    Woh Writer/s: GERAINT HUGHES, JEFFREY CALVERT
    Publisher: Peermusic Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Job Lechat from FranceTotally different song to the one from Models
  • Nunzio from Darwin, AustraliaAustralian 80's band MODELS had a huge hit with a greaqt cover of this...
  • Pete from Nowra, Australiagreat song always liked it
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