On the other side of de island There's a sky so clear and blue Can see, cross water, to de mainland New life for me and you Let's buy a hotel Let's get a yacht We'll get a golden island In the sun made of coconut Let's buy an old car We'll crash in a hut We'll feed the food to the Ford And we'll live off the coconut Well there's a big black mama In a tree She's gonna cook us She's gonna call up the rest of the tribe And it looks like the ghost of Tarzan lied He went over to the other side And he rang like a bell From tree to tree They never ever let you go They never ever let you go We get American menus With all American men We're getting sick of things American We ate our way through half the Pentagon We had our share of big palookas Yankee go home Yankee go ho ho home They never ever let you go They never ever let you go Yankee go home Yankee go ho ho home Let's buy a hotel Let's get a yacht We'll get a golden island In the sun made of coconut Let's buy an old car We'll crash in a hut We'll feed the food to the Ford And we'll live off the coconut Well there's a big black mama in a tree She's gonna cook us She's gonna call up the rest of the tribe And it looks like the ghost of Tarzan lied He went over to the other side And he rang like a bell From tree to tree Tree to tree, tree to tree They never ever let you go They never ever let you go