Kokomo Lyrics
Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya
Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego
Baby why don't we go
Jamaica
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
We'll put out to sea
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
[Chorus]
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 want to 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
[Chorus]
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
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...
About
“Kokomo” is a song written by John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, Mike Love and Terry Melcher and recorded by The Beach Boys in spring 1988. Its lyrics describe two lovers taking a trip to a relaxing Caribbean island called Kokomo.
It was released as a single on July 18, 1988 by Elektra Records and became a No. 1 Hit in the United States, Japan and Australia (where it topped for about two months).
Q&A
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Brian Wilson once commented on his absence from the track:
Great, great singer Mike Love.
[…] Great, great record. I wasn’t on that record. They called me up four hours before the session. They go, “Come on down and do some recording.”
“I have a prior commitment I can’t come.”
“Alright. Bye.”
Then when I heard what they did I said, “Oh my god! I’m not on Kokomo! Why aren’t I on Kokomo?”
— Brian Wilson
- 4.In My Car
- 5.Kokomo
- 6.Wipeout
- 7.Make It Big
- 8.I Get Around
- 10.California Girls
