Today I leave to get away from it all I'll board a liner and head for the Caribbean Beautiful isles of the West Indies Swayin' palms back into me Down where the people are so carefree I'll take a calypso vacation Rum and fun, sea and sun Wish I were there this minute Don't blame me if I'm impatient To take a calypso vacation Maybe I'll go by way of old Nassau I'll leave my cares behind in the Caribbean Port-au-Prince or Old Haiti Visit them all, may even stay Island music is calling me To take a calypso vacation Rum and fun, sea and sun Wish I were there this minute Don't blame me if I'm impatient To take a calypso vacation I'm so anxious to be on the way To take a cruise in the beautiful Caribbean Maybe I can learn to do the limbo Girls can show me what I should know Time to catch a boat, got to go On my calypso vacation Rum and fun, sea and sun Wish I were there this minute Don't blame me if I'm impatient To take a calypso vacation To take a calypso vacation