Bimini Bay
Written by Ted Lewis 1921
(As played by the Kingston Trio)
Oh, 'til I go down to Bimini,
never get a lickin' 'til I go down to Bimini.
Verse 1
We were all sailors 'til the day
our boat put in to Bimini Bay.
We tapped a keg. We loaded on.
Woke up to find the boat was gone!
Chorus:
Send my bail down to Bimini.
This town is wearisome.
Got thrown in jail just for drinkin'
Barbados rum, Barbados rum
Oh, 'til I go down to Bimini,
never get a lickin 'til I go down to Bimini.
Verse 2
I recollect the other night,
seems like there was a friendly fight.
It was a woman brought me grief.
Her mother was the police chief!
Chorus:
Send my bail down to Bimini.
This town is wearisome.
Got thrown in jail just for drinkin'
Barbados rum, Barbados rum
Oh, 'til I go down to Bimini,
never get a lickin 'til I go down to Bimini.
Verse 3
I told them I would mend my ways.
They let me out in thirty days.
One little sip to quench my thirst,
I should have read the label first!
Chorus:
Send my bail down to Bimini.
This town is wearisome.
Got thrown in jail just for drinkin'
Barbados rum, Barbados rum
Oh, 'til I go down to Bimini,
never get a lickin 'til I go down to Bimini.
Verse 4
They say that Bimini can't afford
to keep providing room and board.
I'm anchored here by ball and chain,
squeezin' the rum from sugar cane.
Chorus:
Send my bail down to Bimini.
This town is wearisome.
Got thrown in jail just for drinkin'
Barbados rum, Barbados rum
Oh, 'til I go down to Bimini,
never get a lickin 'til I go down to Bimini.