VERSE ONE: Not So Far From Here There's a very lively atmosphere Everybody's going there this year And there's a reason, the season Opened last July Ever Since the U.S.A. went dry Everybody's going there and I'm going too REFRAIN: I'm on my way to Cuba That's where I'm going Cuba, that's where I'll stay Cuba, where wine is flowing And where dark-eyed Stellas Light their feller's panatellas
Cuba, where all is happy Cuba, where all is gay Why don't you plan a wonderful trip to Havana? Hop on a ship and I'll see you in C-U-B-A VERSE TWO: Take a friend's advice Drinking in a cellar isn't nice Anybody who has got the price Should be a Cuban Have you been longing for the smile That you haven't had for quite a while If you have then follow me and I'll show the way