The surf was easy on the day I came to stay    On this quiet island in the bay    I remember a line of women all in white    The laughter and the steel bands at night       Now the Americans are gone exept for two    The embassy's been hard to reach    There's been talk and lately a bit of action after dark    Behind the big casino on the beach       The rules are changed    It's not the same    It's all new players in a whole new ball game       Last night I dreamed of an old lover dressed in gray    I've had this fever now since yesterday    Wake up darling they're knocking the Colonel's standing in the sun    With his stupid face the glasses and the gun       I know what happens    I read the book    I believe I just got the goodbye look       Won't you pour me a Cuban breeze Gretchen       I know a fellow with a motor launch for hire    A skinny man with two-tone shoes    Cause tonight they're arranging a small reception just for me    Behind the big casino by the sea       I know what happens    I read the book    I believe I just got the goodbye look