Coconut Sweet (From "Jamaica") - Lena Horne

Cocoanut sweet,

Honeydew new,

Jasmine and cherry

And juniper berry,

That’s you.

Cocoanut sweet,

Buttercup true,

Face that I see in

The blue Carribean,

That’s you.

Catch me the smile you smile

And I’ll make this big world my tiny island,

Shining with spice

And sugar plum.

Cage me the laugh you laugh

And I will make this tiny, shiny island

My little slice

Of kingdom come.

The wind may blow,

The hurricane whip up the sky,

The vine go bare,

The leaf go dry,

But when you smile at me,

Spring tumble out of the tree,

The peach is ripe, the lime is green,

The air is touched with tangerine

And cocoanut sweet,

Honeydew new,

Ev’rything, dear,

That wants to cheer

The nearness of you.

How it all come true

Whenever we meet,

The magic of cherry and berry

And cocoanut sweet.