Havana Affair Lyrics
[Verse 1]
PT boat on the way to Havana
I used to make a living, man, picking the banana
Now I'm a guide for the CIA
Hooray for the USA
[Chorus]
Baby, baby make me loco
Baby, baby make me mambo
[Verse 2]
Sent to spy on a Cuban talent show
First stop, Havana-go-go
I used to make a living, man, picking the banana
Hooray for Havana
[Chorus]
Baby, baby make me loco
Baby, baby make me mambo
[Verse 1]
PT boat on the way to Havana
I used to make a living, man, picking the banana
Now I'm a guide for the CIA
Hooray for the USA
PT boat on the way to Havana
I used to make a living, man, picking the banana
Now I'm a guide for the CIA
Hooray for the USA
[Chorus]
Baby, baby make me loco
Baby, baby make me mambo
[Verse 2]
Sent to spy on a Cuban talent show
First stop, Havana-go-go
I used to make a living, man, picking the banana
Hooray for Havana
[Chorus]
Baby, baby make me loco
Baby, baby make me mambo
[Verse 1]
PT boat on the way to Havana
I used to make a living, man, picking the banana
Now I'm a guide for the CIA
Hooray for the USA
[Chorus]
Baby, baby make me loco
Baby, baby make me mambo
[Verse 2]
Sent to spy on a Cuban talent show
First stop: Havana-go-go
I used to make a living, man, picking the banana
Hooray for Havana
[Chorus]
Baby, baby make me loco
Baby, baby make me mambo
Baby, baby make me loco
Baby, baby make me mambo
[Verse 2]
Sent to spy on a Cuban talent show
First stop: Havana-go-go
I used to make a living, man, picking the banana
Hooray for Havana
[Chorus]
Baby, baby make me loco
Baby, baby make me mambo
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“Havana Affair” is about a Cuban man working for the C.I.A. in order to lead a better life, as an allegory for the Cuban Missile Crisis and the larger Cold War.
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Guitar
Drums
Bass
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Lead Vocals
Released on
April 23, 1976
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