Rum and Coca-Cola

The Lord Invader version laments that U.S. soldiers are debauching local women who "saw that the Yankees treat them nice/and they give them a better price."

Its final stanza describes a newlywed couple whose marriage is ruined when "the bride run away with a soldier lad/and the stupid husband went staring mad."

The Amsterdam version also hints that women are prostituting themselves, preserving the Lord Invader chorus which says, "Both mother and daughter/Working for the Yankee dollar."

"[8] In under ten minutes they made a record that sold seven million units and sat at number one on the Billboard magazine chart for seven weeks.

After the release of "Rum and Coca-Cola", Belasco and Lord Invader sued for copyright infringement of the song's music and lyrics, respectively.

He sings, "I bring evidence quick to show them that I write the song in 1906", and "thirty years later Invader changed the lyrics ...

"[12] Since the Andrews Sisters' release, many other artists have shared their renditions of the popular tune, including American singer-songwriter Harry Belafonte.