Rum and Coca-Cola

[5] The lyrics to "Rum and Coca-Cola" were written by Rupert Grant, another calypso musician from Trinidad who used the stage name Lord Invader.

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.

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