Lyrics to
Bahama Mama

This version of Bahama Mama was released by Boney M in 1979.

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Bahama, Bahama Mama
Got the biggest house in town Bahama Mama
Bahama, Bahama Mama
But her trouble’s getting down Bahama Mama

She has six daughters
And not one of them is married yet
And she’s looking high and low
And none of them plays ever hard to get
So if you’re lonesome go there go

Bahama, Bahama Mama
You should all be looking for Bahama Mama
Bahama, Bahama Mama
And I’m sure you will adore Bahama Mama

Bahama, Bahama Mama
Got the biggest house in town Bahama Mama
Bahama, Bahama Mama
But her trouble’s getting down Bahama Mama

You’ll meet her daughters
They ‘ll be treatin’ you to honeycake
They’ll be sweet and nice to you
And maybe there is one you’d like to take
Well then you’ll know just what to do

Bahama, Bahama Mama
She is really in a fix Bahama Mama
Bahama, Bahama Mama
Being stuck with all them six Bahama Mama

What’s the matter with men today
Six beautiful roses
And nobody to pluck them
It’s a crying shame

Bahama, Bahama Mama
Got the biggest house in town Bahama Mama
Bahama, Bahama Mama
But her trouble’s getting down Bahama Mama

The thing is each of them looks
Like a gorgeous moviequeen
Every one a perfect find
And if a man refused that temptin’ scene
He simply can’t make up his mind

Bahama, Bahama Mama
Got the biggest house in town Bahama Mama
Bahama, Bahama Mama
But her trouble’s getting down Bahama Mama

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About Lyrics and Bahama Mama by Boney M

When you decide to study the lyrics to Bahama Mama, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1979 song by Boney M. Some of the lyrics to Bahama Mama have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Boney M and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Bahama Mama if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Bahama Mama" means the words set to the music of Bahama Mama, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Boney M. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Bahama Mama and the lyrics to Bahama Mama are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Boney M who came here looking just for the lyrics to Bahama Mama, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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