Lyrics to
Havana Affair

Released by Ramones in 1976
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This version of Havana Affair was released by Ramones in 1976.

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PT-boat on the way to Havana
I used to make a living, man
Pickin’ the banana.
Now I’m a guide for the CIA
Hooray for the USA!

Baby, baby, make me a loco
Baby, baby, make me a mambo

Sent to spy on a Cuban talent show
First stop- Havana au go-go
I used to make a living, man
Pickin’ the banana
Hooray for Havana!


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About Lyrics and Havana Affair by Ramones

The lyrics for Havana Affair are defined as the words making up the song released by Ramones in 1976. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Havana Affair have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Ramones and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Havana Affair by Ramones if you think through it. 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 Havana Affair" means the words set to the music of Havana Affair, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Ramones. 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 Havana Affair and the lyrics to Havana Affair are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Ramones who came here looking just for the lyrics to Havana Affair, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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