Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Carl Wilson
Lead Vocals
Al Jardine
Background Vocals
Bruce Johnston
Background Vocals
Jeffrey Foskett
Acoustic Guitar
Jim Keltner
Drums
Joel C. Peskin
Saxophone
Mike Love
Lead Vocals
Rod Clark
Bass Guitar
Van Dyke Parks
Accordion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Scott McKenzie
Songwriter
Terry Melcher
Songwriter
John Phillips
Songwriter
Mike Love
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
K.Wechsler
Mixing Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
Terry Melcher
Producer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take ya
Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego, baby, why don't we go? Jamaica
[Verse 1]
Off the Florida Keys
There's a place called Kokomo
That's where you wanna go to get away from it all
Bodies in the sand
Tropical drink melting in your hand
We'll be falling in love to the rhythm of a steel drum band
Down in Kokomo
[Chorus]
Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take ya
To Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego, baby, why don't we go?
Ooh, I wanna take you down to Kokomo
We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down in Kokomo
[Chorus]
Martinique, that Montserrat mystique
[Verse 2]
We'll put out to sea
And we'll perfect our chemistry
By and by we'll defy a little bit of gravity
Afternoon delight
Cocktails and moonlit nights
That dreamy look in your eye
Give me a tropical contact high
Way down in Kokomo
[Chorus]
Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take ya
To Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego, baby, why don't we go?
Ooh, I wanna take you down to Kokomo
We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down in Kokomo
[Chorus]
Port-au-Prince, I wanna catch a glimpse
[Verse 3]
Everybody knows a little place like Kokomo
Now if you wanna go and get away from it all
Go down to Kokomo
[Chorus]
Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take ya
To Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego, baby, why don't we go?
Ooh, I wanna take you down to Kokomo
We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down in Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take ya
To Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego, baby, why don't we go?
Written by: John Phillips, Mike Love, Scott McKenzie, Terry Melcher