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Poolside Sunset
Chorus
Rum in our glasses, sunset on fire,
We float in the pool and the tide lifts us higher.
Laughing like pirates with nothing to prove,
In Bimini waters we’ve found our groove.
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Verse 1 – Kelley
“Hey captain cool, with your drink in your hand,
You think you’re in charge, but I run this band.
That hat and those shades? You’re fooling no one,
I’m the queen of this pool, you’re just here for the sun.”
Verse 1 – Scott
“Oh please, dear mermaid, don’t sass me that way,
I carried the drinks—it’s hard work, okay?
I’m rugged, I’m steady, I’m practically bronze.”
Kelley (interrupting):
“You’re pink as a lobster, admit it, move on!”
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🌅 Chorus
Rum in our glasses, sunset on fire,
We float in the pool and the tide lifts us higher.
Laughing like pirates with nothing to prove,
In Bimini waters we’ve found our groove.
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Verse 2 – Scott
“If drifting was sport, I’d still take the crown,
I float like a king, while you’re splashing around.
This edge of the pool, it was made for my throne,
So sip slow, my darling, the rum is my own.”
Verse 2 – Kelley
“Your throne? Don’t be silly, this pool is my stage,
You’re background décor, like a cruise-ship buffet.
So here’s to the sunset, and here’s to my win—
Bartender, another round, make mine with a grin!”
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🌅 Chorus
Rum in our glasses, sunset on fire,
We float in the pool and the tide lifts us higher.
Laughing like pirates with nothing to prove,
In Bimini waters we’ve found our groove.
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Bridge (playful)
We tease and we laugh as the daylight turns gold,
Two jokers in paradise, stories retold.
The pool never ends, the horizon’s a trick,
But the rum’s running low—better order it quick!
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🌅 Final Chorus
Rum in our glasses, sunset on fire,
We float in the pool and the tide lifts us higher.
Love in the laughter, the night coming soon,
Two fools in Bimini, drunk under the moon.
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Conch Salad
🌴 Chorus
Rum on the table, the laughter runs free,
Conch salad between us, just you and me.
Pat & Ebbie’s glow with the jukebox loud,
Two wisecrackin’ lovers in a Bahamian crowd.
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Verse 1 – Kelley
“I ordered the conch, but you dive right in,
Stealing the peppers—commitin’ a sin!
You claim it’s for sharing, but don’t take it all,
One more tomato, I’ll start a bar brawl!”
Verse 1 – Scott
“Oh please, my dear, you exaggerate tons,
I’m only just testing if the spice really runs.
Besides, you’ve got rum, and that grin ear-to-ear,
So let’s call it even—bartender, more beer!”
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🌴 Chorus
Rum on the table, the laughter runs free,
Conch salad between us, just you and me.
Pat & Ebbie’s glow with the jukebox loud,
Two wisecrackin’ lovers in a Bahamian crowd.
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Verse 2 – Scott
“These rum drinks are perfect, the ice melts just right,
Like Bimini sunsets that color the night.
But that salad’s the jewel, fresh ocean delight,
Spicy and citrus, our island bite.”
Bartender (cameo verse)
“Now don’t fight the conch, it was made to be shared,
A Bahamian treasure, for couples who dared.
So sip on your rum, let the jokes all unwind,
Pat & Ebbie’s will keep you both laughing in time.”
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🌴 Chorus
Rum on the table, the laughter runs free,
Conch salad between us, just you and me.
Pat & Ebbie’s glow with the jukebox loud,
Two wisecrackin’ lovers in a Bahamian crowd.
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Bridge (playful banter)
Kelley: “If you steal my lime wedge, I’ll call it a crime!”
Scott: “But I gave you the hot sauce—that’s love over time!”
Kelley: “Love is this rum, not your sneaky fork tricks.”
Scott: “Then pour me another, let’s toast to misfits!”
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🌴 Final Chorus
Rum on the table, the laughter runs free,
Conch salad between us, just you and me.
We sing with the night, while the palm trees sway,
Pat & Ebbie’s forever, our hideaway.
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The Ballad of Bimini’s Tide
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Chorus (repeats between each section)
Oh, Bimini’s waters, so endless, so wide,
Carry our laughter, our love, and our pride.
Colors may fade, but the memories stay,
The tide sings them back at the end of the day.
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I. The Sailboat
A sailboat lay quiet on turquoise glass seas,
Her canvas at rest in the hush of the breeze.
The sky bent above her in silver and gray,
While the ocean below held the light of the day.
She swayed with the rhythm that only waves know,
Her anchor a tether to soft sands below.
She waited for journeys, for voices, for song,
But for now she was silence, where still hearts belong.
Chorus
Oh, Bimini’s waters, so endless, so wide,
Carry our laughter, our love, and our pride.
Colors may fade, but the memories stay,
The tide sings them back at the end of the day.
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II. The Prayer Flags
From driftwood and pine, a branch stretched wide,
Prayer flags fluttered where shoreline meets tide.
Red bled to yellow, green faded to blue,
Tattered by storms, yet enduring and true.
They whispered of travelers who once passed this way,
Of laughter and losses, of nights turned to day.
They carried the stories the island had kept,
Each thread a reminder, of those who had wept.
Chorus
Oh, Bimini’s waters, so endless, so wide,
Carry our laughter, our love, and our pride.
Colors may fade, but the memories stay,
The tide sings them back at the end of the day.
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III. The Rusted Wreck
On jagged stone edges, half-swallowed by brine,
A rust-eaten vessel leaned, crooked in time.
Her bow once was proud, her hull once was steel,
But the sea had devoured what man tried to seal.
She glowed in the sunlight, a coppery flame,
A monument broken, yet bold all the same.
For ruin is beauty when left to the tide,
The ocean makes poetry of what it derides.
Chorus
Oh, Bimini’s waters, so endless, so wide,
Carry our laughter, our love, and our pride.
Colors may fade, but the memories stay,
The tide sings them back at the end of the day.
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IV. The Heron at Shore
A heron stood watch where the shallows turned green,
Grace carved in feathers, unhurried, serene.
Around him the gulls sang a brash, hungry hymn,
But he waited in silence, patient and grim.
His eyes scanned the water, his stillness a prayer,
The sea licked the sand with a touch soft as air.
In him was the island, enduring and strong,
Teaching that quiet can carry a song.
Chorus
Oh, Bimini’s waters, so endless, so wide,
Carry our laughter, our love, and our pride.
Colors may fade, but the memories stay,
The tide sings them back at the end of the day.
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V. Twilight’s Arrival
The day bent to evening, the colors grew deep,
The ocean grew heavy, as stars stirred from sleep.
The flags stilled their flutter, the wreck dimmed to gray,
The sailboat grew shadow in the last light of day.
The heron took flight as the shoreline went dark,
A curve of white wings, a brief, fleeting mark.
And we stood together, two souls open wide,
Bound not by the years, but by Bimini’s tide.
Final Chorus (slowed)
Oh, Bimini’s waters, so endless, so wide,
Carry our laughter, our love, and our pride.
Colors may fade, but the memories stay,
The tide sings them back at the end of the day.
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“Rum, Cart, and Midnight Stars”
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Verse 1
Started the evening with a rum in my hand,
Golf cart purring, no real plan.
Palm trees leaning as the daylight fell,
Island breeze carried a sweet cocktail.
Bartender winked: “One more round?”
We laughed and nodded—pour it down!
With the sun sinking low, adventure began,
Trouble was waiting, but we just ran.
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Chorus
Rum drinks rolling, cart lights glowing,
Where the night will end, there’s no way of knowing.
New friends singing, the stars our guide,
We’re living too loud on this island ride!
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Verse 2
Hit the first bar, the music was hot,
Locals and travelers gave it all they got.
A man with a grin raised his Sands Light beer,
Said, “Stick with me, you’ll love it here!”
Kelley cracked jokes, Scott told a tall tale,
The whole room roared like a Caribbean gale.
Bartender shouted, “Another round’s due!”
We toasted the island, the night, and the crew.
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Chorus
Rum drinks rolling, cart lights glowing,
Where the night will end, there’s no way of knowing.
New friends singing, the stars our guide,
We’re living too loud on this island ride!
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Verse 3
Golf cart racing down a sandy lane,
Moonlight chasing, nothing felt tame.
Stopped at a shack with a Heineken sign,
Island House magic, cold drinks divine.
Met a stranger named Joe with a laugh so wide,
He bought us cigars, said “enjoy the ride.”
By midnight the stories outnumbered the stars,
By one a.m., we’d forgotten the scars.
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Bridge (chaotic & fun)
Somebody’s dancing on top of a chair,
Somebody’s singing like they just don’t care.
Rum keeps flowing, and the beat’s too strong,
We don’t know the words, but we all sing along!
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Final Chorus (louder, wild)
Rum drinks rolling, cart lights glowing,
Where the night will end, there’s no way of knowing.
New friends singing, the stars our guide,
We’re writing our legend on this island ride!
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“Rum, Cart, and Midnight Stars” (Live)
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Intro (Band warming up)
(Steel drums & congas kick in with a rolling rhythm, guitar strums light and breezy. A whistle blows, bartender slams a bottle on the bar as the bandleader shouts…)
Lead Singer:
“Alright Bimini—let’s see those rum cups in the air! This one’s for the golf carts, the bartenders, and the crazy nights we’ll never remember but always love!”
(Crowd cheers, clapping in time with the beat.)
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Verse 1
Lead Singer (with guitar):
Started the evening with a rum in my hand,
Golf cart humming, no maps, no plan.
Palm trees swaying as the daylight fell,
Island breeze carried a sweet cocktail.
Bartender (shouting from bar):
“One more round?”
Crowd (shouting back):
“Pour it down!”
With the sun sinking low, adventure began,
Trouble was waiting, but we just ran.
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Chorus (Call & Response)
(Steel drums get louder, crowd claps to the beat.)
Lead: Rum drinks rolling, cart lights glowing,
Crowd: Hey! Hey!
Lead: Where the night will end, there’s no way of knowing.
Crowd: No way!
Lead: New friends singing, the stars our guide,
All together (shouting): We’re living too loud on this island ride!
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Verse 2
Lead:
Hit the first bar, the music was hot,
Locals and travelers gave it all they got.
A man with a grin raised his Sands Light beer,
“Stick with me, you’ll love it here!”
(Guitar riff, bass drops heavy, crowd whistles.)
Kelley cracked jokes, Scott spun a yarn,
Laughter spilled out from the street to the barn.
Bartender (over the mic):
“Who’s buying next?”
Crowd (stomping feet):
“Rum’s the best!”
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Chorus (Louder, everyone singing)
Lead: Rum drinks rolling, cart lights glowing,
Crowd: Hey! Hey!
Lead: Where the night will end, there’s no way of knowing.
Crowd: No way!
Lead: New friends singing, the stars our guide,
All together (cheering): We’re living too loud on this island ride!
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Verse 3
(Band leans into reggae groove, percussion takes over.)
Golf cart swerving down a sandy lane,
Moonlight chasing, nothing felt tame.
Stopped at a shack with a Heineken sign,
Island House magic, cold drinks divine.
(Crowd claps off-beat, bartender rattles a cocktail shaker like a tambourine.)
A man called Joe waved a Black & Mild,
Said “Stay with me, it’ll get real wild.”
By midnight the music was shaking the walls,
By one a.m., we were shouting last calls!
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Bridge (Chaotic Fun, Crowd Participation)
Lead (pointing at crowd):
Somebody’s dancing on top of a chair!
Crowd (yelling back): Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Lead: Somebody’s singing like they just don’t care!
Crowd: Sing, sing, sing, sing!
Lead (band drops volume for effect): Rum keeps flowing and the beat’s too strong…
All together (band + crowd, drums crashing back in):
We don’t know the words, but we all sing along!
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Final Chorus (Explosive)
(Full band going all out, crowd on their feet, bartenders banging bottles on the counter in rhythm.)
Lead: Rum drinks rolling, cart lights glowing,
Crowd: Hey! Hey!
Lead: Where the night will end, there’s no way of knowing.
Crowd: No way!
Lead: New friends singing, the stars our guide,
All together (screaming): We’re writing our legend on this island ride!
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Outro (Band shouting over the music)
Lead Singer:
“Keep those carts charged, keep the rum cold, and keep the night alive—Bimini forever!”
(Steel drums fade, congas roll out, and the bartender pours one last shot as the crowd cheers.)