Story Behind The Song

I live part of the year in the Bahamas on a small island. You have to order supplies from Nassau and have them sent on a mailboat which come once a week if your lucky. Everyone waits for the Mailboat and are excited when its comes with their food, closing, building materials, etc. This song weave a romance into the storyline as a woman waits for her lover to arrive on the boat.

Song Description

I live part of the year in the Bahamas on a small island. You have to order supplies from Nassau and have them sent on a mailboat which come once a week if your lucky. Everyone waits for the Mailboat and are excited when its comes with their food, closing, building materials, etc. This song weave a romance into the storyline as a woman waits for her lover to arrive on the boat.

Lyrics

Mailboat Man Calypso rhythm

C F C G
Every week she waits by the bay...under a palm tree in shade
C F C G C
Anticipation in the air.. For weekend love affair
F C
Here comes the Mailboat Man....Here comes the Mailboat Man
G F G F
It comes every week from the big mainland ...It's a store afloat for the out islands
C
Here comes the Mailboat Man

C F C G
The boat is slow that's no surprise...And its so ugly it will hurt your eyes
C F C G C
But it always comes on that you can depend...and with it comes her Bahama Man

F C
Here comes the Mailboat Man....Here comes the Mailboat Man
G F G F
It comes every week from the big mainland ...It's a store afloat for the out islands
C
Here comes the Mailboat Man

(instrumental break)

C F C G
It takes a week to visit 13 Cays...and empty the ship of its cargo bays
C F C G C
And when de boat whistle blows it's a happy sound.. it brings out everyone in the whole damn town

F C
Here comes the Mailboat Man....Here comes the Mailboat Man
G F G F
It comes every week from the big mainland ...It's a store afloat for the out islands
C G
Here comes the Mailboat Man
C G
Here comes the Mailboat Man
C
Here comes the Mailboat Man