Verses (in 15/4): On the Ven-ez-ue-la to Tri-ni-dad run (Tri-ni-dad run) Our ship goes to hell, we're all ha-vin' way too much fun (way too much fun) Chorus (in 11/4): Ven-ez-ue-la to Tri-i-ni-dad, Tri-ni-da-ad to Ven-ez-ue-la! Ve-nez-ue-la is fla-menco, an' hot gui-tar strums (hot gui-tar strums) Tri-ni-dad is ca-lyp-so, an' loud steel drums (loud steel drums) Ven-ez-ue-la to Tri-i-ni-dad, Tri-ni-da-ad to Ven-ez-ue-la! Car-ry crude oil to Tri-ni-dad re-fin-er- -ies (re-fin-er-ies) To Ven-ez-ue-la for more crude, we run back emp- -ty (run back emp-ty) Ven-ez-ue-la to Tri-i-ni-dad, Tri-ni-da-ad to Ven-ez-ue-la! For most tank-ers it's long at sea, short time in port (short time in port) But we've tied up long, our sea time is short (sea time is short) Ven-ez-ue-la to Tri-i-ni-dad, Tri-ni-da-ad to Ven-ez-ue-la! When we tie up, the bar girls an' ta-xi cabs come (ta-xi cabs come) Here comes a week-end, of ri-ot an' rum (riot an' rum) Ven-ez-ue-la to Tri-i-ni-dad, Tri-ni-da-ad to Ven-ez-ue-la! [__] Lars is locked in his ca-bin, the rich owner's son; (rich owner's son) He's a drunk-en ex-i-le, at thir-ty- -one (at thir-ty-one) Ven-ez-ue-la to Tri-i-ni-dad, Tri-ni-da-ad to Ven-ez-ue-la! If we're row-dy a-shore, we end up in jail (end up in jail) Rum an' pe-sos from Lars, an' we're soon out on bail (soon out on bail) Ven-ez-ue-la to Tri-i-ni-dad, Tri-ni-da-ad to Ven-ez-ue-la! Miss our sail-ing, hung o-ver, roll o-ver an' then (roll o-ver an' then) Wait a week, stay drunk, an' our ship's back a- -gain (our ship's back a-gain) Ven-ez-ue-la to Tri-i-ni-dad, Tri-ni-da-ad to Ven-ez-ue-la! Beg the pur-ser, "Please, just one more ad- -vance!" (one more ad-vance) What with girls an' booze, your wal-let does not stand a chance (not stand a chance) Ven-ez-ue-la to Tri-i-ni-dad, Tri-ni-da-ad to Ven-ez-ue-la! Af-ter eight trips the chief's at the end of his wits (end of his wits) Af-ter ten trips they send us back home to re- -fit (home to re-fit) Ven-ez-ue-la to Tri-i-ni-dad, Tri-ni-da-ad to Ven-ez-ue-la! So it's pack up an' back to the hi-r-in' hall (the hi-r-in' hall) An' it's fare-well to fla-men-co, an' ste-el drums all (an' ste-el drums all) Ven-ez-ue-la to Tri-i-ni-dad, Tri-ni-da-ad to Ven-ez-ue-la!
recording: Chris Maden [YouTube]