Chuck Berry - Havana Moon Lyrics
Havana moon, Havana moon
Me all alone with jug of rum
Me stand and wait for boat to come
Is long de night, is quiet de dark
De boat she late, it's twelve o'clock
Is low de moon but high de wind
Havana moon, Havana moon
Me all alone, me open de rum
Is long de wait for boat to come
American girl come back to me
We'll sail away across de sea
We'll dock in New York
De building's high
We find a home in de sky
Me still alone, me sip de rum
Me wonder when de boat she come
To bring me love, oh sweet little thing
She rock 'n' roll, she dance and sing
She hold me tight, she touch me lips
Me eyes they close, me heart she flip
Havana moon, Havana moon
But still alone me drinking de rum
Begin to think de boat no come
American girl she tell a lie
She say "Till then," she mean "Goodbye"
Havana moon, Havana moon
Me lay down alone, was good de rum
Me fall asleep, de boat she come
De girl she look till come de dawn
She weep and cry, return for home
De whistle blow, me open me eyes
Was bright de sun, was blue de sky
Me grab me shoes, me jump and run
Me see de boat head for horizon
Havana moon, is gone de rum
De boat she sail, my love she gone
Havana moon, Havana moon
Havana moon, Havana moon
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Chuck Berry Havana Moon Comments
Havana moon, Havana moon
Me all alone with jug of rum
Me stand and wait for boat to come
Is long de night, is quiet de dark
De boat she late, it's twelve o'clock
Me watch de tide easing in
Is low de moon but high de wind
Havana moon, Havana moon
Me all alone, me open de rum
Is long de wait for boat to come
American girl come back to me
We'll sail away across de sea
We'll dock in New York
De building's high
We find a home in de sky
Havana moon, Havana moon
Me still alone, me sip de rum
Me wonder when de boat she come
To bring me love, oh sweet little thing
She rock 'n' roll, she dance and sing
She hold me tight, she touch me lips
Me eyes they close, me heart she flip
Havana moon, Havana moon
But still alone me drinking de rum
Begin to think de boat no come
American girl she tell a lie
She say "Till then," she mean "Goodbye"
Havana moon, Havana moon
Me lay down alone, was good de rum
Me fall asleep, de boat she come
De girl she look till come de dawn
She weep and cry, return for home
De whistle blow, me open me eyes
Was bright de sun, was blue de sky
Me grab me shoes, me jump and run
Me see de boat head for horizon
Havana moon, is gone de rum
De boat she sail, my love she gone
Havana moon, Havana moon
Havana moon, Havana moon
Hey Natalie
Whoever thumbed this down has a soul made of bum piss
Nice cover alteration.
Man that’s some straight bullshit about the boat being late ay
Chuck helped invent rock and roll
This is music.
coollllllll
I heard this song on the radio in the late 1950s or early 1960s. It instantly became a favorite. Great guitar licks.
hail hail to the king of rock n roll
Here bc Howard Stern
Ba Ba Booey !!
Della’bito
Gary sent me here. noine
Howard Stern?
MY MOM USED TO LISTEN TO THIS SONG WHEN I WAS ABOUT 7 OR 8 YEARS OLD. NIW IMM 54 YEARS OLD NOW IM LISTENING TO IT.
America's poet
Beautiful!
One of my favorites
r.i.p. uncle Chuck
Chorus chords are straight outta Memphis.
1 of my Chuck Berry favorite songs.
it rocks!!!
Love this, it is my favorite! What are the chords? I can't get it.
I'm not great at theory so this may be entirely wrong. For the opening riff try this. Use the Gm on the 10th fret, I play it 4 times. Then slide back to Fm on the 8th fret and play it 3 times. Then I bar all six and slide up to the 6th fret, play the A# once while hammering unto the 8th fret on the 6th string only. Play that (C) four times the a back to the A# again twice then back to the C once. When I play the C, 8th fret, I use 3 fingers to mute the other strings. Gives this a try. Make sure to use the same rhythm Chuck does. Work with it. I'm not sure its right but it sounds ok to me. Hope this might help.
The moon shall now be at half mast!RIP!Great artist!I greatly enjoy your records!My favourite too,the way he told a story in his songs.I think he was playing before Rock 'n' Roll even started.
Damn. Another Giant gone.
rest in peace
rest in peace
RIP CHUCK!
rest in peace OG.
My favorite Chuck Berry song
Mine too.
mine tooo
RIP Chuck Berry.
RIP Chuck Berry.
RIP Chuck... 😔😔😔
Rest in Peace
Always loved the way Johnny Rivers mashed up two Chuck Berry masterpieces, Memphis and used the riff from Havana Moon as the break. Ahhh learning from the master... Chuck Chuck Chuck!!!
Cyan ASMR never thought about it, but yeah, that’s true
Anyone know the chord progression to this song?
F minor- D#min= Havana Moon (x88-10-9-8/x66876)
G# min- F min= Me all alone... ecc (46xxxx/13xxxx)
This was a Steppers DELIGHT! I DANCED OFF This at The Peps,Casino,Danceland,BroadWay Strand on Roosevelt and Ashland my Music! Barbara COX BEY
Would've been great to see Jimi do a cover, sounds right up his alley
Chuck Berry is a legend.
Yeeah but he’s a pervert
not only revolutionary with the electric guitar, but also a topnotch song writer.
He just stole all the credit from Marty McFly!
Richard Berry's Louie Louie (Covered by the Kingsmen) Same song.
@jamhound1 Only Chuck was the first
The Louie Louie chord progression actually comes from a latin tune called "El Loco Cha Cha". It's literally the exact same chords.
LOOOOOOOVE this tune !!!
this song is addicting lol
A time long past, where communication was not so perfect! Love this song!
Its my name now:)
HavanahMoon, my parents named me after
they heard it on a tape they bought.
i think they spelled it wrong
was on a lp album My brother and I played to death late fifties,. I gradually came around to the slower tunes on it like this and wee wee hours as my faves as I grew older . Maybe called One dozen berrys? anyway all of them are gems. My fave? Bye Bye Johnny (wasn't on the lp though)
thanks for this one
old guy
great song
Isn't it a coincidence that this song sounds just like the original "Louie Louie" that was written and performed by Richard Berry? I wonder if Richard and Chuck are related.
love this song from in my childhood days :))
I love the story. It's my favorite Chuck Berry song.
Hardly rock -'n-roll, but such a catching song about a guy who, due to too much rum, misses his boat to america !!
In my world, Chuck Berry is The King of Rock'nRoll.
ok i just discover this song in starbucks sounds great
Ah the good old days when a place like Starbucks played music not shit.
Richard Berry (no relation to Chuck) wrote "Louie Louie" in 1957. I read where he said his inspiration was " Havana Moon". Play them in sequence, this one first, and you will hear the connection.
Luv It! Been so long since I heard this one. When I was a teenager, I loved this song and never knew this was Chuck Berry singing. So calypso! Talented man.
I had the priv to see the master, CB in '86 at the Ventura Fairgrounds, in CA, awesome show, everyone was on their feet
@Z1cky
Don't get your hopes too high. He's old. Really old. He can barely sing and play, but he's still the same guy. If you're okay with that, by all means go see him if you can.
The lusty howl he gives right after "To bring me love" has to be one of the best screams in RNR. A young dude on the prowl...
Im proud to be a young fan of Berry (19) and hope to see the ageing God at some point this year as he tours England.
panalo!! ang galeng!! :)
havaaaaaaaaaaana MOOOOOONah!!!!
just got into this song today...played it like 10 times it produces a feeling...i cant explain
The original came out in 1957 by Chuck Berry from his "After School Session" LP (his first LP). It was re-recorded for his 1979 LP "Rock It". And yes, Chuck wrote the song. The song was also an inspiration for the late Richard Berry to write "Louie Louie", after hearing the song along with "El Loco Cha Cha" by Ricky Rillera.
Can anyone tell me the year this was released?
Also was Chuck Berry the original songwriter of this song? If not who originally wrote / sang it?
chuck berrys golden decade 1955-1965...go buy it