Miami Beach Rhumba - Xavier Cugat

I started out to go to Cuba

Soon I was at Miami Beach

There, not so very far from Cuba

Oh, what a rhumba they teach

Palm trees are whispering «yo te quiero»

What could I do but stay awhile

I met a Cuban caballero

We danced in true latin style

So I never got to Cuba

But I got all its atmosphere

Why even Yuba and his tuba

They played a night right here

I’ll save Havana for mañana

Meanwhile I’ve heaven in my reach

I found the charm of old Havana

In a rhumba at Miami Beach