[A Cappella Intro — Kade alone, no instruments] Paradise deh yah Right where di good vibes are No need search near or far Paradise deh yah [Instrumental Pickup — rhumba box, hand drum, bright acoustic guitar; full reggae band drops in after 4 bars] [Verse 1] Sun pon water, breeze run cool Barefoot walk where di shoreline smooth Cookshop smoke curl into di air Somebody laugh and everybody hear Domino slap pon wooden top Bassline roll and nobody stop One old tune come through di speaker Whole place move just little bit sweeter [Pre-Chorus] No big plan No clock today Turn it up Mek di music play [Chorus] Paradise deh yah Right where di good vibes are Paradise deh yah No need travel very far Raise yuh hand, catch di breeze Move yuh body how yuh please Sun still high, night still far Paradise deh yah [Instrumental Break — bass, guitar, hand percussion, rhumba box] [Verse 2] Cold drink sweating beside di chair Salt breeze running through everybody hair Children racing down by di sea Old man smiling like him twenty-three Somebody singing half off-key Nobody care, just let dem be One little dance turn into four Next thing everybody want one more [Pre-Chorus] No dress code No need impress Come as yuh are Dat work best [Chorus] Paradise deh yah Right where di good vibes are Paradise deh yah No need travel very far Raise yuh hand, catch di breeze Move yuh body how yuh please Sun still high, night still far Paradise deh yah [Bridge — drums drop out, bass and voices lead] Day turn gold Sky turn red Music still playing Nobody gone bed Moon come up Breeze turn light Somebody shout— “Keep it going tonight!” [Full Band Break — energetic instrumental, 8 bars] [Final Chorus — bigger backing responses, loose live feel] Paradise deh yah (Deh yah!) Right where di good vibes are (Right yah!) Paradise deh yah No need travel very far Raise yuh hand, catch di breeze Move yuh body how yuh please Day or night, near or far Paradise deh yah [Outro — band strips back to rhumba box and guitar] Right yah… Paradise deh yah.
