FDR in Trinidad - Van Dyke Parks

When Roosevelt came to the Land of the Hummingbird

Shouts of welcome were heard

«Hummingbird, Hummingbird, Hummingbird»

His visit to their island is bound to be

An epoch in local history

Definitely marking the new era

Between Trinidad and America

We understand that the president had just been

On a visit to Brazil and the Argentine

With Mr. Cordell Hull in attendance

There they took part in a peace conference

Struck by his modest style

We were intrigued by the famous Roosevelt smile

In fact everybody was glad

To welcome Roosevelt to Trinidad

We were privileged to see the democratic

President of the great republic

With his charm and his genial personality

And his wonderful urbanity

To stop war and atrocity

And make the world safe for democracy

The greatest event of the century

In the interest of suffering humanity

Port of Spain threw open her gates

To the President of the United States

In fact everybody was glad

To welcome Roosevelt to Trinidad