Coordinates: 13°10′N 59°33′W / 13.167°N 59.55°W / 13.167; -59.55
Barbados (i/bɑrˈbeɪdɒs/ or /bɑrˈbeɪdoʊs/) is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is 34 kilometres (21 mi) in length and up to 23 kilometres (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 431 square kilometres (166 sq mi). It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about 168 kilometres (104 mi) east of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and 400 kilometres (250 mi) north-east of Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is outside of the principal Atlantic hurricane belt.
Barbados was initially visited by the Spanish around the late 1400s to early 1500s and first appears on a Spanish map from 1511. The Spanish explorers may have plundered the island of whatever native peoples resided therein to become slaves. The Portuguese visited in 1536, but they too left it unclaimed, with their only remnants being an introduction of wild hogs for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. The first English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados in 1624. They took possession of it in the name of the British king James I. Two years later in 1627 the first permanent settlers arrived from England and it became an English and later British colony.
In plenty and in time of need
When this fair land was young
Our brave forefathers sowed the seed
From which our pride has sprung
A pride that makes no wanton boast
Of what it has withstood
That binds our hearts from coast to coast
The pride of nationhood
chorus
We loyal sons and daughters all
Do hereby make it known
These fields and hills beyond recall
Are now our very own
We write our names on history's page
With expectations great
Strict guardians of our heritage
Firm craftsmen of our fate
The Lord has been the people's guide
For past three hundred years.
With Him still on the people's side
We have no doubts or fears.
Upward and onward we shall go,
Inspired, exulting, free,
And greater will our nation grow
In strength and unity.
Let's go to Barbados where the rum come from
See sugarcane swaying in the sun and have fun
Ole friendship is calling me and Bridgetown is too
Barbados, a tot for me and you
Let's go to Barbados, book a room for two
See Jericho, Marley Vale and Bel Air, we'll play there
Oh, friendship is calling me and Bridgetown is too
Barbados is Caribbean cool, so cool, Caribbean cool, so cool
Yeah, let's go to Barbados where the rum come from
Spend crop over days and nights out on the beach, our retreat
Hey, let's go to Barbados, book a room for two
Barbados, our tropic rendezvous
Hey, Barbados, hey, Barbados, hey, Barbados
For our second honeymoon
Intro tower from Coconut Airways 372
This is Captain Tobias Wilcox folding on runway 29
Request ATC clearance, over
Yes, Coconut Airways 372
Clear for takeoff
Climb to 10,000 feet
And contact Air Traffic Control on 136.7
Coconut Airways 372
Air Traffic Control 136.7
Received, good day
Ladies and gentlemen, this is Captain Tobias Wilcox
Welcoming you aboard Coconut Airways flight 372 to Bridgetown, Barbados
We will be flying at a height of 32,000 feet
And at an air speed of approximately 600 miles per hour
Refreshments will be served after take-off
Kindly fasten your safety belts
And refrain from smoking until the aircraft is airborne
Whoa, I’m going to Barbados
Whoa, come to the palm trees
Whoa, I’m going to see my girlfriend
Whoa, in the sunny Caribbean Sea
I don’t wanna be bus driver all my life
I’ve seen too much of Brixton town in the night
Fly away on Coconut Airways
Fly me high, Barbados skies
I looked up at the sky and I see the clouds
I look down at the ground and I see the rain go down the drain
Fly away on Coconut Airways
Fly me high, Barbados skies
Whoa, I’m going to Barbados
Whoa, come to the palm trees
Whoa, I’m going to see my girlfriend
Whoa, in the sunny Caribbean Sea
Far away from London town and the rain
It’s really very nice to be home again
Mary Jane, with the coconut airplane
Now I know she loves me so
Whoa, I’m going to Barbados
Whoa, come to the palm trees
Whoa, I’m going to see my girlfriend
Whoa, in the sunny Caribbean Sea
Ladies and gentlemen, we are now commencing our approach to Bridgetown, Barbados
The weather is fine with approximate temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit
The sky is blue and the palm trees are really cool
Captain Wilcox and his crew hope you have had a pleasant flight
And that you will fly Coconut Airways again
Whoa, I’m going to Barbados
Whoa, come to the palm trees
Whoa, I’m going to see my girlfriend
Whoa, in the sunny Caribbean Sea
Whoa, I’m going to Barbados
Whoa, come to the palm trees
Whoa, I’m going to see my girlfriend
There's a wind that blows
On the southern sea
And it whirls around
Deep inside of me
Always bringing me up
Never letting me down
I had a dream I was on my way
To Bridgetown
I've seen ships that sail
Each and every day
And when they start up their engines
They steal my heart away
Barbados
I'm another one born to run
Barbados
I need another sweet taste of rum
I been sailing on this raging sea
The higher the venture
The better I'll be