It was yesterday, when she called me â she called me up for a date And this is what she told me: â "we meet exactly at eight!" People let me tell you the truth now: â today i feel so fine! But what i have to do now â is to be there right in time. Tonight i have a date â tonight i have a date Tonight i have a date â and she told me not to be late So what i do, i go downtown â that's where i meet my friend He says: âforget that woman! â i take you to calypso-land! â He's taking me to a disco â and i'm sure to stop before eight. But after all the calypso â it is ten and i am late! Tonight i had a date â tonight i had a date Tonight i had a date â and she told me not to be late