Biography:
John Kenneth Holt (born 11 July 1947 in Kingston, Jamaica; died 19 October 2014 in London, England) was a reggae singer and songwriter who first found fame as a member of the Paragons before establishing himself as a solo artist. Amongst the songs he wrote was "The Tide Is High" (later made famous by Blondie and also covered by Atomic Kitten).
On an island renowned for its superb vocalists and composers, John Holt remains head and shoulders above the rest as one of Jamaica's sweetest singers and enduring songwriters.
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One million girls in bikini
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On the beach, I say
[Verse 1]
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I was sitting at home
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Feeling so tormented and bored
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So I took a bus
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And I made a stop on the beach
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There I saw one million girls
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In bikini, on the beach
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I saw one million girls
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In bikini, on the beach
[Verse 2]
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Got my eyes on one, forever so long
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Trying her best to catch a sun tan
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One million girls on the beach in bikini
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One million girls in bikini on the beach
[Verse 3]
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I wouldn't mind, keeping a beach party, I say
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With one million girls in bikini, I say
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[Verse 4]
Em D
I was sitting at home
Em D
Feeling so tormented and bored
Em D
So I took a bus
Em D
And I made a stop at the beach
[Chorus]
Em D Em D
There I saw, I say, one million girls
Em D
In bikini, on the beach
Em D
I say, one million girls
Em D
In bikini, on the beach
[Verse 5]
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Got my eyes on one
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Trying to get her sun tan
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Her body statistic
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Was thirty-four, twenty-three, thirty-nine
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The way you blow my mind
[Chorus]
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One million girls on the beach in bikini
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One million girls on the beach in bikini
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One million girls on the beach in bikini
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One million girls on the beach in bikini
[Outro]
Em D Em D Em D Em D
Em D Em D
Em D
One million girls in bikini
Em D
On the beach, I say
[Verse 1]
Em D
I was sitting at home
Em D
Feeling so tormented and bored
Em D
So I took a bus
Em D
And I made a stop on the beach
[Chorus]
Em D
There I saw one million girls
Em D
In bikini, on the beach
Em D
I saw one million girls
Em D
In bikini, on the beach
[Verse 2]
Em D Em D
Got my eyes on one, forever so long
Em D Em D
Trying her best to catch a sun tan
[Chorus]
Em D Em D
One million girls on the beach in bikini
Em D Em D
One million girls in bikini on the beach
[Verse 3]
Em D Em D
I wouldn't mind, keeping a beach party, I say
Em D Em D
With one million girls in bikini, I say
[Instrumental]
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Em D Em D
[Verse 4]
Em D
I was sitting at home
Em D
Feeling so tormented and bored
Em D
So I took a bus
Em D
And I made a stop at the beach
[Chorus]
Em D Em D
There I saw, I say, one million girls
Em D
In bikini, on the beach
Em D
I say, one million girls
Em D
In bikini, on the beach
[Verse 5]
Em D
Got my eyes on one
Em D
Trying to get her sun tan
Em D
Her body statistic
Em D
Was thirty-four, twenty-three, thirty-nine
Em D
The way you blow my mind
[Chorus]
Em D Em D
One million girls on the beach in bikini
Em D Em D
One million girls on the beach in bikini
Em D Em D
One million girls on the beach in bikini
Em D Em D
One million girls on the beach in bikini
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