Barbados teams with Darlene Swimwear, circa 1966, to make a level-headed, brass-tacks case for increased tourism to this picturesque island nation. Strange thing is, on closer reading, the text is a little fractured, off kilter – taking on, nearly, the cadence of verse. So here, in the spirit of summer, for your pleasure, a bit of found doggerel:
DO DO BARBADOS
Darlene does two piece for the show
at Silver Sands Beach.
Beautiful Ban-Lon
with crochet trim and boy leg.Baby pink,
Lemon,
Turquoise,
Black.Sizes 8 to 16
Do Do Barbados
Sun ceilinged, sea surrounded.
West Indian place
of happy exile.Fly BWIA
the airline of the CaribbeanA round of happy smiles
pipes you aboard.
In little less than five friendly hours
you start your island affair
with the idol of the West Indies.For flight information see your travel agent.