| Me walking alone, me bring jug of rum
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| Me sit down on the sea shore till dee boat she come
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| It long dee night, it’s quiet dee dock
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| The boat a little late, she do a 12 o’clock
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| Me watch the tide come easy in
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| It low the moon, but high dee wind
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| Jamaica moon, Jamaica moon
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| Me was so alone, me couldn’t help but open dee rum
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| So long maybe dee wait until dee boat she come
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| Me girl she love me, she come back for me
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| We set sail in dee morning, go back across dee sea
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| We dock in New York, the building be so high
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| She promised me dee honeymoon be so near dee sky
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| Jamaica moon, Jamaica moon
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| Me still alone, me sip on dee rum
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| Me head began to tell me that dee boat no come
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| To bring me me love, bringing me me ting, ting, ting
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| She rock and roll beautiful, she dance and sing
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| She hold me closer me, she pushed me lip
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| Me eyes they close and me heart she go flip
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| Jamaica moon, Jamaica moon
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| Me lay down a little woozy, me been drinking dee rum
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| Jamaica moon please tell me that dee boat will come
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| She no can be me bride with dee game she play
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| Me head tell me to go but me body say stay
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| Me lay down on dee dock was so good dee rum
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| Me fall asleep at noon here when de boat she come
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| Jamaica moon, Jamaica moon
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| At twelve she come, till dawn she roam
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| They tell me that she look and wait and cry and go back home
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| Dee boat whistle blew, me open me eyes
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| So bright were dee sun, blue Jamaica sky
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| Down the pier me run dee boat I still can see
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| Sailing fast away with me bride to be
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| Jamaica moon, Jamaica moon
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| Now me broken heart is sailing on that boat she on
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| Me see dee water trailing but dey boat she gone
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| Me missed me bride to be now me head low hung
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| Me sleep too long, no more me touch dee rum
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| Is so dry me throat me no more can sing
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| Me miss me bride to be no have no ting ting
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| Jamaica moon, me love when she gone
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| Me walking back home, me still all alone |