| You said you love me;
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| I said I love you.
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| Why won’t you stop your cryin'? |
| (cryin', cryin')
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| Dry your weeping eyes.
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| You know that I love — I love — I love — I love you so,
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| Da-da-dam da-da-damsel.
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| Here I am, me said,
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| Come rub it 'pon me belly
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| Wid you guava jelly,
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| Da-da-dam da-da-damsel
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| (Here I stand) Wo now!
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| (Come rub it 'pon me belly) Wo, now!
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| (Wid you guava jelly) Wo, now!
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| I really, really — I really love you;
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| Yes, I really, really love you, child.
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| I say you should stop, stop your cryin'
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| Wipe — wipe your weeping eyes
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| Tell you how I’m gonna love —
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| love you from the bottom of my heart
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| (Damsel) Oh, damsel!
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| (Here I am) Wo, damsel!
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| (Come rub it 'pon me belly) Wo, damsel!
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| (Wid you guava jelly),
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| Da-da-dam da-da-damsel.
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| (Here I stand) I can’t explain,
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| (Come rub it) Though the fact still remain ('pon me belly):
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| I need your love (wid you guava jelly) so much.
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| Come-a, come-a, come-a, damsel, oh darlin'.
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| (Here I stand) Oh, damsel, baby.
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| Me say (come rub it 'pon me) — me say (belly) —
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| Me say (wid you guava jelly). |