Me walking' alone me jug of rum Me sit on the sea shore till dee boat she come It dee night, it's quiet dee dock The boat a little she do a 12 o'clock Me watch the come easy in It low the moon, but high dee
Jamaica moon, Jamaica
Me was so alone, me help but open dee rum So long maybe dee wait until dee she come Me she love me she come back for me We set sail in dee morning go back dee sea We in New York, the building be so high She promised me dee be so near dee sky
Jamaica moon, moon
Me alone, me sip on dee rum Me head to tell me that dee boat no come To me me love, bringing me ting, ting, ting She rocked and roll beautiful, she dance and She hold me me she pushed me lip Me they close, and me heart she go flip
Jamaica moon, moon
Me lay a little woosey, me been drinking dee rum Jamaica moon please tell me that dee boat will She no can be me bride with dee she play Me to let her go but me body say stay Me lay down on dee was so good dee rum Me fall asleep at noon here when de she come
moon, Jamaica moon
At twelve she come, dawn she roam They tell me that she look and wait and cry and go home Dee boat blew, me open me eyes So bright were dee sun, Jamaica sky the pier me run dee boat I still can see Sailing fast with me bride to be
Jamaica moon, Jamaica
Now be broken heart is sailing on boat she on Me see the water trailing but the boat she Me missed me bride to be now me head low Me too long no more me touch dee rum It so dry me throat me no more can Me miss me to be no have no ting ting
moon, me love when she gone Me back home, me still all alone