Me alone me bring jug of rum Me sit down on the sea till dee boat she come It long dee night, it's quiet dee The boat a little late she do a 12 Me the tide come easy in It low the moon, but high dee
Jamaica moon, Jamaica
Me was so alone, me couldn't but open dee rum So long maybe dee wait dee boat she come Me girl she me she come back for me We set sail in dee go back across dee sea We dock in New York, the be so high She me dee honeymoon be so near dee sky
Jamaica moon, Jamaica
Me alone, me sip on dee rum Me head began to tell me dee boat no come To me me love, bringing me ting, ting, ting She rocked and roll beautiful, she dance and She me closer me she pushed me lip Me eyes close, and me heart she go flip
moon, Jamaica moon
Me lay down a little woosey, me been dee rum Jamaica moon tell me that dee boat will come She no can be me bride with dee game she Me hoped to let her go but me say stay Me lay down on dee was so good dee rum Me fall asleep at noon here when de she come
Jamaica moon, Jamaica
At twelve she come, till dawn she tell me that she look and wait and cry and go back home Dee boat whistle blew, me open me So bright were dee sun, blue sky Down the pier me run dee I still can see fast away with me bride to be
Jamaica moon, moon
Now be heart is sailing on that boat she on Me see the water trailing but the she gone Me missed me to be now me head low hung Me too long no more me touch dee rum It so dry me throat me no more can Me miss me bride to be no have no ting
moon, me love when she gone Me back home, me still all alone