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