Me walking' alone me jug of rum Me sit down on the sea till dee boat she come It long dee night, it's dee dock The boat a little she do a 12 o'clock Me the tide come easy in It low the moon, but high dee
moon, Jamaica moon
Me was so alone, me couldn't help but dee rum So long maybe dee wait until dee she come Me girl she love me she come for me We set sail in dee morning go across dee sea We dock in New York, the building be so 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 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 eyes they close, and me heart she go
Jamaica moon, moon
Me lay a little woosey, me been drinking dee rum moon please tell me that dee boat will come She no can be me bride dee game she play 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
moon, Jamaica moon
At she come, till dawn she roam tell me that she look and wait and cry and go back home Dee boat whistle blew, me me eyes So bright were dee sun, blue sky Down the me run dee boat I still can see fast away with me bride to be
Jamaica moon, Jamaica
Now be broken is sailing on that boat she on Me see the water trailing but the boat she Me missed me bride to be now me head low Me sleep too long no more me dee rum It so dry me me no more can sing Me me bride to be no have no ting ting
Jamaica moon, me love when she Me walking back home, me all alone