Me walking' alone me jug of rum Me sit down on the sea shore till dee boat she It long dee night, it's quiet dee The boat a late she do a 12 o'clock Me the tide come easy in It low the moon, but dee wind
Jamaica moon, moon
Me was so alone, me couldn't help but dee rum So long dee wait until dee boat she come Me she love 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 promised me dee honeymoon be so dee sky
Jamaica moon, moon
Me alone, me sip on dee rum Me head began to tell me that dee no come To me me love, bringing me ting, ting, ting She rocked and roll beautiful, she 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 drinking dee rum Jamaica moon please tell me that dee boat will She no can be me with 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 here when de boat she come
moon, Jamaica moon
At twelve she come, till dawn she tell me that she look and wait and cry and go back home Dee whistle blew, me open me eyes So bright dee sun, blue Jamaica sky Down the pier me run dee boat I can see Sailing fast away me bride to be
Jamaica moon, Jamaica
Now be broken heart is sailing on boat she on Me see the trailing but the boat she gone Me missed me bride to be now me head low Me sleep too 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
Jamaica moon, me love she gone Me back home, me still all alone