Me walking' me bring 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 late 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 help but open dee rum So long maybe dee wait until dee she come Me girl she love me she back for me We set sail in dee morning go across dee sea We in New York, the building 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 me that dee boat no come To bring me me love, bringing me ting, ting, She rocked and roll beautiful, she dance and She hold me me she pushed me lip Me eyes close, and me heart she go flip
Jamaica moon, moon
Me lay down a woosey, me been drinking dee rum Jamaica moon tell me that dee boat will come She no can be me bride dee game she play Me to let her go but me body say stay Me lay down on dee dock was so dee rum Me fall at noon here when de boat she come
Jamaica moon, Jamaica
At twelve she come, dawn she roam They me that she look and wait and cry and go back home Dee whistle blew, me open me eyes So were 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 heart is sailing on that boat she on Me see the water trailing but the boat she Me me bride to be now me head low hung Me sleep too no more me touch dee rum It so dry me throat me no can sing Me miss me to be no have no ting ting
Jamaica moon, me when she gone Me walking home, me still all alone