Me walking' me bring jug of rum Me sit down on the sea shore dee boat she come It long dee night, quiet dee dock The boat a little late she do a 12 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 maybe dee wait until dee boat 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 honeymoon be so dee sky
Jamaica moon, Jamaica
Me alone, me sip on dee rum Me head to tell me that dee boat no come To me me love, bringing me ting, ting, ting She and roll beautiful, she dance and sing She hold me me she pushed me lip Me eyes they close, and me heart she go
Jamaica moon, Jamaica
Me lay a little woosey, me been drinking dee rum Jamaica moon please tell me that dee will come She no can be me bride dee game she play Me hoped to let her go but me say stay Me lay on dee dock 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 They me that she look and wait and cry and go back home Dee boat whistle blew, me open me So bright were dee sun, Jamaica sky Down the pier me run dee boat I can see Sailing fast away me bride to be
moon, Jamaica moon
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 more me dee rum It so dry me throat me no can sing Me miss me bride to be no no ting ting
Jamaica moon, me when she gone Me walking back home, me still all