Me alone me bring 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 watch the come easy in It low the moon, but dee wind
Jamaica moon, moon
Me was so alone, me help but open 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 morning go 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 to tell me that dee boat no come To bring me me love, me ting, ting, ting She rocked and roll beautiful, she and sing She me closer me she pushed me lip Me eyes they close, and me she go flip
moon, Jamaica moon
Me lay down a little woosey, me drinking dee rum Jamaica moon tell me that dee boat will come 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 dock was so dee rum Me fall asleep at noon here when de boat she
Jamaica moon, Jamaica
At twelve she come, till dawn she 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 the pier me run dee boat I still can see Sailing fast away me bride to be
moon, Jamaica moon
Now be broken heart is on that 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 me no more can sing Me miss me bride to be no have no ting
Jamaica moon, me love when she Me walking back home, me all alone