Me alone me bring jug of rum Me sit down on the sea shore till dee boat she It long dee night, it's dee dock The boat a little late she do a 12 Me watch the tide easy in It low the moon, but high dee
Jamaica moon, moon
Me was so alone, me couldn't help but dee rum So long maybe dee wait dee boat she come Me girl she me she come back for me We set in dee morning go back across dee sea We in New York, the building be so high She me dee honeymoon 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 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 heart she go
Jamaica moon, moon
Me lay down a little woosey, me drinking dee rum Jamaica please tell me that dee boat will come She no can be me bride with dee she play Me to let her go but me body say stay Me lay down on dee was so good dee rum Me asleep at noon here when de boat she come
Jamaica moon, Jamaica
At twelve she come, till she roam They tell me she look and wait and cry and go back home Dee boat whistle blew, me open me So bright dee sun, blue Jamaica sky Down the pier me run dee boat I 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 trailing but the boat she gone Me missed me to be now me head low hung Me too long 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 when she Me walking home, me still all alone