Me walking' alone me jug of rum Me sit down on the sea shore dee boat she come It dee night, it's quiet dee dock The boat a late she do a 12 o'clock Me the tide come easy in It low the moon, but dee wind
moon, Jamaica moon
Me was so alone, me couldn't help but dee rum So long maybe dee wait until dee boat she 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, moon
Me alone, me sip on dee rum Me began 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
Jamaica moon, moon
Me lay a little woosey, me been drinking dee rum Jamaica moon please tell me 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 dock was so dee rum Me fall at noon here when de boat she come
moon, Jamaica moon
At twelve she come, till she roam tell me that she look and wait and cry and go back home Dee boat blew, me open me eyes So were dee sun, blue Jamaica sky Down the pier me run dee boat I can see Sailing fast with me bride to be
Jamaica moon, moon
Now be broken heart is sailing on that she on Me see the water but the boat she gone Me me bride to be now me head low hung Me sleep too no more me touch 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 still all