Me walking' alone me jug of rum Me sit down on the sea shore till dee she come It dee night, it's quiet dee dock The boat a little late she do a 12 Me watch the come easy in It low the moon, but dee wind
Jamaica moon, Jamaica
Me was so alone, me couldn't help but dee rum So maybe dee wait until dee boat she come Me she love me she come back for me We set sail in dee morning go back dee sea We dock in New York, the be so high She me dee honeymoon be so near dee sky
Jamaica moon, moon
Me alone, me sip on dee rum Me began to tell me that dee boat no come To me me love, bringing me ting, ting, ting She rocked and roll beautiful, she dance and She me closer me she pushed me lip Me eyes close, and me heart she go flip
Jamaica moon, Jamaica
Me lay down a little woosey, me 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 asleep at noon here de boat she come
moon, Jamaica moon
At twelve she come, till dawn she They tell me that she look and wait and cry and go home Dee boat whistle blew, me me eyes So were dee sun, blue Jamaica sky the pier me run dee boat I still can see Sailing away with me bride to be
moon, Jamaica moon
Now be broken heart is sailing on boat she on Me see the water trailing but the 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 to be no have no ting ting
Jamaica moon, me love when she Me walking back home, me still all