JAMAICA FAREWELL
A Mickey McBride Arrangement
IN JAMAICA, CALYPSO ISLE,
EV’RYBODY DANCING WITH A HAPPY SMILE,
ALL BUT A YOUNG MAN ALONG THE PIER,
HE HAD A SONG TO SING THAT WAS SAD TO HEAR,
“I MUST SAIL AWAY, ACROSS THE SEA,
LEAVE THE GIRL WHO ONLY LOVES ME,
ALTHOUGH I SAY ‘FAREWELL JAMAICA’ TODAY,
I KNOW THAT I’LL COME BACK TO HER ANOTHER DAY”
I TOOK A TRIP ON A SAILING SHIP,
AND WHEN I REACHED JAMAICA, I MADE A STOP,
I TOOK A TRIP ON A SAILING SHIP,
AND WHEN I REACHED JAMAICA, I MADE A STOP,
BUT I’M SAD TO SAY, I’M ON MY WAY,
I WON’T BE BACK FOR MANY A DAY,
MY HEART IS DOWN, MY HEAD IS TURNING AROUND,
I HAD TO LEAVE A LITTLE GIRL IN KINGSTON TOWN!
A native West Indian folk song.
Drop me an "E" any time.
Be sure to mention this song title.
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