Jamaica Moon
Jamaica Moon's Lonely Serenade: Love Lost in the Tropical Breeze
Lyrics
Me walking alone, me bring jug of rum
Walking alone with a jug of rum.
Me sit down on the sea shore 'til di boat she come
Sitting on the sea shore waiting for the boat.
It long di night, it's quiet di dock
Night is long, and the dock is quiet.
The boat a little late, she do a 12 o'clock
The boat is a little late, arriving at 12 o'clock.
Me watch the tide, come easy in
Watching the tide come in.
It low the moon, but high di wind
Low moon, high wind.
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Referencing the ambiance of the night and location under the Jamaica moon.
Jamaica moon
-Me was so alone, me couldn't help but open di rum
Feeling alone, opening the rum.
So long maybe di wait until di boat she come
Waiting for the boat for a long time.
Me girl she love me, she come back for me
His girl loves him and comes back for him.
We set sail in di morning, go back across di sea
Setting sail in the morning to go back across the sea.
We dock in New York, the building be so high
Arriving in New York with tall buildings.
She promised me di honeymoon be so near di sky
Promised a honeymoon near the sky.
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Reference to the Jamaica moon.
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-Me still alone, me sip on di rum
Still alone, sipping on rum.
Me head began to tell me that di boat no come
Doubting if the boat will come.
To bring me me love, bringing me me ting, ting, ting
Anticipating love and joy.
She rock and roll beautiful, she dance and sing
Describing a beautiful and lively partner.
She hold me closer me, she pushed me lip
Intimate moments with his partner.
Me eyes they close and me heart she go flip
Eyes closing, heart flipping.
Jamaica moon
Reference to the Jamaica moon.
Jamaica moon
-Me lay down a little woozy, me been drinking di rum
Feeling woozy after drinking rum.
Jamaica moon please tell me that di boat will come
Pleading with the Jamaica moon for the boat to come.
She no can be me bride with di game she play
Conflict between head and heart about a relationship.
Me head tell me to go but me body say stay
Struggling with the decision to leave or stay.
Me lay down on di dock, was so good di rum
Falling asleep on the dock.
Me fall asleep at noon here when di boat she come
Falling asleep at noon, missing the boat.
Jamaica moon
Reference to the Jamaica moon.
Jamaica moon
-The girls she come, 'til dawn she roam
Girls come until dawn, then leave.
They tell me that she look and wait and cry and go back home
People comment on waiting and going back home.
Di boat whistle blew, me open me eyes
Boat whistle blows, waking up.
So bright were di sun, blue Jamaica sky
Describing the bright sun and blue sky.
Down the pier me run di boat I still can see
Running down the pier to see the boat.
Sailing fast away with me bride to be
Boat sailing away with the bride to be.
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Reference to the Jamaica moon.
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-Now me broken heart is sailing on that boat she on
Broken heart as the boat sails away.
Me see di water trailing but dey boat she gone
Seeing the water trail as the boat disappears.
Me missed me bride to be now me head low hung
Regretting missing the bride to be.
Me sleep too long, no more me touch di rum
No more drinking rum, realizing the loss.
Is so dry me throat me no more can sing
Throat is dry, unable to sing.
Me miss me bride to be no, have no ting, ting
Missing the bride with nothing left.
Jamaica moon
Reference to the Jamaica moon, expressing love when she's gone.
Me love when she gone
-Me walking back home
-Me still all alone
Walking back home, still alone.
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