C F
1. Down the way where the night's a-gay
C G C
and the sun shines daily on the mountain top
F
I took a trip on a sailing ship
C G C
and when we reached Jamaica I made a stop.
C G
R: But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
C
won't be back for many a day
F
my heart is down my head is turning around
C G C
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town.
2. Down a the market you can hear
ladies cry out what on the heads their bear
haki rice salt and fish are nice
and the rum tastes fine any time of year.
R:
3. Sounds of laughter everywhere
and the dancing girls sway to and fro
I must declare my heart is there
though I have been from Maine to Mexico.
R:
4.=1.
R:
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