Jamaica Jamaica

Lyrics

[Intro] Now special request to all tourist Whether you live inna Canada, America, or you live inna forrest This is Apache, and I no come and miss For mi seh, easy nuh Cat, and mi say, easy nuh man Easy nuh Cat, and I say, easy nuh man And anyweh you go, you a di DJ Don [Chorus] Jamaica Jamaica, galang, galang Jamaica Jamaica, che-ribi-bang [Verse] Yes, Jamaica is a land weh full of adventure Land of golden sunshine and, mi seh, wood and water The famous Blue Mountain and the great Dunn's River Jamaica surround by Caribbean water Arawak Indian was the originator Then the Spaniards, the English, and nuff more follow I seh, Christopher Columbus was a great founder Born and grown dung a Italy inna Geneva Seh that he was di son of a wool weaver But then he strive to become a sailor Yes, him travel for Spain, him was a navigator Check King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella Him get di Pinta, di Nina, di Santa Maria And two hundred man armed like soldier Dem sword pon dem hip, and dem one shooter Yes, Columbus was di captain, he was di ruler Dem sail out of Spain and cross di blue water Down a San Salvador, first dem discover Continue their voyage and reach down inna Cuba Inna 1494 dem reach inna Jamaica And land inna di place called Santa Gloria I seh, down inna di St. Ann's Bay area But there, life catch dem inna dry harbor Because dem run short of wood and run out of water Dem haffi dock up dem ship and fling out dem anchor And take up dem arms and invade di area Who launch an attack? Some Arawak warrior But dem never lick no shot, a bow and arrow dem a fire Di chief a di master and him head full of feather Columbus take over like a brave soldier (Bim!) Back out him sword and lick him one shooter And mi seh, little after that, a pure shot start fire A so dem get fi conquer inna Jamaica And give all di riches to di Spain leader Inna 1655 blood run like river When di English fight di Spaniards and dem take over Inna 1658 it was a small disaster Dreadlocks, it was di battle down a Rio Nueva Inna 1659 we first civil governor Edward D'Oyley, him was a brave warrior Him fight like a lion fi save Jamaica Yes, him never lose no war, him always conquer Inna 1755, I-man still remember Seh, Kingston turn di capital fi Jamaica Mi know 'bout Jamaica, parish to corner Mi ago tell you how much acre make up Jamaica Mi seh, 2.8 million acre And you can drive from Kingston to Old Harbour Santa Cruz, Sav-la-Mar and you touch Hanover If you cyan drive a Junction, you must turn over Barry G a we greatest radio entertainer [Chorus] Jamaica Jamaica, galang, galang Jamaica Jamaica, che-ribi-bang Jamaica Jamaica, galang, galang [Verse] I said, Jamaica is a land weh full of adventure Land of golden sunshine and, I seh, wood and water The famous Blue Mountain and the great Dunn's River Jamaica surround by Caribbean water Come take it from di Cat, di bare back rider And anyweh mi go, mi haffi preach culture Mi nah go lef' from Jamaica fi live America Nah lef' from Jamaica fi live a Canada 'Cause if mi ago lef', mi haffi go to Africa Mi live inna Jamaica, mi feel warmer And when mi go to foreign, cold like a freezer And some of dem a tell mi 'bout, "That a Winter" Well, listen Super Cat a nice up yuh area [Chorus] Jamaica Jamaica, galang, galang Jamaica Jamaica, galang, galang [Outro] Jamaica is a land weh full of adventure Land of golden sunshine and, I seh, wood and water The famous...