Jamaica Farewell
Harry Belafonte"Jamaica Farewell" is a song by Harry Belafonte, released in 2011 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:50 long and contains 46 lines and 303 words.
0:14Down the way where the nights are gay
0:17And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop
0:21I took a trip on a sailing ship
0:24But when i reached jamaica i made her stop
0:28Chorus:Now i'm sad to say
0:29I'm on my way
0:31I won't be back for many a day
0:34My heart is down
0:35My head is turning around
0:37I had to leave a little girl in kingston town
0:55Sounds of laughter everywhere
0:57And the dancing girls sway to and fro
1:01I must declare my heart is there
1:04Though i have been from maine to mexico
1:07Chorus:Still i'm sad to say
1:09I'm on my way
1:11I won't be back for many a day
1:14My heart is down
1:16My head is turning around
1:17I had to leave a little girl in kingston town
1:35Down at the market you can hear
1:37Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
1:41Ackev rice salt fish are nice
1:44Oh the rum is fine anytime of year
1:47Chorus:Now i'm sad to say
1:49I'm on my way
1:51I won't be back for many a day
1:54My heart is down
1:55My head is turning around
1:57I had to leave a little girl in kingston town
2:15Down the way where the nights are gay
2:17And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop
2:21I took a trip on a sailing ship
2:24But when i reached jamaica i made her stop
2:27Chorus:Now i'm sad to say
2:29I'm on my way
2:31I won't be back for many a day
2:34My heart is down
2:35My head is turning around
2:37I had to leave a little girl in kingston town
2:41Chorus:Now i'm sad to say
2:42I'm on my way
2:44I won't be back for many a day
2:47My heart is down
2:48My head is turning around
2:50I had to leave a little girl in kingston town
Down the way where the nights are gay And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop I took a trip on a sailing ship But when i reached jamaica i made her stop Chorus:Now 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 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 Chorus:Still 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 Down at the market you can hear Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear Ackev rice salt fish are nice Oh the rum is fine anytime of year Chorus:Now 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 Down the way where the nights are gay And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop I took a trip on a sailing ship But when i reached jamaica i made her stop Chorus:Now 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 Chorus:Now 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
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