[00:02.46]Kingston Town
[00:05.76]Harry Belafonte
[00:07.61]
[00:11.02]Down the way, where the nights are gay,
[00:14.06]and the sun shines daily on the mountain top,
[00:19.14]I took a trip on a sailing ship,
[00:22.07]and when I reach Jamaica I made a stop.
[00:25.71]
[00:26.58]But I'm sad to say,
[00:28.78]I'm on my way,
[00:31.30]won't be back for many a day.
[00:34.90]My heart is down,
[00:36.20]my head is turning around,
[00:38.59]I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town.
[00:43.32]
[00:45.75]Down the market you can hear
[00:49.04]Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
[00:54.65]`Akey' rice, salt fish are nice
[01:01.11]And the rum is fine any time of year
[01:01.33]But I'm sad to say,
[01:04.03]I'm on my way,
[01:08.24]won't be back for many a day.
[01:10.41]My heart is down,
[01:11.71]my head is turning around,
[01:14.40]I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town.
[01:20.92]Sounds of laughter everywhere
[01:25.07]And the dancing girls sway to and fro
[01:29.18]I must declare my heart is there
[01:32.86]Though I've been from Maine to Mexico
[01:36.90]But I'm sad to say,
[01:40.15]I'm on my way,
[01:42.02]won't be back for many a day.
[01:45.64]My heart is down,
[01:47.03]my head is turning around,
[01:49.07]I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town.
[01:57.20]Down the way, where the nights are gay,
[01:59.80]and the sun shines daily on the mountain top,
[02:04.28]I took a trip on a sailing ship,
[02:07.74]and when I reach Jamaica I made a stop.
[02:12.24]But I'm sad to say,
[02:15.48]I'm on my way,
[02:17.34]won't be back for many a day.
[02:21.01]My heart is down,
[02:22.63]my head is turning around,
[02:25.49]I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town.
[02:30.44]Sad to say,
[02:31.52]I'm on my way,
[02:34.69]won't be back for many a day.
[02:37.97]My heart is down,
[02:39.66]my head is turning around,
[02:42.16]I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town.