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Jamaica was a lovely woman, I played her well |
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As we lay in the tall grass where the shadows fell |
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Hiding from the children so they would not tell |
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We would stay there 'til her sister rang the evening bell. |
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Jamaica, say you will |
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You help me find a way to fill |
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These empty hours say you will |
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You come again tomorrow. |
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The daughter of a captain on the rolling seas |
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She would stare across the water from the trees |
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The last time he was home, he held her on his knees |
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He said the next time they would sail away just where they please. |
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Jamaica, say you will |
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You help me find a way to fill |
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These lifeless sails and stay until |
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My ship can find the sea. |
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Jamaica was a sweet young thing, I loved her too |
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She was a comfort and a mercy through and through |
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Hiding from this world together, the next thing I knew |
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They had brought her things down to the bay, what could I do ? |
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Jamaica, say you will |
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You help me find a way to fill |
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These sails and we will sail until |
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Our waters have run dry. |
