Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica
Down in Jamaica Briggy born and grow
the ocho rios falls I-man love it so
I used to go a school and play tic-tac-toe
and down in Jamaica dem play domino
I tell ya St. Catherine down to Hanover
man, Trelawny down to Westmoreland
I tell you St. James right round to Clarendon
Lord, hear me say here right round to Portland
I-man borrow my brother van
was making a truck going over these hills, man
to check my grandfather who is a farmer
Lord! who live inna Manchester area....
(He) give me 17 bunch 'a 'di green, green banana
34 pound 'a 'di Irish potatoe
55 pounds of the sweet sweet cassava
Lord, 'im neva have no tomatoe
'im neva have no tomatoe
Hear mi now, man
Mi seht it
First thing mi do mi flick the van inna gear
The second thing mi do mi reach a Spanish Town square
By my surprise is woman up here
She say "Poppa Briggy! Whatcha really have here?"
Hey!
Whole heap'a green, green banana
34 pound 'a 'di Irish potatoe, 55 pounds of 'di sweet, sweet cassava
54 pound 'a 'di yam name Renta
Lord, mi neva have no sensi millia
mi neva have no sensi millia
Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica
Lord!
After went downtown n' check Miss Brown
She say "Poppa Briggy, you're the King of the Town"
Your complexion no black, Jah know that it brown
That's why you have the food, I said 'round town, Lord!
Whole heap'a green, green banana
34 pound 'a 'di Irish potatoe,
55 pounds of the sweet, sweet cassava
54 pound of 'di yam name Renta
Lord, mi neva have no tomatoe
mi neva have no tomatoe
Lord, mi seht it!
First thing mi do mi flick the van inna gear
The second thing mi do mi reach a Spanish Town square
The third thing mi do I-man tie up my scale
By my surprise, is a woman up here
She say "Poppa Briggy! Whatcha really have here?"
Hey!
Whole heap'a green green banana
34 pound of di Irish potatoe
55 pounds of the sweet, sweet cassava
54 pound of the yam name Renta
Lord, mi neva have no tomatoe
mi neva have no sensi millia
Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica
Imagine
Down in Jamaica Briggy born and grow
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