Jamaica Jamaica

Now special request to all tourist
Who livin in Canada, America or livin in a forrest
Jamaica Jamaica
Guh lang guh lang
Jamaica Jamaica
Che ri bim bang
Yes Jamaica is a land a full of adventure
Land of gold and sunshine and mi seh? water
The famous? and the great observer
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
Jah man him was di son of a wool weaver
But then him strive to become a sailor
Him then travel for Spain, him was a navigator
Check King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Him get di pinta di Santa Maria
And two hundred men armed like soldier
Dem sort pon dem weapon dem want shoot a
Yes Columbus was di captain, was di ruler
Dem sail out a Spain across di blue water
Down in San Salvador, first dem discover
Continue their voyage, reach down inna Cuba
Inna 1494 dem reach inna Jamaica
A land inna a di place called Santa Gloria
I seh down inna di St. Anne’s Bay area
But they life catch dem inna dry harbor
Because dem run shotta out and run out of water
Dem affi dock up dem ship and fling out dem anchor
And tek out dem arms and invade di area
Hold on, stumble 'pon some Arawak warrior
Fa dem never lick a shot, bow an arrow dem a fiyah
Di chief a di master, him head full a feather
Columbus take over like a brave soldier (bim)
Block out di show an lick him one shooter
A mi seh little after that a pure shot start fiyah
And soon dem get a 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 then take over
Inna 1658 it was a small disaster
Seh it was total battle down a Rio Nueva
Inna 1659 first civil governor
Edward D’Oyley him was a brave warrior
Him fight like a lion fi save Jamaica
Him never lose no war, man always conquer
Inna 1755, I-man still remember
Seh Kingston turn di capital fi Jamaica
Mi know bout Jamaica?
Mi a guh tell yuh how much acre mek up Jamaica
Mi seh 2.8 million acre
And you can drive from Kingston to Old Harbour
Santa Cruz, Savanna-la-Mar and then you touch Hanover
If yuh cyan drive a junction yuh must a nova
? a di greatest entertainer
Jamaica Jamaica
Guh lang guh lang
Jamaica Jamaica
Chi ri bim bang
Jamaica Jamaica
Guh lang guh lang
I said Jamaica is a land a full of adventure
Land of gold and sunshine and I seh? water
The famous? and the great observer
Jamaica surround by Caribbean water
Go take it from di Cat, pure back rider
And everywhere me go me affi preach culture
Me na go leave from Jamaica fi live America
Na leave from Jamaica fi live a Canada
Cause if me a go leave me a go to Africa
Me live inna Jamaica, me feel warmer
A when me go a foreign cool lot a breeze
A some a dem a tell you bout Jah Jah winter
Go bless Super Cat a nice up di area
Jamaica Jamaica
Guh lang guh lang
Jamaica Jamaica
Guh lang guh lang