Sweet Jamaica is now on the move Help me with my song and mek di people dem come sing along Take up yuh cutla** yuh shovel and yuh hoe Take up yuh books den people let us go Call up the yout man grand and let us show Sweet Jamaica you really want to know If dem a dread locks run dem mek dem come If dem a bald head run dem mek dem come If dem a screw face run dem mek dem come Run dem run dem run dem mek dem come Rain a fall but di dutty tough Pull up yuh sleeve man nuh tell me bout nuh hard work Come on son just leave daddy Lef di man come dig grung with me Today we sow tomorrow we reap Den everything will be sweet, sweet, sweet Corn and yam bananas too and our livestock won't be few
If dem a dread lock run dem mek dem come If dem a bald head run dem mek dem come If dem a screw face run dem mek dem com Run dem, run dem run dem mek dem come Run ms. milly don't act silly Go call you son, the one name willy We want to work a little faster We gonna dance all about little later Stripes and all and high boots too Don't worry granny i've got one for you Granpa joseph still run come Here is high boot go have some fun Dis yah hard life last us long Let's be merry the work is done If dem a dread lock run dem mek dem come If dem a bald head run dem mek dem come If dem a screw face run dem mek dem com Run dem, run dem run dem mek dem come