Brigadier Jerry - Jamaica, Jamaica lyrics

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 ca**ava 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 ca**ava 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 ca**ava 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 ca**ava 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 ...