JAMAICA FAREWELL ( Harry Bellafonte )
  
                                                         
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Down the way, where the nights are gay,
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And the sun shines daily on the mountain top,
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I took a trip on a sailing ship,
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And when I reached Jamaica, I made a stop



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But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way,
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  Won't be back for many a day,
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My heart is down, my head is turning around,
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I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town



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  Sounds of laughter everywhere,
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And the dancing girls sway to and fro,
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I must declare, my heart is there,
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'Though I've been from Maine to Mexico.



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  Down at the market, you can hear,
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   Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear,
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Aki rice, swordfish are nice,
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And the rum is fine any time of year



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