Jamaica Jamaica

[Intro]
Now special request to all tourist
Whether you live inna Canada, America, or you live inna forrest
This is Apache, and I no come and miss
For mi seh, easy nuh Cat, and mi say, easy nuh man
Easy nuh Cat, and I say, easy nuh man
And anyweh you go, you a di DJ Don

[Chorus]
Jamaica Jamaica, galang, galang
Jamaica Jamaica, che-ribi-bang

[Verse]
Yes, Jamaica is a land weh full of adventure
Land of golden sunshine and, mi seh, wood and water
The famous Blue Mountain and the great Dunn's River
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
Seh that he was di son of a wool weaver
But then he strive to become a sailor
Yes, him travel for Spain, him was a navigator
Check King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Him get di Pinta, di Nina, di Santa Maria
And two hundred man armed like soldier
Dem sword pon dem hip, and dem one shooter
Yes, Columbus was di captain, he was di ruler
Dem sail out of Spain and cross di blue water
Down a San Salvador, first dem discover
Continue their voyage and reach down inna Cuba
Inna 1494 dem reach inna Jamaica
And land inna di place called Santa Gloria
I seh, down inna di St. Ann's Bay area
But there, life catch dem inna dry harbor
Because dem run short of wood and run out of water
Dem haffi dock up dem ship and fling out dem anchor
And take up dem arms and invade di area
Who launch an attack? Some Arawak warrior
But dem never lick no shot, a bow and arrow dem a fire
Di chief a di master and him head full of feather
Columbus take over like a brave soldier (Bim!)
Back out him sword and lick him one shooter
And mi seh, little after that, a pure shot start fire
A so dem get fi 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 dem take over
Inna 1658 it was a small disaster
Dreadlocks, it was di battle down a Rio Nueva
Inna 1659 we first civil governor
Edward D'Oyley, him was a brave warrior
Him fight like a lion fi save Jamaica
Yes, him never lose no war, him always conquer
Inna 1755, I-man still remember
Seh, Kingston turn di capital fi Jamaica
Mi know 'bout Jamaica, parish to corner
Mi ago tell you how much acre make up Jamaica
Mi seh, 2.8 million acre
And you can drive from Kingston to Old Harbour
Santa Cruz, Sav-la-Mar and you touch Hanover
If you cyan drive a Junction, you must turn over
Barry G a we greatest radio entertainer

[Chorus]
Jamaica Jamaica, galang, galang
Jamaica Jamaica, che-ribi-bang
Jamaica Jamaica, galang, galang

[Verse]
I said, Jamaica is a land weh full of adventure
Land of golden sunshine and, I seh, wood and water
The famous Blue Mountain and the great Dunn's River
Jamaica surround by Caribbean water
Come take it from di Cat, di bare back rider
And anyweh mi go, mi haffi preach culture
Mi nah go lef' from Jamaica fi live America
Nah lef' from Jamaica fi live a Canada
'Cause if mi ago lef', mi haffi go to Africa
Mi live inna Jamaica, mi feel warmer
And when mi go to foreign, cold like a freezer
And some of dem a tell mi 'bout, "That a Winter"
Well, listen Super Cat a nice up yuh area

[Chorus]
Jamaica Jamaica, galang, galang
Jamaica Jamaica, galang, galang

[Outro]
Jamaica is a land weh full of adventure
Land of golden sunshine and, I seh, wood and water
The famous...