[Intro]
Sound's call "My Jamaican Girl"
The one name Merle an' the one name Pearl
Say, dem want tour di world
The sound, I would say
Music is my game, when I throw this one to your brain, you 'bout to spread my name (Ride on)
'Bout a sound I would say
[Verse 1]
Jamaican girl, dem are nice-nice girl
Jamaican girl, dem are di best dress girl
Say, one Merle an' a one name Pearl
Say, dem want tour di world (You know)
Dem say dem want tour di world (But watch out, man)
[Chorus]
Mi have a little girl, she a run down di world
Mi have a little girl who a run down di world
She have fi gwan an' left me
Man, she have fi gwan an' left me (But watch out, star)
[Verse 2]
Say, you might so handsome an' I may so ugly
But di girl-dem love me (A woo)
Mi say, di girl-dem love me
Say, you might so handsome an' I may so ugly
You might so handsome an' I may so ugly
But di girl say she love me
A which girl say she love the man, Rasta?
[Chorus]
The Syrian girl say she love I so
American girl say she love I so
Jamaican girl say she love I so
Canadian girl say she love I so
Di African girl say she love I so
'Bout a sound I would say, 'bout a sound I would say
[Verse 3]
A little loving weh di girl-dem want
Man, a little loving weh di girl-dem want
Man, a little loving weh di young girl want
Man, a little loving weh di old girl want
Man, a little loving weh di old girl want
Man, a little loving weh di young girl want
[Chorus]
Jamaican girl, dem are nice-nice girl
Jamaican girl, dem are di best dress girl
Have a little girl who a run down di world
Have a little girl who a run down di world
She have fi gwan an' left me (A woo)
She have fi gwan an' left me (But watch out, dawta)
[Verse 4]
Said, I may so young an' a you may so old
I may so young an' a you may so old
But mi must have to control the road
Mi say, mi must have to control (But watch out, dawta)
Say, you may so young an' I may so old
You may so young an' I may so old
Mi say, mi must have to control (You know)
Mi say, mi must have to control
[Outro]
Say, you might so handsome an' I may so ugly
But di girl say she love me (You know)
Mi say di girl say she love me
My Jamaican Girl was written by Jah Thomas.
My Jamaican Girl was produced by Joseph Hoo Kim.