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Jamaica Farewell
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1. Down the way where the lights a gay
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and the sun shines daily on the mountain top.
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I took a trip an a sailing ship
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and when we 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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2. Down a the market you can hear
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ladies cry out what on the heads their bear.
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Haki, rice, salt and fish are nice
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and the rum tastes fine any time of year. + CHORUS
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3. 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 have been from Maine to Mexico. + CHORUS
4. = 1 . + CHORUS
(Harry Belafonte)