My Jamaican Girl
[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