On request from close friends, I'm reproducing the popular 'Jamaican Farewell' which has never failed to invite appreciation from the crowd for whom I've sung thus far!
"Down the bay where the nights are gay
And the sun shines daily on the mountain tops
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And when I reached Jamaica, I made a stop.
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
I won't be back for many a day
My heart's down, my head's turnin' around
For I'd to leave a li'l girl in Kingston town.
Down the market you can hear
Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
Country rice and fish are nice
And the rum's fine everytime a year.
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
I won't be back for many a day
My heart's down, my head's turnin' around
For I'd to leave a li'l girl in Kingston town.
Sounds of laughter everywhere
And the dancin' girls sway to and fro
I must declare my heart's there
For I've been from Maine to Mexico.
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
I won't be back for many a day
My heart's down, my head's turnin' around
For I'd to leave a li'l girl in Kingston town".
Truly an evergreen number immortalised by Harry Belafonte's mellifluous voice. I can never ever tire of hearing those wonderful words.
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