Intro: Sweet Jamaica man a I & I land dat Mi nuh stop love it An mi know de whole massive love it an dem r espect it too, man Hear dis! Lord a mercy
Verse 1: Help mi big up Jamaica de land of wood an wa ter De system might not proper But wi love de vibes de food an di culture Woy, can’t you see The beauty of this country Mi neva know a serious ting until mi reach a f oreign
Chorus: Seh what a nice place fi live, sweet Jamdown Di only problem is, dollars nah run Seh what a nice place fi live, sweet Jamdown Di only problem is, dollars nah run
Verse 2: Now wid di money ina yu pocket an God ina y u heart Crowd a people, what more yu waan Reggae music a play an reggae artist a chant A ya so mi born an mi nah transplant
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Verse 3: A man will lef pon a banana boat an him a go ne up abroad Because him seh, everywhere betta than yard But when him touch certain countries see di s ystem of fraud Him hafi come back a Jamdown an give it its r eward
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Verse 4: Ya so mi born, ya so mi come from Ya so mi live an ya mi intend fi tan Regardless of de economical condition Yu mus admit dis is a glorious land
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Verse 5: So help mi big up Jamaica de land of wood an water De system might not proper Wi love de food, de vibes an di culture Woy, can’t you see The beauty of this country Mi neva know seh dat it a serious ting until mi reachin’ a foreign
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Verse 6: Now as a Jamaican, my argument is Whoever seh dem clever dem fi stop dem pro mises An jus, mass production ina all de parishes An Jamdown will progress like all di countries
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Verse 7: Jamaica an Jamaicans are extremely great Appreci-love, even some seh appreciate Well since we know dat, mek wi concentrate On how fi mek di dollars, start circulate
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Verse 8: From money ina yu pocket an a God ina your heart Crowd a people, what more yu waan Reggae music a play an reggae artist a chant A ya so mi born an mi nah transplant