Jamaica, Say You Will

Jamaica, say you will

She would stare across the water from the trees

The daughter of a captain on the rolling seas
Jamaica was a sweet young one, I loved her true
And said, "The next time they would sail away just where they pleased"

Last time he was home he held her on his knees
We would stay there 'til her sister rang the evening bell
Help me find a way to fill these empty hours
Help me find a way to fill these lifeless sails
Jamaica, say you will
Hiding from this world together, next thing I knew
Help me find a way to fill these sails
Hiding from the children so they would not tell
And stay until' my ships can find the sea
We had brought her things down to the bay, what could I do
Say you will come again tomorrow
She was a comfort and a mercy through and through
Jamaica, say you will