Jamaica farewell - Waldorf Schullieder

Jamaica farewell
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1. Down the way where the nights are gay, and the sun shines dai - ly on the moun-tain top.
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won't be back
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heart is down, my head is turn - ing a - round, I had to leave a lit - tle girl in King - ston Town.
2. Down at the market you can hear ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
ackee rice, salt fish are nice and the rum is fine anytime a year.
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3. Sounds of laughter everywhere and the dancing girls sway to and fro.
I must declare my heart is there though I've been from Maine to Mexico.
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Kann auch als Quodlibet gesungen werden mit We've got a bell / Junkanoo.
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