Jamaica Say You Will

The Byrds Jamaica Say You Willwritten by Jackson Browne

 

Jamaica was the lovely one I played her well

As we lay in the tall grass where the shadows fell

Hiding from the children so they would not tell

We would stay there untill her sister rang the evening bell

Jamaica say you will help me find a way to fill these empty hours

Say you will come again tomorrow

The daughter of a captain on the rolling seas

She would stare across the water from the tree

Last time he was home he held her on his knees

And said the next time they would sail away just where they please

Jamaica say you will help me find a way to fill these lifeless sails

Stay untill my ships can find the sea

 

Jamaica was a sweet young one I loved her true

She was a comfort and a mercy thru and thru

Hiding from this world together next thing I knew

They had brought her things down to the bay what could I do

Jamaica say you will help me find a way to fill these sails and then

we'll

Sail untill our waters have run dry

Copyright @ 1970 Atlantic Music Corp .- Open Window Music

From the "Byrdmaniax" LP Columbia Records