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 'till 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 trees   Last time he was home he held her on his knees   And said the next time they would sail away just where they pleased      Jamaica, say you will   Help me find a way to fill these lifeless sails   And stay until my ships can find the sea      Jamaica was a sweet young one, I loved her true   She was a comfort and a mercy through and through   Hiding from this world together, next thing I knew   We 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 we will sail until our waters have run dry