Funkin' for Jamaica - Bob Baldwin

I got to go, got to leave Something's missing, that I need I need to find Whatever it is that's burdening in my mind I know mother will understand, yeah I know she knows that I'm still the same man They say bring up a child in the way he shall go And he shall not depart And I know when they said it, it turns my heart, yeah Hey, hey, hey, hey Guy, guy, guy, guy Guy, guy, guy, guy Guy, guy, guy, guy Don't worry Don't worry 'bout me I'm just funkin' around for fun When you see my mother Tell her don't worry 'bout me I'm just funkin' around for fun Oh, nothing could compare To mother, nah, nah, nah Because I know she cared, yeah I got to find my own way around Hey, hey, I got to get down, yeah Guy, guy, guy, guy Guy, guy, guy, guy Guy, guy, guy, guy Don't worry Don't worry 'bout me I'm just funkin' around for fun Don't worry 'bout me I'm just funkin' around for fun When you see my mother Hey, if you have a chance to see my father, my brother Just tell 'em, that everything's alright Hey, anytime You find people assemble in the same place Funkin' around, everything's alright Hey, hey I don't think you heard me, say what If you see my mother Tell her I'm alright Just funkin' around for fun If you see my mother Tell her I'm alright Just funkin' around for fun If you see my mother Tell her I'm alright Just funkin' around for fun Let's funk around Hey, funk me, baby Let's funk around If you see my mother Tell her I'm alright Just funkin' around for fun If you see my mother Tell her I'm alright Just funkin' around for fun If you see my mother Tell her I'm alright Just funkin' around for fun If you see my mother Tell her I'm all right Just funkin' around for fun Having a good time I'm funking around for fun I'm having a good, good, good, good time, yeah Playing my guitar Funking around for fun Giving up the P.Funk Ahh, the bomb If you see my mother Tell her I'm alright Just funkin' around for fun If you see my mother Tell her I'm alright Just funkin' around for fun If you see my mother Tell her I'm alright Just funkin' around for fun

Yeah man, I got one woman that will always be there, No matter how long you stay gone you can always find her right where you left her JAMAICA.come now, She was born out of many, JA JA And out of many came one, Flower of the sea, JA JA and daughter of the sun, She's so proud of how far she's come, On her way to where she wants to be She's so proud to be young JA JA but most proud to be free SOOOOOOOOOOO Don't cry for Jamaica, JA JA She will be just fine. Oh-oh Don't cry for Jamaica, JA JA yeahh She will be just fine, Don't shed a tear, Not one, not one, not one, Not one, not one, not one, Don't shed a tear. Can't imagine my life without her, JA JA She's got everything I need, Cause of her I am never alone, JA JA I'm so proud to call her home SOOOOOO Don't cry for Jamaica, oooo She will be just fine, oh-oh Don't cry for Jamaica, She will be jus fine, Don't shed a tear, Not one, not one, not one, Not one, not one, not one, Don't shed a tear. Not one, not one, not one, Not one, not one, not one, Don't cry for Jamaica, ooooo She always in my heart, Jamaica, heeyyy She's always in my dreams, yeahhh Jamaica, She's always in my prayer, Jamaica, Land that we love, Don't cry for Jamaica, JA JA She will be jus fine. Yeah, Don't cry for Jamaica JA JA She will be jus fine, Don't shed a tear, Not one, not one, not one, Not one, not one, not one, Don't shed a tear, Not one, not one, not one, Not one, not one, not one Don't shed a tear It's ok yeah, oh-oh, She will be right there oh-oh And She will be right here oh She ain't going no where Don't shed a tear!

Now special request to all tourist Who livin in Canada, America or livin in a forrest Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica Yes Jamaica is a land a full of adventure Land of gold and sunshine and mi seh (?) The famous? and the great? Jamaica surround by Caribbean water The Arawak Indian was the originator Then the Spaniards, the English, and nuff more follow I seh Christopher Colombus was a great founder Born and grown down in Italy inna Geneva Jah man him was di son of a wool weaver But then him strive to become a sailor Him travel for Spain, him was a navigator Check King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella Him get di pinta di Santa Maria And two hundred men dem armed like soldier Dem sort pon dem weapon dem want shoot a Yes Columbus was di captain, was di ruler Dem sail out a Spain across di blue water Down in San Salvador, first dem discover Continue their voyage, reach down inna Cuba Inna 1494 dem reach down in Jamaica A land inna a di place called Santa Gloria I seh down inna di St. Anne's Bay area But dey life ketch dem inna dry harbor Because dem rush out? and run out of water Dem dock up dey ship and fling out dem anchor And tek out dem arms and invade di area Hold on, stumble 'pon some Arawak warrior Dem never lick a shot before an arrow dem a fiyah Di chief a di master, him head full a feather Columbus take over like a brave soldier BIM! Block out di show an lick him one shooter A mi seh little after that a bere shot start fiyah And soon dem get a conquer inna Jamaica And give all di riches to di Spain leader Inna 1655 blood run like river When di English fight di Spaniards and then take over Inna 1658 it was a small disaster Jah man it was total battle down a Rio Nueva Inna 1659 we first civil governor Edward D'Oyley him was a brave warrior Him fight like a lion fi save Jamaica Him never lose no war, man always conquer Inna 1755, I-man still remember Seh Kingston made di capital inna Jamaica Mi know bout Jamaica (?) Mi a guh tell yuh how much acre make up Jamaica Mi seh 2.8 Million Acre And you can drive from Kingston to Old Harbour Santa Cruz, Savanna-la-Mar and then you touch Hanover If yuh cyaa drive a junction yuh must a nova ? Di entertainer Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica

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