Key: F major•
Intro 1
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C
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Bb
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Verse 1
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Come
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Come and hear what I have to say
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What is the talk of the town today
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You see a group of people balk
they're talkin'
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here in Jamaica
Verse 2
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Can't get no work off hustling
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And man, when you take a stock
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And will soon end up in a shack
Can't pay no rent,
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No government account, it's already spent
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begging or stealing, here in Jamaica
Verse 3
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Some a dem long, long treat bad
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You either bite the bullet or get flat
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Who are responsible don't want to pay
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In Jamaica
Verse 4
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- - Whoa Yea-
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Verse 5
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Where we can sit and eat and chat
Remember Marcus Garvey
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predicted that day
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To the land of our forefathers,
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Verse 6
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Oh what a glorious morning
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When we shall leap out of Babylon
There shall be singin',
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With the dawn of the rising sun
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Just like the Israelites we shall be glad
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To leave our worries, trials and crosses,
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here in Jamaica
Verse 7
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so, come along every goodie
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Come and hear what I have to say
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What is the talk of the town today
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You see a group of people balk
they're talkin'
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'bout what's happening here in Jamaica
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I am not jokin' , I'm talkin' 'bout what's
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happening here in Jamaica
They're not skylarkin' they're talkin'
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'bout what's happening here in Jamaica
Outro 1
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Bb
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF C Bb Dm
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