Jamaica Say You Will

Album: Jackson Browne (1972)
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  • 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
    'Til 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 Writer/s: Jackson Browne
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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