JACKSON BROWNE - Jamaica Say You Will lyrics

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Jamaica was the lovely oneI 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

Jamaicasay 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

Jamaicasay 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 oneI loved her true

She was a comfort and a mercy through and through

Hiding from this world togethernext thing I knew

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

Jamaicasay you will

Help me find a way to fill these sails

And we will sail until our waters have run dry