Tom: D
D G A D
[Chorus]
[Verse]
D G
Down the way where the nights are gay
A D
And the sun shines daily on the mountain top
G
I took a trip on a sailing ship
A D
And when I reach Jamaica I made a stop
G
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way
A D
I won't be back for many a day.
G
My heart is down, my head is turning around
A D
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town.
[Interlude]
D G A G D
[Verse 2]
D G
Sounds of laughter everywhere
A D
And the dancing girls swaying to and fro
G
I must declare, my heart is there
A D
Tho' I've been from Maine to Mexico
G
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way
A D
I won't be back for many a day.
G
My heart is down, my head is turning around
A D
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town.
[Interlude]
D G A G D
[Verse 3]
D G
Down at the market you can hear
A D
Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
G
Ackey rice, salt fish are nice
A E
And the rum is fine any time of year
G
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way
A D
I won't be back for many a day.
G
My heart is down, my head is turning around
A G D
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town.
G
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way
A D
I won't be back for many a day.
G
My heart is down, my head is turning around
A D
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town.
