Yellowman performs "Jamaica Nice," a live celebration of Jamaica built on repeated chants and vivid snapshots of island life. The song weaves together admiration for the country's beauty and women with warnings about deceit and references to local characters, ending with the plea "Take me home, country road."
Chapters
Do you love Jamaica? Do you love Jamaica? Anywhere the Jamaican name, big up! Jamaica nice! Everybody in Jamaica, that's where I'm from. Take Lua! Down in Jamaica, you got lots of pretty women. Steal your money and they break your arm. Love some soup, she's in love with Old Sam. Take it from the fire to the frying pan. On and on, on and on, on and on. Lao Tsang Jimmy sits alone in the moonlight, saw his woman kiss another man. So he takes the ladder, takes the star from the skies, pulled up some natural and then started crying on and on. On and on, on and on and on. Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, one more time, everybody. Take me home, country road, to