Lyrics
(Folk song from Jamaica)
Christmas a come, me wan me lama*,
Christmas a come, me wan me lama,
Christmas a come, me wan me deggeday,
Christmas a come, me wan me deggeday.
Pretty, pretty gal, me wan me lama,
Pretty, pretty gal, me wan me lama,
Pretty, pretty gal, me wan me deggeday,
Pretty, pretty gal, me wan me deggeday.
Not a shoe to me foot, me wan me lama,
Not a shoe to me foot, me wan me lama,
Pretty, pretty gal, me wan me deggeday,
Pretty, pretty gal, me wan me deggeday.
Nuh shirt pon mi back, me wan me lama,
Nuh hat pon mi head, me wan me lama,
Nuh chain pon mi neck, me wan me deggeday**,
Nuh shoes pon mi foo, me wan me deggeday.
*lama = presents
**deggeday = finery
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