Jamaica Farewell by Harry Belafonte (remastered) Listen and be captivated by Harry Belafonte's 1956 performance of 'Jamaica Farewell'. This is a Marine Café Blog remaster. (3.5 MiB, MP3, 3:27 minutes) Artist: Harry Belafonte Title: Anthology 2021 (All Tracks Remastered) Year Of Release: 2021 http://<iframe width="792" height="594" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zh1ow6zKapQ" title="Harry Belafonte &quot;Jamaica Farewell&quot; on The Ed Sullivan Show" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> Jamaica Farewell Song by Harry Belafonte Overview Lyrics Other recordings Search Results Lyrics Down the way Where the nights are gay And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop I took a trip on a sailing ship And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop But I'm sad to say I'm on my way Won't be back for many a day My heart is down My head is turning around I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town Down at the market, you can hear Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear Ackee, rice, and saltfish are nice And the rum is fine any time of year But I'm sad to say I'm on my way Won't be back for many a day My heart is down My head is turning around I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town Sounds of laughter everywhere And the dancing girls swing to and fro I must declare my heart is there Though I've been from Maine to Mexico But I'm sad to say I'm on my way Won't be back for many a day My heart is down My head is turning around I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town Down the way Where the nights are gay And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop I took a trip on a sailing ship And when I reached Jamaica, I made a stop But I'm sad to say I'm on my way Won't be back for many a day My heart is down My head is turning around I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town Sad to say I'm on my way Won't be back for many a day My heart is down My head is turning around I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town