Columbus
I and I old, I know
"I and I old," I say
I and I reconsider
I and I see upfully that
Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Yes, Jah
Ah, he is saying that, ah, he is the first one
Who discover Jamaica
I and I say that
What about the Arawak Indians and the few Black men
Who were 'round here before him?
The Indians couldn't hang on any longer
Here comes Black man, and woman, and children
An' inna Jam Down Land, yeah
Whole heap of mix-up, mix-up
A-whole heap a ben up, ben up
We haffi straighten out
Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Yes, Jah
What a long stay from home
I and I long to go home
Within a red, green, and gold robe
Come on, 12 tribes of Israel
Come on, 12 tribes of Israel
Outta Jam' down land, yeah
A whole heap of mix-up, mix-up
A whole heap a ben up, ben up
Come on, 12 tribes of Israel
Come on, 12 tribes of Israel
Outta Jam' down land, yeah
Yes, Jah
Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Yes, Jah, he's a liar
Yes, Jah, he is a liar
Yes, Jah, he is a liar
Yes, Jah, Columbus is a liar
Yes, Jah, Christopher Columbus, a-he's a liar
Yes, Jah
"I and I old," I say
I and I reconsider
I and I see upfully that
Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Yes, Jah
Ah, he is saying that, ah, he is the first one
Who discover Jamaica
I and I say that
What about the Arawak Indians and the few Black men
Who were 'round here before him?
The Indians couldn't hang on any longer
Here comes Black man, and woman, and children
An' inna Jam Down Land, yeah
Whole heap of mix-up, mix-up
A-whole heap a ben up, ben up
We haffi straighten out
Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Yes, Jah
What a long stay from home
I and I long to go home
Within a red, green, and gold robe
Come on, 12 tribes of Israel
Come on, 12 tribes of Israel
Outta Jam' down land, yeah
A whole heap of mix-up, mix-up
A whole heap a ben up, ben up
Come on, 12 tribes of Israel
Come on, 12 tribes of Israel
Outta Jam' down land, yeah
Yes, Jah
Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Yes, Jah, he's a liar
Yes, Jah, he is a liar
Yes, Jah, he is a liar
Yes, Jah, Columbus is a liar
Yes, Jah, Christopher Columbus, a-he's a liar
Yes, Jah
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Writer(s): Tom Wilson, Murray Mclauchlan
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