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African Jamaican

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African Jamaican

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I am a African Jamaican

Just spending some time in foreign land

I am a African Jamaican

Just spending some time in foreign land

When I return to my home, I saw this big big sign sign

say,

"Nothing to Declare"

When I return to my home, I saw this big big sign sign

say,

"Nothing to Declare"

I walked over to this woman, she said "Sir go down

there",

Miss I got nothing to declare

I walked over to this woman, she said "Sir go down

there",

Miss I got nothing to declare

So I went down there, all these men were there

Sir I got nothing to declare

So I went down there, all these men were there

Sir I got nothing to declare

I am a African Jamaican

Just spending some time in foreign land

I am a African Jamaican

Just spending some time in foreign land

Them check I in, them check I out

No ammunition, No appliance, Nothing to declare

Them chek I in, them check I out No ammunition, No

appliance, Nothing to declare

I want to know, if I did the wrong thing

I want to know, if I did the wrong thing

I only decided to come home

People come and people go

Them carry what they want to carry

People come and people go

They carry what they want to carry

Them do what they want to do

Them say what they want to say

Them do what they want to do

Them say what they want to say

I am a African Jamaican

Just spending some time in foreign land

I am a African Jamaican

Just spending some time in foreign land

I went back home, I saw the big sign say, "Nothing to

Declare"

I walked over this women, she said "Sir go down there",

Miss I got noting to declare

So I went down there, all these men were there,

Sir I got nothing to declare

I am a African Jamaican

Just spending some time in foreign land

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