Sipadan Song/JAMAICA FAREWELL

THE SIPADAN SONG

There's an island in the Celebes Sea,
The name's Sipadan you must go and see,
If you're a diver and you want the best,
Come go along and we'll do the rest.

Chorus :
Well I'm glad to say the Drop Off's OK,
Barracuda Point's not far away,
Lobster Lair is also there,
And the Hanging Gardens are very rare.

Divers down at the water side,
Looking at the Drop Off with gaping eyes,
Wondering what's there down below,
Is it Nobby Clark or is it Jacques Cousteau?

Chorus

There's a turtle skeleton in the Turtle Cave,
You can go to see it if you're feeling brave,
Dive right in until it ends,
But don't stay too long or you'll get the bends!

Chorus

White Tip Avenue and the Turtle Patch,
The Coral Garden -- there is no match,
Soft coral, hard coral, and sea whips too,
Tropical fish to amaze you.

Chorus

There are so many places you may have seen,
The Caribbean Islands, the Coral Sea,
The Barrier Reef and the Maldives too,
But Sipadan Island, that's something new!

Chorus

Jacques Cousteau and Calypso came,
"Oh Gee, micro paradise!" he did acclaim,
Divers in silver up and down the reef,
Cameras clicking, there was no relief!

Chorus

Well... Sad to say you're leaving tomorrow,
Sipadan Island will be far away,
I know that when you leave her shore,
There'll be memories in your heart for ever more.

Chorus...



Jamaica Farewell
by Erving Burgess

Down the way where the nights are gay
And the sun shines daily on the mountain top
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop

CHORUS:
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 swaying to and fro
I must declare that my heart is there
Though I've been from Maine to Mexico

CHORUS

Down at the market you can hear
Ladies cry out while on their head they bear
Ackie rice and salt fish is nice
And the rum is good any time of year


台語中譯歌詞


C                      F
Down the way where the nights are gay,
            G                   C
And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop.
                   F
I took a trip on a sailing ship,
           G                 C
But when I reached Jamaica I made a stop.

Chorus:
                       Dm
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way,
G7                C
Won't be back for many a day.
                             Dm
My heart is down, my head is spinning around;
         G7                     C
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town.