Artist: Chuck Berry Song: Jamaica Moon Album: Chuck (2017) Written by Chuck Berry C       x3555x C7sus2  x35333 C6      x35555 C11     x33333 F       x-8-10-10-10-x F7sus2  x-8-10-8-8-8 G       320003 G7      323001 G6      320000 G13     323000 C7      x32310 C6      x37xxx  (short riff at "rock and roll beautiful") C7      x353xx  (short riff at "rock and roll beautiful") F7      131211 F13     131231 F9      10101x [Intro Riff and all over the song] e|------------|-----12-12-10------------| B|-10h11-/13-13---11---11-10h11-|-/13-13-13-11------------| G|-10h12-/14-14---12---12-10h12-|-/14-14-14-12------------| D|-10------------10---10-10----|------------| |------------|------------| |------------|------------| [Verse 1] Me walkin’ alone me bring jug o’ rum Me sit down on the sea shore till dee boat she come Is long dee night is quiet dee dock The boat a little late she do at 12 o’clock Me watch dee tide come easy in Is low dee moon but high dee wind [Chorus] Jamaica moon               Jamaica moon       [Verse 2] Me was so alone me couldn’t help but open dee rum So long maybe dee wait until dee boat she come Me girl she love me she come back for me We set sail in dee morning go back across dee sea We dock in New York dee building be so high She promised me dee honeymoon be so near dee sky [Chorus] Jamaica moon               Jamaica moon       [Verse 3] Me still alone me sip on dee rum Me head began to tell me that dee boat no come To bring me me love bring me me ting ting ting She rock and roll   beautiful she dance and sing She hold me close and she touch me lip Me eyes they close and me heart she go flip [Chorus] Jamaica moon               Jamaica moon       [Verse 4] Me lay down a little woosey me been drinking dee rum Jamaica moon please tell me that dee boat will come She no can be me bride if she came to play Me have to let her go but me body say stay Me lay down on dee dock was so good dee rum Me fall asleep at noon here when de boat she come [Chorus] Jamaica moon               Jamaica moon       [Verse 5] At twelve she come till dawn she roam They tell me that she look and wait and cry and go back home Dee boat whistle blow me open me eyes So bright was dee sun blue Jamaica sky Down the pier me run dee boat I still can see Sailing fast away with me bride to be [Chorus] Jamaica moon               Jamaica moon       [Verse 6] Now me broken heart is sailing on that boat she on Me see dee water trailing but dee boat she gone Me missed me bride to be now me head low hung Me sleep too long no more me touch dee rum Is so dry me throat me no more can sing Me miss me bride to be no have no ting ting [Chorus] Jamaica moon              me loved one she gone       Me walking back home             me still all alone              

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson raconte l’histoire d’un homme qui attend une embarcation sur le bord de la mer à Jamaica. En attendant, il se retrouve seul, à consommer du rhum, et il pense à l'amour qu'il a perdu. Il évoque le souhait de retrouver sa bien-aimée, qui devrait rentrer, mais à mesure que la nuit avance, son espoir s'amenuise. La mélodie évoque à la fois une nostalgie profonde et une touche de désespoir alors qu'il réalise que son rêve s’éloigne. Dans ce contexte, la chanson met en lumière les thèmes de l’amour perdu, de l'attente et du regret, sous un ciel jamaïcain où le temps semble suspendu. L'homme se retrouve piégé entre son désir intense d'amour et la réalité de sa solitude, ce qui crée un climat d'émotions poignantes.