| Carry me ackee* go Linstead Market, Not a quati** would sell. Carry me ackee go Linstead Market, Not a quati would sell. Refrain Oh Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. Everybody come and feel up, feel up Not a quati would sell. Everybody come feel up, feel up Not a quati would sell. Oh Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. Lady by you Sunday morning breakfast, Yam and ackee nyam gran***. Make me call i’ louder, “Ackee, ackee!” Red and pretty dem tan****. Oh Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. All the pickney come linger, linger For what their momma no bring. All the pickney come linger, linger Oh how they pickney they feed. Oh Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. Notes: *ackee – fruit **quati – worth one and a half penny during colonial rule ***nyam gran' = taste good ****dem tan = they are |
| Carry me ackee* go Linstead Market, Not a quati** would sell. Carry me ackee go Linstead Market, Not a quati would sell. Refrain Oh Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. Everybody come and feel up, feel up Not a quati would sell. Everybody come feel up, feel up Not a quati would sell. Oh Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. Lady by you Sunday morning breakfast, Yam and ackee nyam gran***. Make me call i’ louder, “Ackee, ackee!” Red and pretty dem tan****. Oh Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. All the pickney come linger, linger For what their momma no bring. All the pickney come linger, linger Oh how they pickney they feed. Oh Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. Lord what a night, not a bite, What a Saturday night. Notes: *ackee – fruit **quati – worth one and a half penny during colonial rule ***nyam gran' = taste good ****dem tan = they are
Credits Song: Jamaican folk song Musicians: The Spinners Animation: Courtesy of John Atkin Text transcriptions: Henry Muldrow
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