Jamaican Proverb

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This a Jamaica inna England Know who you are and where you come from This a Jamaica in America Upful thought fi your meditation Carry Jamaica go inna Canada Food fi your thought and your meditation Carry Jamaica go inna Europe Out of many, say, we are one Hold up your head, we nah go beg bread Tun fi your hand, a so we making fashion We dumpling ackee, run 'way the saltfish One one cocoa full up we basket Nah hang your hat where you can't reach it A so we buy it, a so we sell it A this ya one and a duppy story Nah pop no style, nah take lippity This a Jamaica inna England Know who you are and where you come from This a Jamaica in America Upful thought fi your meditation Carry Jamaica go inna Canada Food fi your thought and your meditation This a Jamaica inna Europe Out of many, say, we are one A stitch in time forever save nine Nuh see hand dem, do nuh hear hand clap Nuh bother fling no rockstone behind Once a man and twice a child Anything a dead, beg you nuh dash it 'way Life and hope nuh need no cribby-cribbly And if I breng-breng or if I even brech it Fallety and tengeleng This a Jamaica inna England Know who you are and where you come from This a Jamaica in America Upful thought fi your meditation Carry Jamaica inna Canada Food fi your thought and your meditation This a Jamaica inna Europe Out of many, say, we are one Me brech it and me bam it, me bulla and peer Howdy and thank you, nuh break no square Give me little wash and you know me gone clear Do your thing, play field and square This a Jamaica inna Asia Know who you are and where you come from This a Jamaica inna Africa Upful thought fi your meditation Carry Jamaica go inna Canada Food fi your thought and your meditation Carry Jamaica inna Europe Out of many, say, we are one Hold up your head, we nah go beg bread Tun fi your hand, look how we making fashion We dumpling ackee, run 'way the saltfish One one cocoa full up we basket Nah hang your hat where you can't reach it A so me buy it, a so me sell it A this ya one and a duppy story Nah pop no style, nah take lippity This a Jamaica inna England Know who you are and where you come from This a Jamaica in America Upful thought fi your meditation This a Jamaica inna Canada Food fi your thought and your meditation This a Jamaica inna Europe Out of many, say, we are one This a Jamaica inna Asia Know who you are and where you come from This a Jamaica inna Africa Upful thought fi your meditation Carry Jamaica go inna Canada Food fi your thought and your meditation This a Jamaica inna Europe Out of many, say, we are one