[Verse 1] Down by the harbor bend We made the night our friend White shirt, blue brim hat Boots on the cobble flat The people stepped in time Like drums inside a vine Sweet smoke in the air And joy was everywhere [Pre-Chorus] Hear that shuffle roll Hear that bright heart glow One more lift, one more sway Till the whole block says [Chorus] Jamaican ska people Move like fire, move like fire Jamaican ska people Raise it higher, raise it higher Hands up, hearts wide Let the whole world ride Jamaican ska people Move like fire, move like fire [Verse 2] Miss Rose with the grin Pulled every soul back in Little kids, old men too Dancing in the dew Trumpet kissed the rain Then circled back again Every face lit up Like a gold-rimmed cup [Pre-Chorus] Hear that shuffle roll Hear that bright heart glow One more lift, one more sway Till the whole block says [Chorus] Jamaican ska people Move like fire, move like fire Jamaican ska people Raise it higher, raise it higher Hands up, hearts wide Let the whole world ride Jamaican ska people Move like fire, move like fire [Bridge] Under purple skies We kept those rhythms alive No throne, no chain Just a name in the rain [Chorus] Jamaican ska people Move like fire, move like fire Jamaican ska people Raise it higher, raise it higher Hands up, hearts wide Let the whole world ride Jamaican ska people Move like fire, move like fire
