This song reminds me of my beloved grandfather. The video clips of people arriving from the Caribbean makes me wonder how he felt when he had to leave my grandmother and three children behind, to find a better life for them in the UK. Although invited over, as England/Britain ‘owned’ Jamaica at the time, he must have felt so alone (and perhaps scared at first) until his family joined him some time later.
February 19th will be fifteen years since he passed.
I still miss him. ❤
“Kingston Town”
The night seems to fade,
But the moonlight lingers on
There are wonders for everyone
The stars shine so bright,
But they’re fading after dawn
There is magic in Kingston Town
Chorus
Oh Kingston Town,
The place I long to be
If I had the whole world
I would give it away
Just to see, the girls at play
Ooh, ooh, ooh
And when I am king,
surely I would need a queen
And a palace and everything, yeah
And now I am king,
And my queen will come at dawn
She’ll be waiting in Kingston Town
Chorus
Oh Kingston Town,
The place I long to be
If I had the whole world
I would give it away
Just to see, the girls at play
Ooh, ooh, ooh
And when I am king,
surely I would need a queen
And a palace and everything, yeah
And now I am king,
And my queen will come at dawn
She’ll be waiting in Kingston Town
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