Lyrics
Sammy plant piece a corn down a gully; (mhm-mhm)
An it bear till it kill poor Sammy. (mhm-mhm)
Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o. (mhm-mhm)
Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o. (mhm-mhm)
Verse 2
A no tief Sammy tief mek dem kill him; (mhm-mhm)
A no lie Sammy tell mek him dead-o. (mhm-mhm)
But a grudgeful, yes dem grudgeful mek dem kill him. (mhm-mhm)
But a grudgeful, yes dem grudgeful mek dem kill him. (mhm-mhm)
Verse 3
Neighbour kyaan bear fi see neighbour flourish; (mhm-mhm)
Neighbour kyaan bear fi see neighbour flourish. (mhm-mhm)
Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o. (mhm-mhm)
Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o. (mhm-mhm)
Sammy plant piece a corn down a gully; (mhm-mhm)
An it bear till it kill poor Sammy. (mhm-mhm)
Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o. (mhm-mhm)
Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o. (mhm-mhm)
Verse 2
A no tief Sammy tief mek dem kill him; (mhm-mhm)
A no lie Sammy tell mek him dead-o. (mhm-mhm)
But a grudgeful, yes dem grudgeful mek dem kill him. (mhm-mhm)
But a grudgeful, yes dem grudgeful mek dem kill him. (mhm-mhm)
Verse 3
Neighbour kyaan bear fi see neighbour flourish; (mhm-mhm)
Neighbour kyaan bear fi see neighbour flourish. (mhm-mhm)
Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o. (mhm-mhm)
Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o. (mhm-mhm)
Sammy work hard fi him likkle crop, (mhm-mhm) But di wicked dem come and dem chop. (mhm-mhm) Dem couldn’t tek di sight of him prosper, (mhm-mhm) Dem couldn’t tek di sight of him prosper. (mhm-mhm)
Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o. (mhm-mhm) Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o. (mhm-mhm)Verse 4 Sammy family bawl and dem wail out, (mhm-mhm) But di judge cyaan help dem out. (mhm-mhm) Di village cyaan believe wah dem do, (mhm-mhm) Di village cyaan believe wah dem do. (mhm-mhm)
Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o. (mhm-mhm) Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o. (mhm-mhm)