Oh what sorrows and pain in Jamaica with the hurricane Oh what sorrows and pain in Jamaica with the hurricane The winds was so terrific as you know A hundred miles an hour was an awful blow A sad calamity, so awful sympathy, to friends and their family While houses was falling, ay ay And people was bawling, oy oy Convicts didn't fail, to run away from Kingston jail The winds was lashing so hard that Saturday People was notice may Though the soldier house is all crumbling furniture stumbling Thousands of people was take the mice Kingston the city was far alice? A real catastrophe, it was in history So offer your sympathy While houses was falling, ay ay And people was bawling, oh lord Convicts didn't fail, to run away from Kingston jail At Moraine bay they will always remember, this great disaster It was like a year at mount royal, it was pretty calm House tops were blown off everywhere, casualties both there and there It was a heavy blow, and then they got to know that it was heading for Mexico While houses was falling, ay ay And people was bawling, oh lord Convicts didn't fail, to run away from Kingston jail Thousands are homeless now in Jamaica, we must consider Money came in from every direction to help the situation Council Macintosh put for what he have and reverend Dell with his relief fund A sad calamity, it was in history, so keep it in memory What you say While houses was falling, ay ay And people was bawling, oh lord Convicts didn't fail, to run away from Kingston jail