A monkey in a tree
My analogy
You said I was a monkey
But that little boy was me
Climb and swing
In Jamaican wind
Swing from limb to limb
Tree limb is like a swing
I can see the whole Jamaican land
Show me Jane
I feel like Tarzan
Just a kid having fun
These trees provide me
Shelter from the sun
See the wind swing me
From left to right
Grab on tight
With all my might
I’m six storeys high
I feel like I can fly
Like airplanes, kites
And john-crows in the sky
Hang on tight
To that thin tree limb
Little boy blowing in the wind
I’m hanging, I’m clutching
Flying like a bird
Me getting hurt?
Falling from the trees?
That’s absurd!
Mama said the word
Standing by the water melons
I’m a boy and I’m a villain
I can still hear her yelling
Get down from that tree
Get down from that tree
Don’t pick those breadfruits
Leave those ackee
Get down from that tree
I know you hear me
You could fall, break your neck
You don’t listen to me
I didn’t get down from that tree
It’s not like she could
Climb up there and get me
That stubborn little boy was me
I ignored her defiantly
I isolated myself so silently
I’m a monkey in a tree
It’s an analogy
I’m moving quietly
I’m at the tree’s mercy
Can u see me?
See that monkey in a tree
That little boy was me
Climb a tree in Jamaica
In touch with God and nature
Yeah, there’s a little bit of danger
But trees don’t see you
As a stranger
Tress, Jamaican trees
Viscious wasps and bees
They cut and scratch your knees
Little boy blowing in the breeze
I’m where I wanna be
It’s an analogy
A monkey in a tree
But I’m so free
You said I was a monkey
But that little boy was me
Could never climb that
Skinny tall coconut tree
Lizards crawling outside
That banana tree
Respect to all the tres
Overseas that I’ve climbed
And the ones I’m Jamaica
That I left behind
Mango tree, guinup tree
Breadfruit tree, ackee tree
Pear tree, cherry tree
Plumb tree, coconut tree
Sweet-sour sap tree, tambourine tree
Jackfruit tree, star-apple tree
Guava tree, tangerine tree
Orange tree, all kinda tree
Jamaica, a land
Surround by the sea
If you come to see me
Nuh monkey in nuh tree
My analogy
We nuh have nuh monkey
Come to Jamaica
Nuh look up in nuh tree