John & James

(Frederick Hibbert)

The Maytals, 1965

Jamaican single; released 1965. Recorded at Federal Studios, Kingston, Jamaica. Produced by Vincent "Randy" Chin.

Oh, John James went down to London town
He want to be a member if him can
But I know what I know
He never wore them tight shirt before

He was sitting in a mansion smoking a big cigar
He was sitting in a mansion smoking a big cigar
But I know what I know, he never wore them tight shirt before

All I want sir just put me among some girls
He said, "All I want sir just, put me among some girls
But I know what I know, he never wore them tight shirt before

Johnny is the coolest one (repeat)
But he is bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad

• Skatalites & Friends - Hog In A Cocoa, 1991
• Toots & The Maytals - Time Tough, The Anthology, 1996
• Various - Skatalites & Friends At Randy's, 1998
• Various - The Rough Guide To The Music Of Jamaica, 2001

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