I see your teeth flash, Jamaican honey so sweet 
Down where Lexington cross 47th Street 
She's a big girl, she's standing six foot three 
Turning tricks for the dudes in the big city 
 
Island girl 
What you wanting with the white man's world 
Island girl 
Black boy want you in his island world 
He want to take you from the racket boss 
He want to save you but the cause is lost 
Island girl, island girl, island girl 
Tell me what you wanting with the white man's world 
 
She's black as coal but she burn like a fire 
And she wrap herself around you like a well worn tire 
You feel her nail scratch your back just like a rake 
He one more gone, he one more John who make the mistake