Jammin' Tonight Down by the River
Rumba River Ramblers
Mento
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Lively Mento track driven by acoustic guitar strums and rumba box percussion laying down infectious syncopated rhythms, punctuated by playful bamboo sax riffs and vibrant call-response singing that invites everyone to join the dance. Captures the raw energy of a Jamaican riverside gathering with upbeat folk grooves, humorous flirtations over rum and mangoes, and natural live-band warmth evoking 1950s rural festivities. Festive and foot-stomping, it's a precursor to ska filled with joyful abandon.
Lyrics
Oh come on gather round the firelight tonight we dance till the morning light down by the river where the cool breeze blows sweet mangoes hanging I spy a pretty face across the way rum in the bottle pass it quick to me one sip and I'm flying wild and free. Oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight feel the heat rise high jammin' tonight reaching for the sky shake your hips let the good times roll love in the air can't you feel it now feel it now take a bow take a bow. Oh we jammin' tonight feel the heat rise high reaching for the sky shake your hips let the good times roll love in the air can't you feel it now take a bow take a bow. Oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight shake your hips let the good times roll love in the air can't you feel it now feel it now take a bow love in the air can't you feel it now feel it now take a bow. Oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight high oh. It's your next full moon, jammin' forever, jammin' forever, heart's full of song. It's your next full moon jammin' forever high oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight. Oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight high oh we jammin' tonight.
Jammin' Tonight Down by the River
Rumba River Ramblers
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