I spent last summer on an island In the Mediterranean Sea The sunshine was so bright Yes you know it burned me down To my soul I wish everybody That I had to love was there with me What a time, baby what a time I had when I was there Mmm, mm, oo, mm First I'm an African man Second I'm black Jamaican Third I'm black American First I'm an African man Second I'm black Jamaican Third I'm black American First I'm an African man Second I'm black Jamaican Third I'm black American Shake it shake it shake it shake it Shake it shake it let your body swim Shake it shake it shake it shake it Shake it shake it baby take a pull of rum again If you have not had enough of it in your life You just cannot have your fill Mmm, ooo, mmm First I'm an African man Second I'm black Jamaican Third I'm black American