Story Behind The Song
This song was inspired by Dr. Alfred Sangster, President of the University of Technology in Jamaica. It took me six years to put all of his catchy sayings / advice into the lyrics of the song.
Song Description
This song was inspired by Dr. Alfred Sangster, President of the University of Technology in Jamaica. It took me six years to put all of his catchy sayings / advice into the lyrics of the song.
| Song Length |
2:05 |
Genre |
World - Reggae/Caribbean, Latin - Tropical |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Jovial |
Subject |
Life, Island |
| Similar Artists |
Jimmy Buffett |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
If You Don?t Know What You Don?t Know
by Douglas E. Adair and Fred Barreto © 2004
chorus
If you don?t know, what you don?t know
You will go where you shouldn?t go
What you don?t know will easily show
If you don?t know, what you don?t know
verse 1
I met a wise man in Jamaica
He said, son, there?s something you must know
When all the others around you are frantic
You must remember to ?hasten slow?
verse 2
Then the wise man continued
There?s something else, you must know my son
?After all is said and done,
so much more is said than done?
chorus
If you don?t know, what you don?t know
You will go where you shouldn?t go
What you don?t know will easily show
If you don?t know, what you don?t know