Sammy Dead

(Trad. West Indian song, arr Byron Lee/Eric Morris)

A.k.a. Sammy No Dead.

Eric 'Monty' Morris, 1964

With Byron Lee & The Dragonaires. Jamaican single (Kentone) with Say Bye Bye on the b-side. It was also released that year in America. The record was answered by Lord Brynner in Where's Sammy Gone. Produced by Byron Lee.

• Various - Roots Of Reggae, Volume 1 - Ska, 1996

Clancy Eccles

This version named Sammy No Dead. UK single (Ska-Beat 194) with Roam Jerusalem on the b-side, 1965. Produced by Coxsone Dodd.

• Various - Trojan Ska Box Set, 1998

Desmond Dekker and The Specials, 1993

Desmond Dekker - vocals, Lynval Golding - guitar & backing vocals, Neville Staples - backing vocals, Sir Horace Gentleman - bass guitar, Roddy Radiation - guitar, 'Aitch' Bembridge - drums, Mark Adams - keyboards, Damon Brown - trumpet, 'Scampi' Ian Fulwood - sax. Recorded at 'The Stock-Yard' Studios. Produced by Roger Lomas.

• Desmond Dekker and The Specials - King Of Kings, 1993

Sammy plant piece o' corn, down a gully

And it grow 'til it kill poor Sammy

Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o

Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o

'Twas a grudge, when them branch broke on Sammy

'Twas a grudge, when them branch broke on Sammy

Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o

Sammy dead, Sammy dead, Sammy dead-o

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