If You Don't Know What You Don't Know

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


Lyrics Doug Adair Music Doug Adair and Fred Barreto
Producer Fred Barreto Publisher ORS Music

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