 In Jamaica in 1967 , Penn recorded a song titled " You Don 't Love Me " , which " she first sang for Studio One , although the song itself originated in the American south , courtesy of R & B singer Willie Cobbs " . Cobb himself had based his song on blues singer Bo Diddley 's 1955 recording " She 's Fine , She 's Mine " . Penn 's cover of Cobb 's song was recorded at Kingston 's Studio One by influential producer Coxsone Dodd . Dodd , who had lived for a while in the United States , imported American rhythm and blues records to play for his sound system entertainment businesses . Penn 's song used lyrical and melodic elements of Cobbs ' song , but was performed in the emerging rocksteady style – a precursor to reggae . It starts out with a drum roll , " then a chugging bass line kicks in and Penn 's dreamy voice wails " : 
