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Jamaican Song and Story

by Walter Jekyll

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LXXXIV

The pickers fall with slashing strokes to:—

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Me donkey want water, rub him down Joe,
rub him down Joe,
rub him down Joe;
Me donkey like a peeny, rub him down Joe,
rub him down Joe, Joe,
rub him down Joe;
Me Jackass gone a pound, bring him come Joe,
bring him come Joe,
bring him come Joe;
Me donkey full of capers, rub him down Joe,
rub him down Joe, Joe,
rub him down Joe.

“Peeny” is the Candlefly, which shines like my donkey’s coat. “Bring come” for “bring” is very common, and in the same way they say “carry go,” the “come” and “go” indicating the direction of motion.

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