Jamaican Song and Story

Mr. Monkey was on the tree. Mr. Annancy say to his wife:-"You know I r

ed, make him favour one man, so get white sheet an' yap him up from head to foot, an' sen' go call Bro'er Cow, Bro'er Monkey, Bro'er Sheep, Bro

his friend, Sheep, Goat, Hog,

Annancy yard they

o much, my good friend, beca

me have fe me one puppa. Bro'er Cow, as you is the parso

s inside the room. The Reverend

n' say nobody fe look on the ol

don't

Annancy was saying, he an' hi

Monkey, go inside. Go see

me sorry fe you too much. If a go

keep them other one company

y nev

ey, for Monkey was

l sharpen an' go in the house an' shut the door. It was the only

ancy ask Bro'er Cow t

raying Annan

ay:-"Keep up Mr. Annanc

much th

sh. Mr. Annancy ask

th hundred a de hym

ten]

en ho S

en ho S

he last

e last, p

Cow, begin with a big confusion,

ame time Bro'er Annancy draw his cutlass an' r

dn' have anything to fight.

ro'er Annancy, If me min come in a y

cy sa

key a piece

ra me no c

TE

tricts the only meat to be had as a r

parts of England the word i

crying, foun

us have to tread

, o

eard previously whe

It is used for every sort of purpo

oice of simu

etter, all

a de, hu

ho, nons

ion, q

ome in you would have