Jamaican Song and Story

An' going into the house, the house don't lock with no key nor either open with no key. When they want to go in them use a word, say "one-two-t'ree-me no touch liver," an' the door

re he is getting all these meat. An' when he is going him tell Mr. Annancy all the rule, that when he go

them passing with the meat, Annancy was trem

h you mout', you a

do, say "one-two-t'ree-me no touch liver." As they go into the house Blackbird tell him that him mustn't take no liver. An' Mr. A

se, count "one-two-t'ree-me no touch liver,"

or won

call him

he door wo

so frighten. He say:-"One-two-t'ree-four-fiv

or won

Look in your bag, yo

eet-mout' say in

ird le

was the General, march before. When them reach to the place they were just in time, for the butcher were taking Mr. Annancy to go an' tie him on a tree to cut him with

cy. They take all the butcher meat an' carry home. Then Mr. Blackbird take Mr. Annancy under his wing an' all his soldiers an'

ra me no c

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it does not despise the shelter of the verandah. The wasps live in colonies, making many small nests ins

ion of Sesame, which meant nothing to the negro, into one-t

e true, his ears are outrageously hard, said of a boy who will not do as he is told. He nyam fe true, he eats immensely. Lazy fe true, abominably lazy. Ugly fe true, exceedingly ugly. The water cold fe true, the water is very cold. White yam burn fe true, the white yam is sadly burnt. Orange bear fe tru

right; literally, owing to hi

have, mu

, sweet-mou