Stories and Proverbs
The Jamaican poets, like the griots of the West African people, lead us to some answers to where did the African-Jamaican woman, man, children threadbare osnaburg clothing, draw the strength to lay the foundation of our nation by their insistence not only on freedom but also on justice, and to create that rich unique Jamaican […]
Mango Walk
Mi breda did a tell yuh nuh fe go mango walkgo mango walkgo mango walkMi breda did a tell yuh nuh fe go mango walkgo mango walkgo mango walk An nuh pick up the number 11Tell mi joe do tell mi joeTell mi joe do tell miTell mi joe do tell mi joeWhy you pick […]
Linstead Market
Mi carry mi ackee go a Linstead MarketNot a quattie worth sellMi Carry me ackee go a Linstead MarketNot a quattie worth sell Lord what night, not a biteWhat a Saturday nightLawd what a night not a biteWhat a Saturday night Everybody come feel up, feel upNot a quattie worth sellEverybody come feel up, feel […]
Longtime Time Gal
This long time gal me never see yuhCome mek me hold yuh handThis long time gal me never see yuhCome mek me hold yuh hand Peel head John Crow sit upon the tree topPick out the blossomMek mi hold yuh han GalMek mi holdw yuh hand Long time gal me never see yuhCome mek we […]
Moon shine tonight
Moon shine tonight come mek we dance and singMoon shine tonight come mek we dance and sing Mi deh rock soYou deh rock soUnder banyan treeMi deh rock soYou deh rock soUnder banyan tree Ladies may curts and gentleman may bowLadies may curts and gentleman may bow Mi deh rock soYou deh rock soUnder banyan […]
Brown Girl in the Ring
Dere isa brown girl in the ring tra la la la laA brown girl in the ring tra la la la la laDere isa brown girl in the ring tra la la la laShi luk lakka sugar and a plum(Plum Plum) Show mi yu moition tra la la la laShow mi your moition tra la […]
Anancyi and de ole Agg
Bredda Anancy di a wanda fi a lang time ow fi lay dem an pan some goat han pig han hens han vegetable dat bilang tu his neighbours. Im neva did ave nutten fi imself. Im tun it ova ina im mine fi a lang while till at lase it lick im, im ave a […]
Anancy and Fish Country
Dere was a famine in di lan han far months dem neva ave noh rain. Day after day di sum com up ina di cloudless skies, di grass parch lackka caafee berry. Di tree dem also parch han brown same way, di plants in di tree dem staat fi widder away. Dere was a famine […]
Anancy and Plantains
A markit day but Anancy neva ave noh money, soh im siddung by di door af im cattage han im watch Tiger han Iisander di pus, Daag and Goat, han nuff adders hurry a goh markit fi buy han sell. Im neva ave nutten fi sell far im neva did du noh wurk ina di […]
Driving With Countrygal
Well, chile, all dis time I been turning big time foreigner, yuh know. Ah go anywhere ah please without lost an all a flash credit card now. Chile. So, mi dear, being as me becoming a very important person, I decide dat ah tired a di bus-tekking and walk foot. So ah decide fi learn […]
