Jamaican Song and Story

r Tiger:-"Bro'er Tiger, as you are such a big man, if you go in a de blue hole

Annancy:-"You must

ke out first, an' me

irst ta

, Bro'er Tiger, an' make m

nancy nev

on to the swimming, Annancy

for Tiger, he leaves the river

, I hear them shing a s

ten]

is time me a n

is time me a

is time me a

s time me a ny

im away, say they don'

Little Monkey town, an'

ear one shweet song

is time me a n

s time me a ny

You must sing the

cy commenc

hat they made a ball a night a

ng was playing, he was glad

ver, he saw Tiger was

Annancy, I can't f

dybye I hear them shing

is time me a n

is time me a

ink I lie, come make we

nd Tige

ce, Annancy tell Tiger t

s dancing an' play

er

' me tell you? You no yerry me tell

never cease w

is time me a

is time me a

e ball an' ask Monk

ow nothing name so, 'tis Mr.

e Little Monkey them, an

Big Monkey town, an' bring down a lots of s

fe take bush an' Anna

the wood until now, an'

ra me no c

TE

he river to wash their skins. Pr

e, int

ded, will

or must have fe

', and

for yo

ancy is fond of th

le, in

see. Make and let

ed. Past participl

. This shortening is always adopted. If a final

will not always be printed, but in reading,

v is pronounced more like a b, and th

Nyam is one of the few African

r, and let

present participle. Song and tune are interchangeable terms, and, even when there is no singi

e, by t

this story we have had a standing for to, in, the, at, will

go, le

n the bush,

ng. No mention of

hear me tell you they were talking about you up here? A

me, mention

another com

e so, nothi

ca hills where post-offices are few. They often bea

, Jack, or any of your companions, to be flogged as Tiger and Annancy were by the monkeys." Among the African tribes stories we know are often told with an object. The Negro is quick to seize a parable, and the point of a cunning