“I-ya-a ya-o sa, nom-be, ya-o ya.”
As Horse catch to dat mile-post go in to Kingston, drop down dead!
b. Pigeon and Parrot.
Julia Gentle, Santa Cruz Mountains.
Pigeon an’ Parrot was co’rtin’ one girl an’ she say whichever one firs’
come in de house de mornin’ she would marry dat one. Parrot could not
fly very fas’. He went an’ mek bargain wid anodder Parrot. He went
before an’ leave de odder one to follow Pigeon behin’. He went near to
de girl house an’ sit down in a tree. Pigeon call, saying,
“Come on, me pretty Poll, come on, me pretty Poll,
Stay on de tree so long,
For de sun an’ de moon gwine down,
Stay on de tree so long.”
Parrot answer Pigeon behind,
“Go on, me pretty Pigeon, go on, me pretty Pigeon,
Stay on de tree so long,
Go on, me pretty Pigeon, go on, me pretty Pigeon,
Stay on de tree so long.”
Pigeon sail again. He stop, call again,
“Come on, me pretty Poll, come on, me pretty Poll,
Stay on de tree so long,
Come on, me pretty Poll, come on, me pretty Poll,
Stay on de tree so long.”
Parrot answer,
“Go on, me pretty Pigeon, go on, me pretty Pigeon,
Stay on de tree so long,
Go on, me pretty Pigeon, go on, me pretty Pigeon,
Stay on de tree so long.”
Pigeon sail. When Pigeon nearly catch to de house, call again in de
same tune. Parrot answer before now. Pigeon say, “Stop! a lil’ while
Parrot was behin’; how Parrot get before?” When Pigeon went to de
house, Parrot was in de house. Pigeon has to stay outside an’ Parrot
married to de girl.