“Zin-ge-lay, wid dem run come,
Zin-ge-lay, wid dem jump come,
Zin-ge-lay, wid dem walk fas’!”
So de boat name “John Studee.” As he run into de yard, stamp him foot
an’ said, “John Studee!” An’ stamp again, “John Studee-ee-e!” So de
boat tu’n right back wid de two girl an’ de little boy. An’ as dey mos’
come, de little boy tu’n cockroach again; go in garden. Devil didn’t
see him.
Nex’ day mo’nin’, Devil go back in fiel’ put up de two girl again. De
maid t’row out a bag o’ corn an’ a bag o’ rice. Same t’ing happen. Las’
day when him gone, de maid t’row out a bag o’ corn, a bag o’ rice an’ a
bag o’ barley. An’ after him t’row, de cock commence to eat—
“Hock kaluck kum ka tum swallow!
Hock kaluck kum ka tum swallow!”