Richard Pottinger, Claremont, St. Anne.
Devil had his company in his house, had a woman also locked up while
Jack, his servant, was heating the oven. Somebody was expected from
home. Jack was very fond of that girl, promised her that if anybody
will come from home, he will keep heating the oven. The two of them
arrange that she will keep singing—
“Wah wah oo, wah wah oo, wah wah oo,
Nobody coming from Prince of Wales?”
Jack now (answers),
“No, no, madame; no, no, madame; no, no, madame;
Nobody coming from Prince of Wales.”
The master came to the window; “Jack, is the oven hot?”—“No, Master,
not yet hot.” Jack put in two bundles of wood more. About an hour
after, the girl began the same song. Jack gave the same reply. Master
came again; “Jack, is the oven hot?”—“No, Master, not yet hot.”