146. THE CUMBOLO.

Sarah Findley, Santa Cruz Mountains.

An ol’ man an’ a wife was travelling going on walk when they hear a

nice music was playing an’ the ol’ man say to his wife, “O Quasiba,

[71] hear dat sweet music singing over yonder. I like to know where dat

music come from.”—“Ol’ man, you tak time walk an’ we soon hear where

dat music from.... But Bruddie, dat ol’ Cumbolo dat was singing las’

night!”—“Den you mus’ come let we dance de Cumbolo, Susan, we all a

Cumbolo!” (sing and dance)—

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