And cut off his head, yes, took his head from his shoulders.

Dankun had only said that the Bambaras

Could not pause in sacrifices already begun.[4]

I sing of Donga Jaribata,[5]

The vulture of four wings,

A mighty bird, whose talons

Can tear up the soil of the earth;

A bird who if he will

Can dig a well with his claws.

You can just imagine the sensation when, after the negress had finished her chant, the phonograph repeated it without anybody’s help.