Want the care of a new John bwoy,
’t almost deh!”
The people say, “John Studee, was here, but jus’ gone away,—that great gambler!” He fly about a mile off again, go to another great house, go upon the house-top. He sing loud of voice now,
“You John Studee, you John Studee,
Fe me master, John Studee!
There’s a pretty gal from Silo,
There’s a handsome gal from Silo
Want the care of a new John bwoy,
’t almost deh!”
John Studee come now, say, “Who call my name?” See the bird up on the house-top, say, “Well, he want me!” Then he took up the fowl an’ get the buggy in haste; and take off his gold chain off his neck an’ put it on the pea-fowl. Pea-fowl have the golden feather round his neck on account of that gold chain. So when the feather came home, he got a boy chil’ an’ call his name John Studee after him. [[82]]