86. The Girls who married the Devil. [[Note]]
a. The Devil-husband.
William Forbes, Dry River, Cock-pit country.
There was two sister an they had a yawzy brudder who de two sister didn’t care about. They was faderless and mudderless. An’ see a man come to court de two sister to carry dem away; an’ de man tek dem into de boat to carry home, an’ de little yawzy boy tu’n a cockroach an’ get into de boat. An’ when deh get home, de house-maid tell de two girl, “Wha’ you follow dis man come heah now? He is Devil!” An’ de Devil tell de house-maid dat she mus’ feed dem well, an’ de little boy come out of de boat.
Well, deh had a big cock a de yard, an’ de house-maid said, “I gwine to sen’ you home into de boat.” An’ t’row out a bag o’ corn gi’ de cock, say, “When him fe eat it done, de boat will catch home”. So de cock commence to eat de corn—
“Hock kaluck kum ka tum swallow!
Hock kaluck kum ka tum swallow!”
knock him wing bap bap bap bap! After he knock him wing, he crow—
“Ko ko re ko!