“I-ya-a ya-o sa, nom-be, ya-o ya.”
Trabbel on, ride on, ride on, ride on, catch to de nex’ mile-post, sing out,
“I-ya-a ya-o sa, nom-be, ya-o ya.”
Turtle answer de same song quite at de mile-post,—
“I-ya-a ya-o sa, nom-be, ya-o ya.”
As Horse catch to dat mile-post go in to Kingston, drop down dead!
b. Pigeon and Parrot.
Julia Gentle, Santa Cruz Mountains.
Pigeon an’ Parrot was co’rtin’ one girl an’ she say whichever one firs’ come in de house de mornin’ she would marry dat one. Parrot could not fly very fas’. He went an’ mek bargain wid anodder Parrot. He went before an’ leave de odder one to follow Pigeon behin’. He went near to de girl house an’ sit down in a tree. Pigeon call, saying,