XXXIII. DRY RIVER.
Once a man have t'ree daughter. Dem go go pick wacky.
When dem a come, dem come to a river having no water.
Dem meet a old man beg dem a wacky.
The two biggest one give the old man two wacky, one each, an' the little one wouldn' give any.
An' the old man sing:—
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You no give me one wacky you can't pass, You no give me one wacky you can't pass, You no give me one wacky you can't pass, Dry River will come an' take you 'way. Draw me nearer, Draw me near, Dry River will come an' take you 'way. |