lash him whip, crack his whip as a signal.
strongy yeye, covetousness. To give the pronunciation a y has to be tacked on to strong.
him one, he alone.
The exact application of the song is doubtful. The end is pretty clear, meaning:—all the good things are not for you alone, Tacoma. It will be observed in this and some other stories that Jack Mantora, etc., is omitted. That is because they have no tragic termination.
XL. SEA-MAHMY.
One day, height a hungry time, Blackbird have a feedin' tree in a sea. An' every day Blackbird go an' feed.
Annancy say unto Blackbird:—"Please, Bro'er Blackbird, please carry me over a you feedin' tree."
Blackbird say unto Annancy:—"Bro'er Annancy, you so cravin' you goin' to eat every bit from me."
He say:—"No, Bro'er Blackbird I won' do it."