Brother Blackbird say unto Annancy:—"A you no have no wing, how you a go?"
Well! Blackbird take out two of him tail feather, 'tick upon Annancy. He pick out two of him wing feather, 'tick upon Annancy. He take two feather out of him back again, 'tick upon Annancy; two feather out of him belly feather, 'tick upon Annancy.
Well! Blackbird an' Annancy fly in a the sea upon the feedin' tree.
Every feedin' Blackbird go fe pick, Annancy say that one a fe him.
Blackbird go upon the next limb, Annancy say a fe him.
Blackbird go upon the t'ird limb, Annancy say a fe him.
Till Annancy eat a good tummy-full.
Annancy drop asleep upon the tree.
Well! Blackbird take time, pick out all the feather back, an' Blackbird fly away.
When Annancy wake out of sleep he say:—"Make me fly."