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Me want go home a yard oh! me want go home a yard oh! me want go home a yard oh! me want go home a yard oh! a Guava Ridge me barn oh! me want go home a yard oh! mumma me want come home oh! me want go home a yard oh! poor me boy me want go home, me want go home a yard oh! Teacher Bailey crahss 'pon me, me want go home a yard oh! |
LXXXVIII.
The last example refers to the rebellion of 1865. Several whites were murdered, and the survivors are of opinion that their lives were saved by the prompt action of Governor Eyre, who proclaimed martial law and restored order by severe measures:—
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War down a Monkland, war down a Morant Bay, war down a Chiggerfoot, the Queen never know. War, war, war oh! War oh! heavy war oh! Soldiers from Newcastle come down a Monkland with gun an' sword fe kill sinner oh! War, war, war oh! War oh! heavy war oh! |