CVIII.
The most laughable antics, "mechanic" as they call it, are indulged in in the next:—
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Oh me Toad oh! Come along, Toad-eye; Oh me Toad oh! Come along, me Toady boy; Come along, Toad-eye; Come along, me Toady boy; Oh me Toad oh! Come along, Toad-eye. |
Each girl has a "Toad" in front of her to protect her. The Toads jump about, and the one who can get past the other and capture his girl, wins. Jamaican toads, or at least the small kind, hop like the frogs of cooler countries.
CIX.
The first half of the tune which follows occurs in the story of Annancy and Screech-owl ([No. XIX.]):—