Part 4 — CXXVI.
Reading edition
Schottische.
[Listen] [XML]
Manny Clark a you da man! Manny Clark a you da man! So so ride you ride a Ginger Piece, All the gal them a dead fe you. Oh you take 'notta boil soup, take salt fish 'tick in it, Gal, you want fe come kill me? Oh you take 'notta a boil soup, take salt fish 'tick in it, Gal, you want fe come kill me?
Manny Clark, a popular player of dance tunes, goes to Ginger Piece and is overwhelmed with attentions by the girls. He addresses himself as follows:—"Manny Clark, you are the man! You just ride to Ginger Piece and all the girls are dying for you." Then, turning to one of them, he adds:—"Oh, you boil the soup with your best, taking Anatto and salt fish to stick into it. Do you want to kill me with kindness?"
Anatto gives a rich yellow colour to the soup. Salt fish (stockfish) is one of the principal articles of diet of the peasantry.