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DANDY MAN, OH Dandy man, oh Dandy man, oh Dandy man, Look-oh day are break, oh Dandy man, oh Dandy man, oh Dandy man, Look-oh day are break, oh Day are break, oh Cock a-crow, oh O'Neil a-go home Wha' me go do, oh? Day are break, oh Cock a-crow, oh O'Neil a-go home Wha' me go do, oh? During a Reel Dance (Trinidad or Tobago), ancestral spirits are summoned from Africa with special songs and drumming. At day-break the ancestors must leave the dance. This song is a lament at the departure of one of the spirits, O'Neil, here addressed by the affectionate "dandy man." I have this from a zox of a book at the Berkeley main library; don't remember the title. JN @BWI @dance filename[ DANDYMAN JN apr96 |
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