Sea critters that show up in some West Indian shanties
"Hell Of A Wedding On The Congo River" Butterfish get up to sneak a peice,
Way,hey, hey me bully boys
Baboon say leave me cake alone
Way, hey, hey me bully boys
What do you think they had for supper,
Way, hey, hey, hey me bully boys
Blackfish tail & a dip in the scupper
"Blackbird Get Up"
Blackbird get up, higher
Whitebird do the same, higher
"Round The Bay Of Mexico" Nassua girls they got no combs
Yea, Suzianna
They comb their hair with a groupper backbone
Round the Bay of Mexico
"Swing Your Tail"
Swing your tail like a barracuda(grouper or snapper) tail
Bulldog goin' bite me
"John dead" John dead, grey goose gone home
And the fox in the way-O