BROWN GAL IN DE RING
Jamaican: trad

Dere's a brown gal in de ring, tra la la la la
Dere's a brown gal in de ring, tra la la la la
Dere's a brown gal in de ring, tra la la la la
For she like sugar and I like plum

Den yu skip across de ocean, tra la la la la
Den yu skip across de ocean, tra la la la la
Den yu skip across de ocean, tra la la la la
For she like sugar and I like plum

Den yu show me yu motion, tra la la la la
Den yu show me yu motion, tra la la la la
Den yu show me yu motion, tra la la la la
For she like sugar and I like plum


The singers may be divided into two groups. One group singing the words and the second group sings "Tra la la la la".


According to the notes accompanying this song:
"One child stands in the middle of the ring. At the second verse she skips around. At the third verse she does some action which the others have to imitate. Whoever imitates it best takes a turn in the ring."

From:
"Brown gal in de Ring"
12 Jamaican Folk-Songs
Collected & arranged for schools by OLIVE LEWIN
Oxford University Press 1974
ISBN 0 19 330544 5

X: 1
T: Brown Gal in de Ring
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
O: Jamaica
N: 3 verses shown due to second bar variations
Z: NP 09/06/2011
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