Gentle readers I give you American Professor Charles Edward Colby (1868-1913)
"Then in...early nineties, the...one Mr. Colby came here and give an exhibition by going up in a balloon [Cook: "Oh?'] and they sung this...that was one of the themes for the carnival.
Mon - seur Col – by qui lé ba – di – né nous.-- Mon - seur Col – by qui lé ba -di- né nous! Bal-on mon-té, bal-on descende, Bal-on tom-bé dans d'l'eau! Bal-on mon-té, bal-on descende, Bal-on tom-bé dans d'l'eau!
[Calypso Lore and Legend, Patrick Jones, Cook 0506, 1956, CDr Track, A1] [Calypso Lore and Legend, Patrick Jones, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 0506, 2006, CDr Trk, 01, 2:50-3:37]
[Transcription by Phil.]
Note: The artist was between 5-15 years old when Colby came to Trinidad in November 1889. (Sources on birth date vary.) Patrick Jones was also the father of activist Marion Patrick Jones (aka: Marion Glean; aka: Marion O'Callaghan)
Colby Discography: Almary, Madame Maiotte, et son Orc Isles, Vieil Air de St. Pierre, Martinique, Odeon 281.229, 1937 Fanfant, Roger et Son Orchestre Guadelopéen, Orchestres Creoles, Pathe, MM30876, 1938 Fanfant, Roger et Son Orchestre Guadelopéen, Quand Paris biguinait Ochestres créoles (1930-1940), MM-JBM, 7 86944 2, 1991, MM-JBM, Track 21 Azero, Nester; Varane, Josseline (various), Hommage à Léona Gabriel, Pastel, PAST CD 57-2, 2012, track #10
One verse appended to "Celestin Roi Diable" (at mm:ss 2:23 on CD reissues): Kindou, Alexandre (L'Orchestre Guadeloupeén), Biguine, Valse et Mazurka Créoles, Odeon KI5516, 1935 Kindou, Alexandre (L'Orchestre Guadeloupeén), Biguine, Valse et Mazurka Créoles (1929-1940) Vol. 1, Fremeaux, FA007, 1993, Track 15 Kindou, Alexandre (L'Orchestre Guadeloupeén), La Reine de la Biguine (Maladie d'amour), Pharaon, B0000281LW, 1996, Track 19