Guiana Sings, Delaware, OH: Cooperative Recreation Service, 1959. Based on collecting work in Guyana (British Guiana) by (Miss) Vesta Lowe.

YALLA GAL

Chorus:
Do leh me lone, Lulu, Do leh me lone,
Lorah me yalla gal, Do leh me lone,
Do leh me lone, Lulu, Do leh me lone,
Lorah me yalla gal, Do leh me lone,

Verse 1:
Put me face pon Lulu face, Lulu faint away O
Harrah, me yalla gal, do lone

Chorus

Verse 2:
Put me han’ round Lulu waist, Lulu faint away O
Harrah, me yalla gal, do lone

“This is a boat race song. The term ‘yalla’ is not used in any derogatory sense.”