Subject: Lyr Add: WEST INDIAN WEED WOMAN (Felix's Krazy Kat
From:
GUEST,Phil d'Conch
Date: 03 Sep 18 - 05:48 PM
Mentioned in one of the linked threads:
West Indian Weed Woman
One day ah met an old woman selling
An ah wanted something to eat
I say I was going to put a bit in she way
But I tek back when I meet
I thought she had bananas, oranges, or pears
But was nothing that I need
For when I ask the old woman What she was selling
She said she was selling weed.
She had she coat tie up over she waist
And was stepping along with grace
She had on a pair of old clogs on her feet
And was wiggling down the street
Just then she start to name The different kinds of weeds
And I really was more than glad
But I can’t remember all that she call
But these were a few she had
Man Piaba, Woman Piaba
Tantan Fall-Back and Lemon Grass
Minnie Root, Gully Root Granny Back-Bone
Bitter Tally. Lime leaf, and Toro
Collie Bitters, Carilla Bush
Flat ‘o the Earth, and Iron Weed
Sweet Broom, Fowl Tongue, Wild Daisy,
Sweet Sage And even Toyo
She had Cat mint, Chinee Mint
Soldier rod, Pasture lana
And Cowfoot bush
Milk weed, brick weed, Bird vine
Ants bush
Bishop Cap and Rock balsam
Surinam Bitters, Wild green tea
Sweet finger and worm bush
Zeb Grass, Para grass
Carrion crow bush
Sweet Bitters and Tisane
She had Cassava Mumma, Coocoo Piaba
Jacob’s Ladder, and Piti Guano
Finger Bush, Job’s Tear, Piti Payi
Jumbie Basel and White Cleary,
Bile Bush, Wild cane, Duck Weed, Aniseed
Wara Bitters, and Wild Grey Root,
She even had down to a certain bush
Wha Bajans does call “Puss in Boots”
Oh when I hear how much bush she had
I left dumb till I couldn’t even talk
She started to call from Camp Street Corner,
An never stop till she reach Orange Walk
The Woman had me so surprise
That I didn’t know what to do
That a girl came and gi me a cuff in mi eye
And I did’t even know was who
Sweet Broom, Sweet Sage And Lemon Grass
I hear dem good fo makin’ tea
An wen I hear Zeb Grass and Wild Daisy
Dem good to cool the body
The woman tongue was even listed
And she was calling out all the time
She even had a lil Kamwa eye
And the other that left was blind
She had Tanka Bitters
Pomgranum bark, Conga cane
Bay leaf, Young Bizzi- Bizzi
Young grape vine, Back pain
Stinging nettle, Sofamo bush
And Broad leaf time
Myamar Seed and evergreen leaf
Bitter fence bitters jus like gall
Saskadoole quashi bitters
And Ana Ful or
Snake bitters but dat ain’t all
She had Bitter Guma, Putagee Bumbo
Conga Lana, and Twelve O’clock Broom
Sasparilla, Wild Sumatu
Soursop Leaf and Hafabit Weed
Yoruba Leaf, Sweet Pinpota Bush
White Fleary and Christmas Bush
Scotch and Sand Bitters And even Monkey Ladder
And all the rest you may need
She had Cuza Moma basel
Marie Sukuya cure and detura
Tudor bush, black sage
And Mahongany Mee
Fenelwood and Office bush
Breadnut Leaf, Jumbie bubbie
And Stinkin Toe
Old Maid bush, Cow Jumper
And Wild Mango
She had Fat Bush, Elder Bush, Black Pepper Bush
French Toya, Cure for all And Capadulla,
Tamarind Leaf, Money Bush, Soldier Pusley
Pumpkin Blossom And even Devil Dua
Neem and Congo Pump, Pingalor,
Physic Nut And Lily Root
In Fact, the only bush That she didn’t got
Was bush in the everyday suit!
[Felix's Krazy Kats (Gregorio Félix Delgado, leader, clarinet) vocals: Bill Rogers (Augustus Hinds,) Bluebird B-4938, Side B, 1934*, reverse: B.G. Bargee]
*There may be 1929 Victor release under a different title and/or band name.
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