This excerpt shows the verse as a play-party song for English-speaking children in the northern part of Honduras:

Children also played traditional games with songs in English such as Obeah Man, I like a boy (Me gusta un Chavo) and Cheque Senorita. The children's game Obeah man is very interesting. It was played on the North Coast explained an English speaking teacher who grew up in La Ceiba. Obeah man was the person who not only knew how to cure illnesses, but also had knowledge of magic such as finding out who caused witchcraft or who had stolen things. The word is used in many places in the Caribbean and the origin of the word Obeah comes from Ghana in Africa where many slaves in the Caribbean came from. In this game, the person who is the Obeah man is outside the circle. Inside the circle of children holding hands is a child on the ground acting sick. The children sing,
"Obeah man, can you tell what will make this lady well.
For she is sick and sure to die and that will make her Mama cry."
The Obeah man then answers that they should slap her on the back and change her name to Lucy Ana. Then different children play the sick child and the Obeah man.


Source: The History and Culture of Bay Islanders and North Coast English Speakers of Honduras By Wendy Griffin © 2004
http://www.unmundo.org/files/Isleno.pdf