Mudcat Café message #3134823

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Thread #8026 Message #3134823
Posted By: GUEST,MorwenEdhelwen1
14-Apr-11 - 12:33 AM
Thread Name: Origins:Matilda [Mathilda](King Radio/Norman Span)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Matilda, Matilda (from Harry Belafonte)

A "jumbie" or "duppy" is a Trinidadian/Guyanese word for a ghost or demon. Is the implication that something supernatural is going on?