Baptismal song-
Dip dem Bedward, dip dem
Dip dem in de healing stream.

Lyr. Add: Dip Dem, Bedward
Traditional, Sam West version, 1950s

Chorus:
Dip dem, Bedward, dip dem,
Dip dem in the healing stream.
Dip dem sweet but not too deep.
Dip dem to cure bad feeling.
1
Some come from de naat
Wid dem face full a wart
Dip dem de healing stream.
Some come from de souf
wid dem big yabba mouf
Dip dem in the healing stream.
Chorus:
2
Some come from de east
dem was leggo beast.
Dip dem in de healing stream.
Some come from de west
dem was perfect pes'.
Dip dem in de healing stream.

"Bedward believed people could be cured of illnesses by being baptized in the Hope River. People from all over the island came to him for this reason."

Lyrics and notes from a 1950s LP of Sam West songs.

Copied from www.mentomusic.com

The past month saw several articles about Alexander Bedward whose church was especially strong in the 1890s and later. He was judged insane in the 1920s and died in 1930 in an asylum.
The articles appeared because an American preacher also forecast the 'rapture' for May 21.

I could find little about Bedward's personal life or family, so cannot comment on the Geographic item about the 'mongoose'.