Q, since, (I believe), there is a West Indian variant of St. James Infirmary, couldn't there possibly be a West Indian version of "Rockin' The Cradle" as well? That's what I'm wondering- whether there is an Anglophone Caribbean variant on the same theme- the wife who traps her husband with a child that isn't his. It is very likely, as some Caribbean countries were originally British colonies. This version of the song (Brown Skin Girl) seems like an angry response to the prospect of being trapped with a lover's baby (which isn't the composer/singer's). "Tell me how a monkey can make a cat!" I was not implying that there is a relationship; it is interesting that as a version of "Brown Skin Girl", this song (and the Span-Belafonte one) explore similar themes to "Rockin' The Cradle" the man helping the raise the child that isn't his.