"Jessie Mahon"

"Another banter aimed at the sloppy, housekeeping woman. Barbadian men place great stress on the ability of their women to cook and clean well and many romances founder on this crucial factor. Some men have no compunction about sending the young woman packing back to her Ma if they finf her wanting in these areas."

Marshall, McGeary and Thompson, 1981, Folk Songs of Barbados, Ian Randle, Publishers, Kingston, Jamaica.