Lyr. Add: HIGHLAND DEY

Mary gone a-mountain,
Get yellow plantain,
Mary gone a-mountain,
Wid she yellow plantain.

Chorus:-
Highland dey !
Highland dey !
Highland dey !

Mary gone a-mountain,
Get yellow plantain,
Mary climb up de mountain,
Find more yellow plantain.

Mary gone a-mountain,
Get yellow plantain,
Mary boil she plantain,
Up on de mountain.

Mary gone a-mountain,
Get yellow plantain,
Mary come down de mountain,
Wid she yellow plantain.

Mary gone a mountain,
Get yellow plantain,
Mary eat she plantain,
All round de mountain.

Work song used mainly for hauling timber.
Musical score arr. for voices, guitar and bass by Gareth Walters.

Edric Connor, Coll., 1958, Songs from Trinidad, Oxford University Press.