Lyr. Add: BLACKBIRD
Several variations.

Blackbird come from Black Rock,
Put on he decent black frock,
When you hear he bite de corn
When yuh look ne fly an' gone,
Come out, yuh long tail blackbird
Out de master corn row.

1
Black bird come from Black Rock,
Put on he decent black frock,
Eat up all de Massa corn
An' hol' up he tail an' fly,
Booey, blackbird, booey.
2
Blackbird come from Mango Pond
Eat up all de Massa corn,
Then tell lies 'pon poor Sparrow bird,
Booey blackbird !
3
Blackbird come from Black Rock,
Put on he decent black frock,
When he raid he bite de corn,
When he fly he fly an' gone,
Hol' up off de Massa corn,
Booey, blackbird, booey.
4
Blackbird come from Black Rock,
Put on a decent black frock,
When yuh hear he bite de corn,
When yuh look he fly an' gone,
Come out, yuh long tail black bird,
Out de master corn row.

Children were put out to 'mind' the corn, to keep birds and animals from eating the succulent and fresh cobs of corn.

No. 24, with musical score and chords.
T. Marshall, P. McGeary and G. Thompson, 1981 and reprints, Folk Songs of Barbados, Ian Randle Publishers, Kingston, Jamaica.