Lyr. Add: DIS LONG TIME GAL
Mento, for dance and play.

1
Dis long time gal a nevva see you
Come mek me hol' yu han',
Dis long time gal a nevva see you
Come mek me hol' yu han'.

Chorus:-
Peel head John Crow si-dung pon tree top
pick off de blossom
Mek me hol' yu han' gal,
Mek me hol' yu han'.

2
Dis long time gal me nevva see you
Come mek we walk an' talk,
Dis long time gal me nevva see you
Come mek we walk an' talk.
3
Dis long time gal me nevva see you
Come mek we wheel an' tun,
Dis long time gal me nevva see you
Come mek we wheel an' tun.
4 (Coda)
Mek we wheel an' tun till we tumble dung
Mek me hol' yu han' gal
Mek we wheel an' tun till we tumble dung
Mek me hol' yu han' gal.

No. 60, with musical score.

Olive Lewin, Coll., 1973, Forty Songs of Jamaica, General Secretatiat of the Organization of American States, Washington, D.C.