Dear Barbara,

I have this song on an old EP released by the ART record company of Nassau in 1952 entitled "A Second Album of Bahamian Songs by Blind Blake and the Royal Victoria Hotel Calypso Orchestra." Blake's real name was Blake Alphonso Higgs. The song is copyrighted to Blind Blake but the liner notes seem to imply that it is, at least in part, traditional. Oddly enough, for a recording of this period, the EP included a lyric sheet so here's the real article, no guesswork involved:

Mosquito had a party, sandfly went to see
Poker stood behind the door and poke it out to me
What?

CHO: Accaracca coon a shammama
Conch ain't got no bone
Accaracca coon a shammama
Conch ain't got no bone

Brother he like he conch and fish
He can't bother with the meat
Because the chew so hard he grind on bone
And break off all his teeth
Aye. CHO.

I went to a place the other day
To get meself some souse
Me chewed so much bone, me swallowed a spoon
Me forgot me had a mouth
Aye. CHO.

Crab and okra, fish and conch
Brother, he make you bite your tongue
You set on the floor — no knife, no fork
Eat until you want no more. CHO.

Get me boiled fish, me guinea corn grits
The devil with the meat
When you see the dent' (dentist)
I'll be content in having all my teeth
Aye. CHO.

Mosquito had a party, sandfly went to see
Poker stood behind the door and poke it out to me
What? CHO.

The entire album is really fun. Blake's a great singer and the band is pretty funky for 1952. Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Plume