| Skipping Poem
1,2,3 jump in!
I see a jumbie grin
And I lick* im pon his skin!
4,5,6 turn round
I see a jumbie come
And I shoot im with me bum!
7,8,9 and 10
I see a baby jumbie
And I cut him with me eye!
Jumbie mother, jumbie father
Jumbie sister, jumbie brother
Ole Higue, Soucayant
Diablesse, all come!
Well! I
Lick them with me rhythm
I lick them with me whip
If you want to conquer jumbie
Then you have to learn to skip!
Jumbie is a word for ghost in Guyana. 'Lick' means to beat. |