Jamaica Anansi Stories/In Come Murray

by Martha Warren Beckwith

140. In Come Murray.

William Forbes, Dry River, Cock-pit country.

It was said when you go you see a man going to play dat Nansi story. Get anodder wid a pint a water, den him gwine to turn a drunkard, begin to totter, say, "Tiger, tiger, lie down"--

Zin come Mur-ray. I take drink, lay down, Zin come Mur-ray.

Mur-ray, ah, lay down, Zin come Mur-ray. I take drink lay down,

Zin come Mur-ray. Oh, poor Mur-ray. Zin come Mur-ray.

I take drink, lay down, Zin come Mur-ray.