Ah Swallow me Tonsil

 So daddy wake me brothers ah early morning

All the “Rise and Shine” couldn’t stop the turning

With the dew and the coldness, their mouths were push

At the thought of walking through all the bush

By evening time dem had a change in mood

So dey look fi mango, orange and other food

As the sun get hot, daddy send them home

But that was the time they choose to roam

Up and down Missa Bayee land

Dey run and jump to touch the banana hand

Dem know for sure if Missa Bayee did see

He wudda curse and shout and complain to mammie

Yet just for fun Jacob pretend

Look Missa Bayee ah come around the bend

He tek off with one piece ah lightning speed

Sure that Rufus wud follow his lead

Like a road runner he head down di track

Him neva even see the banana tie-back

De piece ah string give him one clothesline,

He fall so hard, nearly bruk him spine

Yet Jacob hold he throat with fear on him face

No longer concern about winning the race

Me brother run to him full up ah fright

Cause Jacob seem ready to read his last rite

Rufus hear a weak croak, when he try fi counsel,

“Call daddy, tell him me swallow me tonsil.”

Rufus eyes light up, there were laughs galore

Him belly starting hurting, he cudn’t tek it no more

This was no joke for Jacob at the time

He was still in shock, thinking he gwine dead in e prime

But this didn’t stop Rufus who was now on the ground rolling

He cudn’t wait to reach home and tell arwe everything

If anything, is me mammie ah blame

If this was public me brother wudder shame

If yo touch up yo tonsil, she put it in we head,

It go fly down we throat and kill arwe dead

For years to come we still laugh at de joke

Even at times imitating Jacob croak

But even though we all find dis story so funny

It just goes to show the influence of yo mammie