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Small
Corn
Callus
Rocky
Rocky
Stoney
Quiet
Slient
Fadda Grand
Cuss
Madda
mother
Curse
MORTHOLOGY A
duppy
a boil
him
pot
Duppy
is
boiling
his pot
Me
cotch
off
pon a
big
stone
and
wait
We sat
Betty
yoh na
come
Betty are
you
coming
Me
hang
on pon
Iheld
on to
Keep
watch
Was
looking
Figet
Forget
SYNTAX
Then
my
father
said
Him
gimie
de
whole
a her
name
He
gave
me
her
full
name
Made
Till
up of
hours
banana tek we
leaves
Until
the
time
has
passed
Something Something
slap a
hit us
Then
hear
him
Down
on a
big
stone
nad
waited
Dam
That
Meck
witless worthless up a
child
child
banana
trash
lick