SOME FOLK SONGS OF GUYANA



 

Missy Loss
Auntie Bess
Kuma-Kuma Fish
German Man
Itaname

Missy Loss 

Missy loss, Missy loss,
Missy loss she gold ring.
Oh, fine am, fine am, fine am.
Fine am leh me see! 

The ring is loss, the ring is loss,
The ring is loss already.
Oh, fine am, fine am, fine am.
Fine am leh me see!

Oh me lawd! oh me lawd!
Come and hear the 'tory.
Fine am, fine am, fine am.
Fine am leh me see!

 

 German Man

Refrain 
German man! buddy, German man.
Victoria married to German man.

When me go home,
Me go tell me mumma say,
 
"Victoria married to German man". 

When me go home,
Me go tell me puppa say,
"Victoria married to German man.

Refrain
German man! buddy, German man.
Victoria married to German man. 

Auntie Bess

Refrain
Hear Auntie Bess! Hear Auntie Bess!
Hear Auntie Bess ah halla!
Hear Auntie Bess! Hear Auntie Bess!
Hear Auntie Bess ah halla! 

Foreday mornin', cock ah crow!
Hear Auntie Bess ah halla!
Lif' up you bundle, leh ahwee go!
Hear Auntie Bess ah halla!

Yes, she ah halla!
Yes, she ah halla!
Hear Auntie Bess ah halla!
Wha' she ah halla? Wha she ah halla?
Wha' she ah halla fah?

I feel, I feel, I feel, I feel
I feel like a morning star.
I feel, I feel, I feel, I feel
I feel like a morning star.

 Refrain 

Itaname 

Itaname! Itaname!
Itaname! Itaname!

Oh captain, captain, put me ashore!
I don't want to go anymore.
Itaname too high fuh me!
Itaname gun friken me!

Itaname! Itaname!
Itaname! Itaname!

Itaname is too much fuh me!
Itaname gun drownded me!
Itaname gun wok me belly!

Itaname! Itaname!
Itaname! Itaname!

 

Kuma-Kuma Fish 

Nah eat ah fish, mama!
Nah eat ah fish!
Ah Kuma-Kuma fish, mama,
Nah eat ah fish! 

He worse than perai, mama
Worse than perai.
Ah Kuma-Kuma fish, mama
Nah eat ah fish! 

He guh bring you bad luck, mama
Bring you bad luck.
Ah Kuma-Kuma fish, mama
Nah eat ah fish!

He guh wok you belly, mama
Wok you belly.
Ah Kuma-Kuma fish, mama
Nah eat ah fish!