Questions

This is a list of all the questions and their associated study carrel identifiers. One can learn a lot of the "aboutness" of a text simply by reading the questions.

identifier question
35592Frankie went to the bar- keeper''s to get a bottle of beer; She says to the bar- keeper:"Has my living babe been here?"
35592Frankie went to the church house and fell upon her knees, Crying"Lord''a''mercy, wo n''t you give my heart some ease?
35592Or to put it interrogatively, why do the members of this particular class sing, and why do their songs contain the thoughts that they do?
35592The colored semi- rural proletarian, then-- how shall I describe him so that you may see him in your mind''s eye, as I read these songs?
35592What kind of pants does a gambler wear?
35592Why do n''t you be like me, why do n''t you be like me?
35592where was you when the rolling mill burned down?
35410An''what you go go buy, Miss Princess?
35410Bro''er Annancy a whé you mean fe do me, say a come you come fe kill me?
35410Has my lover gone to sea?
35410He dead?
35410How I manage fe gi''him the fuppence?
35410How you mean, me wife, fe ax me dat question? 35410 It is true,"she says,"that I am but a lean dog, but when the lean dog is dead what are you going to do?"
35410No dog- flea a bit me up so, sir? 35410 So you have got three acres of coffee and four acres of bare land, then why do n''t you come and ask for me?"
35410What are you doing with the grass, Robert?
35410What me can take fe catch you?
35410Whé mumma dé,literally,"where mamma is?"
35410Whé you da do?
35410You Bungo Mulatto, who is going to marry you? 35410 ( Levi always sings:--What is your retention, retention, retention?")
35410( What child does not suffer in this way?)
354101- 6), as:"O what is greener than the grass?
35410118), or"sponsors,"who arrange the marriage?
35410= Do you hear?]
35410= What the time?= at what time?
35410= Whé you wi''say=, what will you say?
35410= a wha''me tell you, etc.= What did I tell you?
35410= a whé me a go do?= What am I going to do, what shall I do?
35410= howdy=, how do you do?
35410= me no min tell=, me no been tell, did n''t I tell you?
35410= tell goodbye.= They= tell= howdy( how do you do?)
35410= whé fe do=, what to do?
35410= ya= sometimes means_ here_, sometimes_ do you hear?_= rope=, pronounced ro- up.
35410= ya=, do you hear?
35410= ya=, do you hear?
35410A little breathing time is given by:--[ Music: Good morning to you, mother; Good morning to you, daughter; What is your intention?
35410A neighbour of mine used to be made very angry when he first came to Jamaica because when he asked"Have you seen so- and- so?"
35410An the boy say:--"Ladies and gentlemen will you like to hear a song?"
35410An''Annancy ask the question:--"Who hold me?"
35410An''Brother Blacksmit''say:--"What sort of favour I can do for you?"
35410An''Donkey say:--"How can you run me?
35410An''Finger Quashy jump up tell Dog:--"Mr. Dog, me no tell you all time say you want one watchman?
35410An''Ratta ask him:--"What for?"
35410An''he sing like this:--[ Music: My eldes''sister, will you open the door?
35410An''he take out the golden tongue an''teeth an''show it to the King, an''ask the question:--"How can a bird live without teeth an''tongue?"
35410An''him go on, go on, till him believe Puss, an''him ask the question:--"Who hold me?"
35410An''puppa say:--"What make you lef''me daughter a bush?
35410An''someone answer him an''ask:--"What you want?"
35410An''the Cock ask Dry- bone:--"What is your name?"
35410An''the Devil ask a third time:-- My youngest sister will you open the door?
35410An''the Devil get into a great temper an''say:--[ Music: What is roguer than a womankind?
35410An''the King said:--"What you want?"
35410An''the bird answer:--[ Music: Good marnin''to you, Soliday, Good marnin''to you, Soliday, Good marnin''to you, Soliday, How are you this marnin''?]
35410An''the gal cry to her sister an''brother an''lover, an''they give her answer:--[ Music: Sister, you bring me some silver?
35410An''what you think the fellow does?
35410An''when him done laugh him tell Peafowl to say:--"Who hold me here?"
35410Annancy eat fe him share, then turn back say:--"Bro''er Deat'', you no come come eat?"
35410Annancy go home an''go to Candlefly yard tell him say:--"I never will be cravin''again, ya, Bro''er?
35410Annancy said:--"Bro''er Cow, you want to go home with me becausen me have it dé a run like a river?
35410Annancy say:--"Bro''er Monkey, how many sense you have, tell me?"
35410Annancy say:--"Me no tell you say me have two sense, one fe me an''one fe me friend?
35410Annancy say:--"No say fe me water sweeter more than fe you?"
35410Annancy tell him to ask:--"Who hold me?"
35410Annancy?"
35410At last the King yerry, an''him say:--"Who is dat, calling me daughter name?"
35410At two Wolf come an''call:--"Little Pig, you ready?"
35410Bring back me dumpling, yah?
35410Bring back me dumpling, yah?
35410Brother Blackbird say unto Annancy:--"A you no have no wing, how you a go?"
35410Brother, you bring me some gold?
35410Cow say:--"Him sweet; you no hab no more dé now?"
35410Deggy whé you would a do dé do, De Gay?
35410Did you find it?
35410Did you not hear me tell you they were talking about you up here?
35410Did you steal it?"
35410Did you tief it, or what?"
35410Do you want to kill me with kindness?"
35410Doctor Clark a one an''tanner, Major Black a two an''six, Mister Nelson three an''six, How you manage a jump the window?]
35410Fetch back me dumpling, yah?
35410Hawk say:--"All time you wait''pon God fe give you you will never get; no see me a man no wait''pon no man?
35410He look up see Annancy, call to him:--"What you doing dé?"
35410He said to Cow:--"You Cow, you no yerry me say''No fan you tail a me yard?''"
35410He said:--"Please, sir, you can give me that brick that I may go an''build a house?"
35410He said:--"Please, sir, you can give me that hay that I may go an''build a house?"
35410He say:--"Me no a tie you fe see if you heavy?"
35410He say:--"Please, sir, you can give me that kindling that I may go an''build a house?"
35410He went to Goat:--"Bro''er Goat, if I carry you fe Dummy, whé wi''you say?"
35410Here is the lament of an out- of- work cabdriver:--[ Music:_ 5th Figure._ Me buggy a sell fe eight an''sixpence Whé me a go get fe drive?
35410Him go to him dada an''whisper:--"Puppa, you no yerry what the fiddle say?"
35410How him manage to be before me?"
35410I often ask my boys which of these three is themselves?
35410I want to go away soon, do you hear?
35410In questions they misplace them again and say"What it is?"
35410Is it the body?
35410Is it the earthly spirit?
35410Is it the heavenly spirit?
35410Last of all, the wife, Nahker,"he say he done tire, en Spider say:''Yo''wey(= who) big so?
35410Lover, you bring me some gold?
35410Lover, you bring me some silver?
35410Me buggy a sell fe eight an''sixpence, Whé me a go get fe drive?
35410Me da go da Vaylum, barn day no Cubba?]
35410Me give you me shirt fe wash, You burn up me shirt with iron, You hand full a ring an''you ca n''t do a t''ing, Who dé go married you?]
35410Me lover gone a sea?
35410Mother Freeman, where is my Gungo( a kind of pea)?
35410Mr. Wolf, you would like to taste one?"
35410Mumma ho me love the man, Mumma ho me love the man, Mumma ho me love the man, Why you no come come ask fe me?]
35410My eldes''sister, will you open the door oh?
35410My second sister will you open the door oh?
35410My youngest sister will you open the door oh?
35410No one will sow my Gungo, or perhaps rather:--Will no one sow my Gungo?
35410No see you dada a dirty dé?"
35410No see you dada a dirty dé?"
35410No see you husban''a dirty dé?"
35410Oh den, gal, if you love me, Why do n''t you write me?
35410Oh what is your intention, intention, intention?
35410Oh what is your intention?
35410Oh you take''notta a boil soup, take salt fish''tick in it, Gal, you want fe come kill me?]
35410Oh you take''notta boil soup, take salt fish''tick in it, Gal, you want fe come kill me?
35410One man said to his neighbour,"See dat?
35410Or what is worse than e''er woman was?"
35410Pig ask him:--"What time you will be going?"
35410Pig ask:--"What the time?"
35410Pig say:--"Let me see if you can run as that apple?"
35410Pig say:--"What hour?"
35410Quashy take you pear; you no yerry?
35410Rabbit ask him:--"Brother Annancy, where you is comin''from?"
35410She asks:--"Where is my lover?"
35410She say:--"Who is that calling my daughter name?"
35410Snake say:--"Is she a pretty gal?"
35410So he went to Bro''er Peafowl an''ask him:--"What you will say if me carry you fe Dummy?"
35410So the servant- boy was an old- witch, said:--"Young mistress, you know that man is Devil?"
35410Soon him say:--"Bro''er Deat'', where de vittle?"
35410The boy says to the holders of the ring:--"If you let her come out I will kill you to- night, do you hear?"
35410The gal goes on:--"I do not see my lover; has he gone to Colon bay?"
35410The little comedy which follows suits him to perfection:--[ Music: Whé me lover dé?
35410The person answer:--"Who is that calling?"
35410The signal for taking a partner is given by the words"You find the banana?"
35410The wife say to Annancy:--"What kind a fresh?"
35410The young man say:--"How you will manage that the Duke not going to allow it?"
35410The"sing"was evidently composed by one of Sarah''s partisans for the words are:--"What did you do to make Sarah buck you?
35410Then Annancy say:--"Bro''er Tiger wha''me tell you?
35410Then the Snake ask again to the same tune:-- My second sister will you open the door?
35410Then there is Hettybel, and one girl has this astonishing combination-- Ataria( rhymes with Samaria), Azadell(?
35410They ask:--"Who come?"
35410This tune is the first half of the old French air"Ah, vous dirai- je, Maman?"
35410Trapong say to Brother Annancy:--"Me heavy?"
35410Very popular is the next one:--[ Music: Mother Freeman, a whé me Gungo dé?
35410Well, Annancy went to Hog, ask him:--"Bro''er Hog if I carry you fe Dummy, whé you wi''say?"
35410What I going to do?"
35410What a pretty basket, eh?
35410What a pretty basket, eh?
35410What about the''badian?
35410What is roguer than a womankind oh?
35410What is there for dinner?
35410What is your intention?
35410What make you shave old Hall, Rosie Fowler?
35410What make you shave old Hall, Rosie Fowler?
35410What make you shave old Hall?
35410What make you shave old Hall?
35410What make you shave old Hall?
35410What make you shave old Hall?
35410What you fe do with that?
35410What you fe do with that?
35410Where did you get the money to pay for your boots?
35410Where you a come from now?"
35410Whé me a go get fe drive?
35410Whé me a go get fe drive?]
35410Whé me lover dé?
35410Whé mumma dé oh?
35410Whé mumma dé?
35410Whé you a go do, Birdie?
35410Whé you a go do?]
35410Whé you da do make Sarah buck you?
35410Whé you da do make Sarah buck you?
35410Whé you da do make Sarah buck you?
35410Whé you da do make Sarah buck you?]
35410Whé you da do?
35410Whé you da do?
35410Whé you da do?
35410Whé you da do?
35410You find the banana?
35410You hand full a ring an''you ca n''t do a t''ing, Who dé go married you?
35410You no yerry me tell you say them a call you name up ya?"
35410You tief the banana?
35410[ 9][ Footnote 9: In Mr. Dudley Kidd''s_ Savage Childhood_( published since the above was written), I find that Zulu( or Pondo?)
35410[ Footnote 54:"Yah?"
35410[ Music: Johnny, Johnny, da wharra fe dinner?
35410[ Music: T''ree acre of Cahffee, Four acre of bare lan'', T''ree acre of Cahffee, Why you no come come ask fe me?
35410[ Music: Whé mumma dé?
35410[ Music:_ 4th Figure._ Good morning, Mister Harman, How are you this morning?
35410[ Music:_ 5th Figure._ What make you shave old Hall, Rosie Fowler?
35410[ Music:_ 5th Figure._ Whé you da do?
35410[ Music:_ Schottische._ Bungo Moolatta, Bungo Moolatta, Who dé go married you?
35410a whé me a go do?
35410a whé me a go do?
35410for What you did do?
35410how you manage a jump the window?
35410how you manage a jump the window?
35410is that all?
35410literally, What you is do?
35410meaning What did you do?
35410tingaling, Yo no yerry you honey, tingaling?
35410tingaling, You no yerry you honey, tingaling?
35410tingaling, You no yerry you honey, tingaling?
35410tingaling, You no yerry you honey, tingaling?
35410what is to be done?
35410you see any one is coming?
35410you see any one is coming?
35410you see any one is coming?
35410you see any one is coming?]