TRACK 1 & 5. Caribbean Roots Song

Chainy root,
Sarsaparilla,
Strong back,
Tan pan rock,
Hug mi tight,
Search mi heart,
Dandelion,
Jacky mi saddle,
Blood wist,
Snake wist,
Raw moon,
Baceda bark,
Coconut root,
Banana root,
Cherry bark,
Chew stick,
Pimento bark
And medena.



TRACK 2. Electric Ernie’s Song

Morning and evening
Maids heard old Ernie cry:
"Come buy our orchard fruits,
Come buy, come buy:
Apples and quinces,
Lemons and oranges,
Plump unpecked cherries-
Melons and raspberries,
Sweet to tongue and sound to eye,
Come buy, come buy.

(adapted from Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti)

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TRACK 4. Pig Head Song:

One chop. Sharp and swift.
One for each of them. Chop chop.
I suppose it’s something I’ll get used to in time.
Now into the pot with you, piggy.
Into the brine with you, swine.



TRACK 4. Haiti Shop/Sweetie Man Song

Cane is a slaver;
Cane is bitter,
Very bitter,
In the sweet blood of life.

(adapted from Sugar Cane by Faustin Charles)