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Not to be confused with Kas-Kas, this poem re-stages a tracing match (i.e. a quarrel) between two Jamaican women. Common cuss-words like “boogooyagga” (low-grade) “heng-pon-nail ” (bedraggled) are here liberally used. Opponents are sometimes subjected to the most unexpected similes as ” Yuh lip dem heng dung lacka wen Mule kean meck up him mine”. 
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LOUISE BENNETT 
  
Back to Africa, Miss Mattie?
 
You no know wha you dah seh?
 
You haf fe come from somewhe fus
 
Before you go back deh! 
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Once upon a time, Brother Anancy had a plan to go to the cricket match in town, which was far away. He did not have enough money so he came up with a plan. He went to see Brother Snake and Brother Rabbit, who also wanted to see the cricket match but did not have enough money. However they had just a little more money than Anancy did. Anancy told them to meet him at the train station in the morning at 5:00 a.m. and bring what little money they had. He told them he could get them all there if they shared the food with him, which they would buy with the extra money. They agreed. The next morning Anancy met Brother Snake and Brother Rabbit at the station. 
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Wance apan a time Breda Anancy mek up im mind seh im gwine callect all a de camman sense inna de wurl. Im was tinking dat he would be de smartest smaddy in de wurl ef im do dis. So Anancy traveled all ova de wurl collecting camman sense. Im go to big countries an likkle ones. Im go to primary schools and universities. Im go to govament offices and businesses. Im go people house and dem work place.  
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Anancy and Fish Country  
 
Dere was a famine in di lan han far months dem neva ave noh rain. Day after day di sum com up ina di cloudless skies, di grass parch lackka caafee berry. Di tree dem also parch han brown same way, di plants in di tree dem staat fi widder away. Dere was a famine in di lan.  
Well, Anancy im ungry nung and im belly feel like im neva hit fi weeks pan months, im feel like im never hit ina im llife. Im mus fine food some where, im afi go aff tu some place else fi fine som food far im really a stave nung. “If ongle mi di ave one lang coat”, im sey tu imself. A oulda goh a Fish Country and preten fi bi a dockta”. “Dats it”! im taut tu im self, “dats wat a gwaan du”. Di ongle ting a dockta need is a black bag, a lang coat, hab a lang face”.  
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Mi breda did a tell yuh nuh fe go mango walk
go mango walk
go mango walk
Mi breda did a tell yuh nuh fe go mango walk
go mango walk
go mango walk  
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Words by Victor S. Reid/Music by Gustav Holst
 
I pledge my heart forever
To serve with humble pride,
This shining homeland ever,
So long as earth abide.
 
I pledge my heart this island
As God and faith shall live,
My work, my strength, my love
And my loyalty to give.
 
 
 
O green isle of the Indies,
Jamaica strong and free,
Our vows and loyal promises,
O heartland ‘tis to thee.

 
Words by M.G. Smith/ Music by Mappletoft Poulle
 
I saw my land in the morning
And oh, but she was fair,
The hills flamed upwards scorning
Death and failure here. 
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