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A-2 “Old Maw-Maw” A Conch song learned in the Bahamas, sung by Wilbur Roberts, Riviera, Florida, January 16, 1940. Recorded by Stetson Kennedy and Robert Cook.
Old Mah-Mah,
The old tom cat, 'e got so fat,
'E couldn't run at the mousey's mom.
The children lost their fine teeth comb,
And their 'eads crawled away with the licey.