Mosquito One Mosquito two…

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Clap hand song (Mosquito one, Mosquito two…)

Mosquito one,
Mosquito two,
Mosquito jump
Inna hot callaloo

Mosquito three,
Mosquito four,
Mosquito fly
out de ole man door;

Mosquito five,
Mosquito six,
Mosquito break
up de ole man bricks;

Mosquito seven,
Mosquito eight,
Mosquito open
de ole man gate;

Mosquito nine,
Mosquito ten,
Mosquito tickle
de ole man hen;

Source – down by the river complied by Grace Hallworth

Story retold in this episode:

The Lazy Bowy

Why dis chile won’t work

Folk-Lore from Antigua, British West Indies Author(s): John H. Johnson

Source: The Journal of American Folklore , Jan. - Mar., 1921, Vol. 34, No. 131 (Jan. - Mar., 1921), pp. 40-88

Why Fly Mouth is where it is

How and why story – explains why things are the way they are

Folk-Lore from Antigua, British West Indies Author(s): John H. Johnson

Source: The Journal of American Folklore , Jan. - Mar., 1921, Vol. 34, No. 131 (Jan. - Mar., 1921), pp. 40-88

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