Shake yuh right foot, shake yuh right foot
An’ leh yuh left foot stand!
Shake yuh right foot, shake yuh right foot
An’ leh yuh left foot stand!
Verse 1
On the mornin’ o’ de fire Lord Nelson came down
He form de soldiers in a line,
An’ he blow de Ice House down.
Chorus
Save John Gill, save John Gill,
An’ leh de Ice House burn,
Save John Gill, save John Gill,
Leh de Ice House burn!
Verse 2
De Ice House in pawn
For a five-dollar note
For to buy a rocking-chair
An’ a silk sofa coat.
Chorus
Cease firing, cease firing
Don’t limber up me
Cease firing, cease firing,
Don’t limber up me.
Source: Trevor G. Marshall, Peggy L. McGeary and Grace J. I. Thompson, compilers. Folk Songs of Barbados. Macmarson Associates, Bridgetown, 1981, pp. 4–5.
