One day I met an old woman selling
And I wanted something to eat
I thought I was going to put a bit in her way
But I take back when I meet
I thought she had bananas, oranges, or pears
But 'twas nothing that I need
For when I asked the old woman what she was selling
She said she was selling weeds.

She had her dress tied up over her waist
And was wriggling down the street
She had on a pair of old slaps on her feet
And was wriggling down the street
Just then she started to name the different weeds
And I really was more than glad
Although I can't remember all that she called
These are a few she had:

Man tiabba, woman tiabba
Tantan fall back and lemon grass
Ninny root, gully root granny backbone
Bitter payee, lime leaf and toyo
Coolie bitters, corilah bush
That ah the old time iron weed
Sweet broom, sprout and wild daisies
Sweet fate and even toyo.

She had bitter gomma, portogee bomba
Conga Larua and twelve o'clock broom
Sarsparilla, wild tomato, sour sop leaf and
Papa bitcli weed
Wild bush, wild cane, wild leaf, monkey liver
That's bitterer than wild bay root
Action stands and even monkey liver
And all the rest you may need.

When I hear how much bush she had
I was dumb I couldn't even talk
She started to call from Capry Corner
And never stop 'till she reached Orange Walk.
The woman had me so surprised
That I didn't know what to do
That my girl came and give me
A cuff in my eye and I didn't even know who was who.

Sweet broom, sweet fate, and lemon grass
I hear them good for making tea
And then I hear bed grass and wild daisy
Is good to cool the body
The woman's tongue was even lisping
But she was calling out all the time
She even had a little canawa eye
And the other that left was blind.

She had pap bush, elder bush, black pepper bush
Then soldier, corporal and carpadulla
Fabian leaf, money bush, soldier posely
Pumpkin blossom and even devil doer
Demon congo, grass in galore
Physic nut, and lily root
In fact the only bush she didn't have
Was the bush for the every day soup.

Reference: Jones, Trandailer: Impressions of Nutrition Habits in the Virgin Islands Bulletin II. Virgin Islands Department of Health 1952 Songs About Foods [I'd argue with a few of the items...]