Word, Shout, Sing

In 1933, Turner recorded Amelia Dawley in Harris Neck singing that song:

A wa ka, mu mone; kambei ya le'i; lii i lei tambee A wa ka, mu mone; kambei ya le'i; lii i lei ka Haa so wolingoh sia kpande wilei Haa so wolingoh, ndohoh lii, nde kee Haa so wolingoh sia kuhama ndee yia.

(Sudden death commands everyone's attention like a firing gun. Sudden death commands everyone's attention, oh elders, oh heads of the family. Sudden death commands everyone's attention like a distant drum beat.)