Ewah Wah James Eh
Ewah Wah James Eh
Ewah Wah James Eh
Circle Dance
Circle Dance
(Cameroonian Pidgin English)
Actions
(English)
Lead:
Ewah wah* James eh
All:
E-e-eh James-eh, ewah!
Lead:
Ewah wah James eh
All:
E-e-eh James-eh, ewah!
Lead:
Gima** money,
Gima money
All:
Ewah
Lead:
Gima money,
Gima money
All:
Ewah
their hands for the first 4 lines)
(Kids put their hands on the waist and start twisting
From side to side at this point till the end)
Lead:
Ewah wah* James eh
All:
E-e-eh James-eh, ewah!
Lead:
Ewah wah James eh
All:
E-e-eh James-eh, ewah!
Lead:
Give me my money,
Give me my money
All:
Ewah
Lead:
Give me my money,
Give me my money
All:
Ewah
Notes
*"Ewah wah" in this song will translate as an "unreliable" person, someone to be wary of. So "Ewah wah James" is "unreliable James". If it were only "Ewah!", it will be a sound of encouragement or an expression of enjoyment as in "Yippee!!"
**Gima = Give me my
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Nyango M. Nambangi of the Minnesota African Women's Association for contributing this song and for explaining its meaning.
