And how Robin Hood used to camp
Dem tell me bout ole King Cole was a merry ole soul
But dem never tell me bout Mary Seacole
From Jamaica
She travel far
To the Crimean War
She volunteer to go
And even when de British said no
She still brave the Russian snow
A healing star
Among the wounded
A yellow sunrise
To the dying
Dem tell me
Dem tell me wha dem want to tell me
But now I checking out me own history
The contrast between the ‘dying’ soldiers and the ‘sunrise’ emphasises the importance of Seacole who, like Florence Nightingale, served the troops, but received scant recognition.
Checking Out Me History