But what happen to de Caribs and de Arawaks too
Dem tell me bout Florence Nightingale and she lamp
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
This indicates that Mary Seacole worked in the midst of the suffering — a hands-on nurse. Florence Nightingale was a talented advocate of good nursing and had influence in England with those who managed the Crimean War. However, she is said to be more remote, a manager rather than a carer of wounded troops.
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