Ska-ing West by Sir Lord Comic and the Cowboys

Ska-ing West by Sir Lord Comic and the Cowboys is proto rap from Jamaica. Some say that rap music originated on Jamaica in the early 1960's and that Ska-ing that was released in 1963 on Doctor Bird, is the first rap song ever made.

Toasting

Sir Lord Comic, whose real name was Percival Wauchope, began as a dancer, in those days also called a 'legs man'. He began toasting for Admiral Deans’ sound system in 1959.

Sir Lord Comic’s first toast was: 

Now we’ll give you the scene,
you got to be real keen. And me no jelly bean.
Sir Lord Comic answer his spinning wheel appeal,
from his record machine. Stick around, be no clown.
See what the boss is puttin’ down

Sir Lord Comic

In the Daily Gleaner on May 1, 1964 Sir Lord Comic’s performance at the Glass Bucket Club was advertised. It said that Sir Lord Comic would be presented as

an authentic sound system taken from western Kingston where the Jamaica Ska was born. Sir Lord Comic will be at the controls with his authentic sound system calls.”
Some of his recorded songs include Ska-ing West, The Great Wuga Wuga, Rhythm Rebellion, Jack of My Trade, and  Four Seasons of the Year, among many others.

Check out of Sir Lord Comic’s toasting skills on Ska-ing West

Source: New York Times, Old Ska Book, Rebeat