Definitions of "tek baaskit cyaary waata"

Use a basket to carry water

It's a Jamaican idiom which means to be robbed off your intelligence or be offered a raw or deceptive deal.

Patois: Dat deh ah fake t'ing man, dem gi yuh ah baaskit fi cyaary waata.
English: That's a fake thing, you have been robbed off your intelligence(given a raw deal).

One, one coco full basket , Mi cum yah fi drink milk, mi no cum yah fi count cow , Every hoe ha them stick a bush , Wah sweet nanny goat ago run him belly ,