At the height of the performance (see performance notes) the Koboi invokes the spirit of the Pokok Pauh Janggi. He raises the puppet , waves it about, showing only back, and saying-
Hei Toh Mambang Puteh, Toh Mambang Hitam
Yang diam di bulan dan matahari
Melempahkan sakalian ‘alam asal-nya pawang,
Menyampeikan sakalian hajat-ku,
Melakukan sagala kahandak-ku,
Hidulaplah Pokok Pauh Janggi!
Hey White Ghost, Black Ghost
Who dwell in the moon and the sun
Bestow all ‘the world of the magician,’
Deliver all my desires,
Do all my bidding,
Come alive Pauh Janggi Tree!
Koboi turns the puppet around to show color, sets it in the banana stem.
The Koboi Project 
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