http://ia300238.us.archive.org/1/items/GeoffreyPhilpdancehall/dancehall_REAL_THING.mp3
The poem was originally published in Florida Bound (1995).
Dancehall
Man, mek me tell yu dat was a fete!
Riddim was wile, an de dawta dem a grine,
de idren dem a smoke de sweetes lamb's bret
straight from St. Ann, de bes colly we cud fine.
Security did tight, yu cudn even see a rachet,
fa de local top ranking stan up broad by de gate
till one fool-fool rumhead decide fe chuck a yute,
Bwai, me neva see one man eat so much bullet.
We kotch de bwai pon a speaka, an call him girlfren,
she search him till she fine de gole ring inna him ves
an shub him dung a dutty, figet him like de res.
Now das when de dance look like it was gwane en,
den we put on sum oldies, an leggo de bass,
fa yu cyaan cum a dance widdout a gun inna yu wais
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4 comments:
Dear m'lou,
Dancehall is really exciting these days especially with artists like Sizzla. "Praise ye Jah" and Tanya Stephens, "It's a Pity".
I'm glad the music is getting consciuos again--back to the livity.
Give thanks!
I am loving it--every second. What I have grown from to now. The poems serve as markers and as I said in Twelve Poems and I really mean it, "It's all good."
Nice podcast.
http://www.djtrends.com
Give thanks, DJ Trends.
1Love,
Geoffrey
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