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Baalam's Donkey
Man. you ever hear donkey talk yet?
Lady, you ever hear donkey talk?
Bwoy, you -ever- hear- donkey talk?
Gal, - you --ever-- hear -donkey talk?
Yes, Man! Me hear say one [censored] did talk;
Tell me story, Man! It inna di Good Book,
Say one [censored] did talk.
Man say, "Jack!"
Him dey pon him jackass a ride;
Mi say him dah ride a galang.
Because him gwine get pay fi cuss some man.
Prophit a galang pon him donkey,
Massa God say him no fi go,
No fi go cuss nobaddy;
But Prophit love money so him a gwaan,
Tho' God say him no fi goh.
When Prophit reach part a di road,
One man sey, "Woh, Jackass!"
But Propht no hear an' him no see nobaddy,
"Jack! Gwaan , Donkey! " say Prophit,
But Jackass naw move at all;
Man, when Jackass no wa' fi move,
You ca' get him fi move!
Lick donkey, Jackass no budge!
Kick Jackass, Donkey da groan!
Shout Donkey, Jackass wa' tu'n back!
What a rellemspellem!
Donkey start fi talk!
"Prophit , you no hear man say, "Woh, Donkey?"
Prophit, you no see man stan-up inna raod?
You no see him 'ave one big long sword?"
Man, was it a duppy in di road?
Mi no know, sah.
Lady, was it a duppy?
Mi noh know sah.
Bwoy, was it a duppy?
Mi no know sah,
Gal, was it a duppy?
Mi noh know sah!
All me know ,mi nebba hear donkey talk.
Man alway talk to donkey.
Man , you ever hear donkey talk yet?
Lady, you ever hear donkey talk yet?
Bwoy, , you-- ever- hear -donkey talk?
Gal, you -ever- hear donkey talk?
Well, if you like fi cuss people,
Jackass may talk to you.
How good is your Jamaican patois? Think you could get full marks reading and understanding this poem?
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Man. you ever hear donkey talk yet?
Lady, you ever hear donkey talk?
Bwoy, you -ever- hear- donkey talk?
Gal, - you --ever-- hear -donkey talk?
Yes, Man! Me hear say one [censored] did talk;
Tell me story, Man! It inna di Good Book,
Say one [censored] did talk.
Man say, "Jack!"
Him dey pon him jackass a ride;
Mi say him dah ride a galang.
Because him gwine get pay fi cuss some man.
Prophit a galang pon him donkey,
Massa God say him no fi go,
No fi go cuss nobaddy;
But Prophit love money so him a gwaan,
Tho' God say him no fi goh.
When Prophit reach part a di road,
One man sey, "Woh, Jackass!"
But Propht no hear an' him no see nobaddy,
"Jack! Gwaan , Donkey! " say Prophit,
But Jackass naw move at all;
Man, when Jackass no wa' fi move,
You ca' get him fi move!
Lick donkey, Jackass no budge!
Kick Jackass, Donkey da groan!
Shout Donkey, Jackass wa' tu'n back!
What a rellemspellem!
Donkey start fi talk!
"Prophit , you no hear man say, "Woh, Donkey?"
Prophit, you no see man stan-up inna raod?
You no see him 'ave one big long sword?"
Man, was it a duppy in di road?
Mi no know, sah.
Lady, was it a duppy?
Mi noh know sah.
Bwoy, was it a duppy?
Mi no know sah,
Gal, was it a duppy?
Mi noh know sah!
All me know ,mi nebba hear donkey talk.
Man alway talk to donkey.
Man , you ever hear donkey talk yet?
Lady, you ever hear donkey talk yet?
Bwoy, , you-- ever- hear -donkey talk?
Gal, you -ever- hear donkey talk?
Well, if you like fi cuss people,
Jackass may talk to you.
How good is your Jamaican patois? Think you could get full marks reading and understanding this poem?
?