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Felonious Funk

In what way shall I improvise myself? Shall I memorize the first way I felt? And my origin from West Africa Through the European landing in hell? Jelly with a honeysuckle belly Make it catch like rhythm that unfolds Unremembering the hell til it tells me Live like I act like a story untold. Ragtime Naptown bands in syncopation Dixieland Creole bred pause for the cause Sax make it take it banjo behave it Clarinet trombone tuba and guitar String bass and pluck mashing in your face Swing like I tap dance on boogie shaped clouds Ella King Vaughn touch it fast then it shake Mean as a blues song on turn it up now. Then I gain recognition streams freed me On to an atonal sound without bop And I'm not in any definite key Remembering not remember locks.

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Date: 3/23/2017 2:50:00 PM
All that Jazz - nice,
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