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Joe Dawg Why you ears so heard? First you charged for murder Little later fe fraud End up inna custody Then stow way abroad Continue with your badness Nah praise the lord Twos, twos, back in custody End up pon isolation ward Thump the screw so hard Him drop like a ton a lard Every day you want fight Cant get to the exercise yard Every time them beat you up You cry, Oh Lord! Change your ways no man Your reply,"mi big and mi broad" If a so you a go tell the officer You gwine pull a wrong chord If you no change your ways You gwine end up inna de morgue. Joe Dawg,Joe Dawg Change your ways no man Then you can become Mr Joe Dawg

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Date: 1/14/2013 6:32:00 PM
The patois used in your work reminds me of Paul Lawrence Dunbar's dialect poetry. It is a wonderful piece with culturally-rich expression. Thank you for sharing it. I must ask (plz forgive my ignorance), what does "thump the screw" mean??
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Date: 1/15/2013 9:31:00 AM
Thump= punch screw=slang (prison guard/officer) Thannks for reading, hope you understand in its entirety now.
Date: 1/14/2013 5:14:00 PM
A rude boy indeed. I definitely picked up a ska/reggae vibe, then read the comments below and saw I was correct. I love a poem that embraces street talk/slang...well done
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Date: 1/14/2013 5:12:00 PM
A rude boy indeed. I definitely picked up a ska/reggae vibe, then read the comments below and saw I was correct. I love a poem that embraces street talk/slang...well done
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Date: 1/13/2013 7:39:00 AM
Its Jamaican patois, exported to England. I sometimes write in my "native tongue".
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Date: 1/12/2013 11:27:00 AM
the flag explains alot. the slang. it's not southern or inner city. it's street brit where they use words like "chokey". careful with those screws joe.
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