Reputation Rumba

It’s busy at tha deli, 
So get ya-self in line an take a numba.
Got a special on baloney. 
We’re gonna dance tha reputation rumba.

No matta its location, 
A house is only ca-pentry and lumba.
You can neva be a homey 
Unless ya do tha reputation rumba.

Tha butta betta be thea, 
Rega-dless o tha pressa ya been unda.
Once tha lobsta’s on tha boila, 
It’s time to do tha reputation rumba.

Tha masta’s on a benda; 
That menace in his pocket’s no cucumba.
Betta shake ya salt and peppa, 
He means to dance tha reputation rumba.

Miss Scarlett come a callin’ 
With demons gonna haunt you while you slumba.
Left a baby on ya da-step.
That’s how ya do tha reputation rumba.

And since ya daddy took a powda, 
Ya can hea the sound o’ gossip loud as thunda.
It’s as clea as oysta chowda, 
That dance step’s called tha reputation rumba.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 9/24/2021 12:34:00 PM
This sounds funky! I can imagine a group singing/rapping this... Very lyrical and fun. An excellent write. :-D
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Date: 9/24/2021 8:26:00 AM
Masterful use of dialect, which did not become cumbersome at all. A-uh?
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Date: 9/24/2021 7:04:00 AM
Wowza! What a rumba :)
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