Wannabe Gangsta

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There was a young man in the car, . the wannabe Gangsta by far
Born, West Indies, Barbados, now stop, with his Marley type style, dread locks
Gold teeth, shootah talk and striped socks but he was born near our local shops

With his Dude and his Rasta and Dredds and the talk that talked, man you hiss dedds
You are showing me non no nuff respects, as he posed in his rolled gold Gucci specs
Clicking fingers and walking like Jagger, speaking shotgun, knuckle duster and dagger

Says, hey man I will cut you a deal, this skunk you can buy for a steal
If you wanna drop snort something nice, I can magic a big rock of ice
But I knew that his blag was all talk and I said hey kid, Go, take a walk

You are talking a right load of pee, you are no more Jamacian than me
I wish with your spiel, you'd stop, you were born near our local shop
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Hunjeri Avatar
March 7, 2015 at 9:29 AM
I love this. You expressed it so well i could see that kid acting all gangster- like
Scott Avatar
March 8, 2015 at 8:57 AM
Thank you, I am from Manchester, UK and gangster culture is relatively new here.
Hopper Avatar
March 7, 2015 at 8:57 AM
Lol. I enjoyed this!
Scott Avatar
March 7, 2015 at 9:06 AM
Ta
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