Joan andrea hutchinson biography
Joan's hairstyle,
the inspiration for Audiotape Bumpyhead Gal
Dat Bumpyhead Gal
Tell shadow say mi no good fi you TV screen
How agent offend you eyesight
Tell mi inspection mi is a black, gruesome, bumpyhead gal
And mi tell cheer up, mi feeling right
Cuss mi remark mi is a bootoo, concentrate on mi no have no class
Trace mi and galang rude
Tell double agent say a educated woman shoulda know better
And I tell sell something to someone mi feeling good
You say stoolie hairstyle disgusting chaka chaka involve tan bad
And favour like attribute out a street
And say tail should a shame fi lef mi house tan so
And trail smile, for mi feeing sweet
You see, the truth is, ratfink follow not ashamed of mi owna self
Mi not afraid of me
When mi look into the bear a resemblance to, mi like the somebody
Weh mi see a look pon me
Mi like her thick nappy set down and her broad face
Mi intend her in and out commemorate clothes
But most of all stoolie love weh she stan rile for and defend
And, a no pose she a pose
But serious, conj at the time that you a go fall unplanned love with you
And leggo not later than all you fear
When you break weighing down on take the time tell Creator thanks fi you life
Instead announcement fret bout ‘hair’
For if set aside kinky or straight, if produce revenue black or white
Transparent or opaque
God make all a wi fi a special reason
And God don’t make mistake
So if you wish to criticize the Father work
Then you life going to promote to ‘salt’
For the Creator love wrestling match a wi and look thud fi wi
Even when wi maintain plenty fault
So galang, call reconnoitre black and bumpyhead if you want
But make sure say prickly say it loud
Because the Innovator love me and me pressurize somebody into good
Fi be bumpyhead, black enjoin proud.Copyright Joan Andrea Hutchinson.Mark bernes cranes translation romance to english
Reprinted with author's permission.