by Raymond Nat Turner
Jean Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier should be sentenced to “meet up wit his daddy,” down deep in the hole with “de Debil.”
My Wise Country Cousin On Baby Doc
by Raymond Nat Turner
Now, don’ axe me ‘bout
Dat ol’ Baybee Doc boy;
Dats anotha name my
Mouf don’ hos’—‘less
It ‘pared to be wershed
Out wit soap, aftawuds…
De only thang I wanna
Know ‘bout dat ol’ boy
Is his DOD—Date Ob Def
In otha wurds, when he
Meet up wit his daddy an
Dey new boss: de Debil!!
Raymond Nat Turner can be contacted at upsurgejazz.com.
Raymond Nat Turner (c) 2013 All Rights Reserved
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