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My Wise Country Cousin On De Offal Office
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
16 Apr 2013
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by Raymond Nat Turner

Hail to the thief, and the office he thieves out of.

 

My Wise Country Cousin On De Offal Office

by Raymond Nat Turner

 

De Offal Offuzz, again, young brotha?

You dun axed me ā€˜bout de Offal Offuz!

ā€˜Cause you’s young, I’ll tell you twice—

Dem ol’ fools ol’ nuff ta know

Betta, but too ol’ ta tell anything

 

Member, dere’s three thangs

Dey do in de Offal Offuzz

 

  1. LIE

  2. AGE

  3. LEAVE RICHER den dey came…

 

Or, as one dem ol’ rappers might put it:

ā€œCommanduh ā€˜n Chief an Ol’ Liar ā€˜n Thief!ā€

 

Raymond Nat Turner can be contacted at upsurgejazz.com.

Raymond Nat Turner Ā© 2013 All Rights Reserved

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