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September 9, 2011
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Star Entertainment |
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Miss Lou remembered |
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The Honourable Louise Bennett-Coverley - File From now until the end of next week, one of Miss Lou's poems will be
published in The Star each day in recognition of her birthday - September 7.
Mout-amassi
- Louise Bennett
Mout-amassi Liza, yuh no Hear yuh mumma dah call yuh? Meck yuh mout so galang plang? Hear yuh mumma duh call yuh! Yuh mout so fly, yuh mils tell lie. So member seh me dah warn yuh: Liza, kibba yuh mout!
De way people wash dem mout pon yuh Yuh naw go strive, missis; Far everywhe yuh tun yuh hear Seh Liza do dat an dis. Yuh hear dat Liza chat to much, Yuh hear dat Liza seh, Yuh hear seh dat is Liza meck Mass Tom black puss run weh. Liza, kibba yuh mout!
Yuh meck Miss lattie husban put Har sinting outa door, Yuh meck Sam do fi purpose An hat up Jem sore toe. Yuh can gwan chat, but doan figat Yuh gwine reap what yuh sow. Liza, kibba yuh mout! Counta yuh, Dan set him grampa Duppy pon Sta Rose, An counta yuh Jane teck grudgeful. An pwile up Fan new clothes; De way yuh chat yuh meck Jinat Go obeah Laura nose. Liza, kibba yuh mout!
Yuh meck dem lock up Tayma fi So sen her bwoy a school; Yuh meck dem lock up Geral, an It tun him mumma fool! Yuh meck dem bring up Dora, seh She overwork her mule. Liza, kibba yuh mout!
Dem mussa put yuh so, missis - Is weh yuh dah go do? From me bawn me never see Nobody chat lacka yuh. Me hear Miss Della she dah swear Fi tun yuh mout backa yuh. Liza, kibba yuh mout!
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