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My Wise Country Cousin on Con-yay Wez
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
21 Jan 2014
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by Raymond Nat Turner

He go Wes’

You stay Eas’

 

My Wise Country Cousin on Con-yay Wez

by Raymond Nat Turner

 

Con who? Yay who, boy?

MrMuthafucka

E-relevent—if

He go Wes’

You stay Eas’, if he

Go Souf, you flee Norf!

 

He a theef, stealin’

Presshus seccuns, daze—

Da boy caint close no

Skoolz, cut Sowshull Seecuretee,

Or bom’ Afreecuh, can he?

 

Raymond Nat Turner can be contacted at upsurgejazz.com.

 

Raymond Nat Turner © 2014 All Rights Reserved

 

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