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Hooey-hooey—Boss Tweet gotta GO!
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
15 Jul 2020
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Hooey-hooey—Boss Tweet gotta GO!
Hooey-hooey—Boss Tweet gotta GO!

Hooey-hooey—he gotta go— 
Hooey-hooey—he gotta go!

He mocks and jokes about the plague
And earned a date at The Hague
He lies and brags ‘bout the tests
Thousands die, he beats his breast! 

Hooey-hooey—he gotta go— 
Hooey-hooey—he gotta go!

A parasite, con and leech 
A racist quack pushing bleach
An orange and lewd death machine 
Hawking magical vaccine…

Hooey-hooey—he gotta go— 
Hooey-hooey—he gotta go!

He’s causing deaths hourly
Got our necks under his knee
Line ‘em up ‘gainst his wall—
STOP these fools ‘fo they kill us all!

Hooey-hooey—he gotta go— 
Hooey-hooey—he gotta go
We say Tweet gotta GO
We say Tweet gotta GO…

Poet’s note: Inspired by the great Richard Berry’s original “Louie, Louie.”

© 2020. Raymond Nat Turner, The Town Crier. All Rights Reserved.

Confessions of a party animal: Boss Tweet

I used to grab on to 
pussies and rape teens 
Cause I had to get 
over—By Any Means… 

Long as I’m lawyered 
and breaded— 
Enquiring minds will 
forget I said it…

Oooh, this is such a groovy
party with so many hotties 
Underage…Although, I can
still have my pick of the litter
from any ICE cage! Oooh, the
Band’s all sweating—laying
these young things with their
‘Axes—’ but I’M the only playa
here who don’t pay no taxes!
Come here, young thing—you’re
‘bout to be molested—“Mask,” you
ask? My crew and I were just tested!

Long as I’m lying, there’s
always a chance; Someone
foolish might advance finance…
Long as I’m lawyered, laundering—
wheeling and dealing
There’s not much chance of someone
flipping and squealing…

So, I’ll just keep on prancing…
I’m not about to Give It Up—
without the bloodiest, fiercest fight!
So, I’ll just keep on prancing…
like a peacock holding on to
Kingly Power with all of my might!

Poet’s note: Inspired by the great Marvin Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up.”

© 2020. Raymond Nat Turner, The Town Crier. All Rights Reserved.

BAR’s poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner is an accomplished performing artist. You can find much more of his work at http://upsurgejazz.com .

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