《Sonny’s Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)》歌词

[00:00:00] Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem) - Linton Kwesi Johnson

[00:00:41] Dear mama

[00:00:43] Good day

[00:00:45] I hope that when these few lines reach you they may

[00:00:49] Find you in the best of health

[00:00:52] I doun know how to tell ya dis

[00:00:57] For I did mek a solemn promise

[00:01:00] To tek care a lickle Jim

[00:01:03] An try mi bes fi look out fi him

[00:01:07] Mama I really did try mi bes

[00:01:11] But none a di less

[00:01:13] Sorry fi tell ya seh poor lickle Jim get arres

[00:01:19] It was de miggle a di rush hour

[00:01:21] Hevrybody jus a hustle and a bustle

[00:01:24] To go home fi dem evenin shower

[00:01:28] Mi an Jim stan up waitin pon a bus

[00:01:31] Not causin no fuss

[00:01:34] When all of a sudden a police van pull up

[00:01:38] Out jump tree policemen

[00:01:41] De whole a dem carryin baton

[00:01:45] Dem walk straight up to me and Jim

[00:01:48] One a dem hold on to Jim

[00:01:50] Seh dem tekin him in

[00:01:52] Jim tell him fi leggo a him

[00:01:54] For him nah do nutt'n

[00:01:56] And 'im nah t'ief not even a but'n

[00:02:01] Jim start to wriggle

[00:02:03] De police start to giggle

[00:02:05] Mama mek I tell you wa dem do to Jim

[00:02:09] Mek I tell you wa dem do to 'im

[00:02:14] Dem thump him him in him belly and it turn to jelly

[00:02:17] Dem lick 'im pon 'im back and 'im rib get pop

[00:02:20] Dem thump him pon him head but it tough like lead

[00:02:24] Dem kick 'im in 'im seed and it started to bleed

[00:02:27] Mama I jus couldn't stan up deh nah do nuttin'

[00:02:34] So mi jook one in him eye and him started fi cry

[00:02:37] Me thump him pon him mout and him started fi shout

[00:02:41] Me kick him pon him shin so him started fi spin

[00:02:44] Me hit him pon him chin an him drop pon a bin

[00:02:47] - an crash an dead

[00:02:53] More policman come dung

[00:02:57] Dem beat me to the grung

[00:03:00] Dem charge Jim fi sus

[00:03:02] Dem charge mi fi murdah

[00:03:05] Mama doan fret

[00:03:10] Doan get depress an downhearted

[00:03:13] Be of good courage-acap