tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861628482878268359.post7952278564280891384..comments2024-01-19T12:48:36.531+01:00Comments on migrantenstadl: Integrasyondiskurstunay önderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906325265392378839noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861628482878268359.post-47214633463673535782012-09-28T23:18:40.012+02:002012-09-28T23:18:40.012+02:00Listen Mr Oxford Don
Me not no Oxford don
me a s...Listen Mr Oxford Don<br /><br />Me not no Oxford don <br />me a simple immigrant <br />from Clapham Common <br />I didn't graduate <br />I immigrate <br /><br />But listen Mr Oxford don <br />I'm a man on de run <br />and a man on de run <br />is a dangerous one <br /><br />I ent have no gun <br />I ent have no knife <br />but mugging de Queen's English <br />is the story of my life <br /><br />I don't need no axe <br />to split/ up yu syntax <br />I don't need no hammer <br />to mash/ up yu grammar <br /><br />I warning you Mr. Oxford don <br />I'm a wanted man <br />and a wanted man <br />is a dangerous one <br /><br />Dem accuse me of assault <br />on de Oxford dictionary/ <br />imagine a concise peaceful man like me/ <br />dem want me to serve time <br />for inciting rhyme to riot <br />but I tekking it quiet <br />down here in Clapham Common <br /><br />I'm not violent man Mr. Oxford don <br />I only armed wit mih human breath <br />but human breath <br />is a dangerous weapon <br /><br />So mek dem send one big word after me <br />I ent serving no jail sentence <br />I slashing suffix in self-defence <br />I bashing future wit present tense <br />and if necessary <br /><br />I making de Queen's English accessory/ to my offence <br /><br />---- - John Agard 1985 - ----flonoreply@blogger.com