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Little Johnny

April 25th, 2009

 
A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology courses. She started her class by saying, “Everyone who thinks they’re stupid, stand up!” After a few seconds, Little Johnny stood up. The teacher said, “Do you think you’re stupid, Little Johnny?” “No, ma’am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself!” 
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Jamaican Proverbs

April 25th, 2009

Mi come here fi drink milk, mi noh come here fi count cow”. A reminder to conduct business in a straightforward manner.
 
The higher the monkey climbs the more him expose”. A truly comic image if you’ve ever been to the zoo, and comforting to any of us whose backs have been used as a stepping-stone for someone else’s success. 
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NOH LICKLE TWANG! - Miss Lou

April 25th, 2009
NOH LICKLE TWANG!
(NOT EVEN A LITTLE ACCENT)
 
This poem bemoans the fact that a recent repatriate Jamaican has returned from the United States without a trace of having been–not even a little “twang”! This, to say the least, is a highly unusual occurrence and all the more unforgivable.
 
Me glad fe se’s you come back bwoy,
But lawd yuh let me dung,
Me shame o’ yuh soh till all o’
Me proudness drop a grung.
 
Yuh mean yuh goh dah ‘Merica
An spen six whole mont’ deh,
An come back not a piece betta
Dan how yuh did goh wey?
 
Bwoy yuh noh shame? Is soh you come?
Afta yuh tan soh lang!
Not even lickle language bwoy?
Not even little twang?
 
An yuh sista wat work ongle
One week wid ‘Merican
She talk so nice now dat we have
De jooce fe undastan?
 
Bwoy yuh couldn’ improve yuhself!
An yuh get soh much pay?
Yuh spen six mont’ a foreign, an
Come back ugly same way?
 
Not even a drapes trouziz? or
A pass de rydim coat?
Bwoy not even a gole teet or
A gole chain roun yuh t’roat.
 
Suppose me las’ rne pass go introjooce
Yuh to a stranga
As me lamented son wat lately
Come from ‘Merica!
 
Dem hooda laugh afta me, bwoy
Me could’n tell dem soh!
Dem hooda sey me lie, yuh was
A-spen time back a Mocho.
 
Noh back-ansa me bwoy, yuh talk
Too bad; shet up yuh mout,
Ah doan know how yuh an yuh puppa
Gwine to meck it out.
 
Ef yuh want please him meck him tink
Yuh bring back someting new.
Yuh always call him “Pa” dis evenin’
Wen him come sey “Poo”.
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Brown Girl in the Ring

April 25th, 2009

 
Dere isa brown girl in the ring tra la la la la  
A brown girl in the ring tra la la la la la  
Dere isa brown girl in the ring tra la la la la  
Shi luk lakka sugar and a plum  
(Plum Plum)  

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Long time gal mi never see yuh

April 25th, 2009

This long time gal me never see yuh
Come mek me hold yuh hand
This long time gal me never see yuh
Come mek me hold yuh hand  
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Liza -Waata come a mi y’eye

April 25th, 2009

Every time mi memba Liza,
Waata come a mi y’eye,
Wen mi tink pan mi nice gal Liza,
Waata come a mi y’eye.

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Evening Time

April 25th, 2009
Evening Time
Music by Barbara Ferland and Lyrics by Louise Bennett  
 
Come Miss Claire
Tek de bankra off yu head mi dear,
Evening breeze a blow,
Come dis way Miss Flo.
 
Help down yah,
Afta yu no beas’ a burd’n mah.
Ress yuh self at ease,
Feel di evenin’ breeze.
 
Evenin’ time,
Work is over now is evenin’ time,
Wih deh walk pon mountain,
Deh walk pan mountain,
Deh walk pan mountain side.
Meck we cook wih bickle pan dih way,
Meck wih eat an sing,
Dance an play ring ding
Pan dih mountain side.
 
Ketch up dih fire Ma’hta
Pass me dih gungo peas,
Rub up dih flour Sarah - Lawd!
Feel di evenin’ breeze
 
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Linstead Market

April 25th, 2009

Mi carry mi ackee go a Linstead Market
Not a quattie worth sell
Mi Carry me ackee go a Linstead Market
Not a quattie worth sell  
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Cricket, lovely cricket

April 25th, 2009

The West Indies coach had put together his team for the World Cup Cricket tournament. The only thing that was missing was a good bowler. He had scouted all the colleges, and even the high schools, but he couldn’t find a ringer bowler who could ensure a World Cup win.

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The West Indian advantage…

April 25th, 2009

A Canadian Highway Patrolman pulled a car over and told the Guyanese driver that because he was wearing his seatbelt he had just won himself $5,000 in the State Safety Competition.
“What are you going to do with the money?” asked the policeman. 
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