SIN MARTEN IS WE,Z OWN
October 13, 2012 at 1:39am
OUR FOREFATHERS CAME HERE FROM FAR AWAY LANDS
CROSSING THE OCEAN FROM EUROPE TO ASIA AND AFRICA
TO THIS SWEET SUGARCANE , AND SOFT SEA COTTON ISLAND
WHERE THEY JUST PUT DOWN THEIR BOOTS
AND THEY PLANTED THEIR ROOTS
SOME CAME TO EXPLORE, SOME CAME TO ESCAPE
WHILE OTHERS WERE BROUGHT HERE AGAINST THEIR WILL
TO PLANTED THEIR FIELDS AND TO TOILED THE SOIL
TO GROW THEIR CROPS, TO REAP THEIR SALT
WE LABOR FROM DAWN TO DUST IN THOSE SALT PONDS
AFTER GIVEN OF OUR BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS,
FOR FOUR HUNDRED YEARS .
EMMACIPATION FINALY CAME, AND WITHOUT ANY QUESTIONS
WE WERE PROMISED AN EMPTY COMMISSION

BUT WHEN SITUATION STARTED GETTING THOUGHER
IT WAS ONLY THEN THE MASSER RUN AWAY FURTHER,
TO BETTER LIFE FO HE, AND LEAVE WE HERE TO SUFFER
BUT WE FIGHT BACK AND WE MANAGED TO SURVIVED
SO NOW WE AS THEIR OFFSPRINGS ARE CLAIMING THIS LAND FO WE
, AND EVERYTHING THA ON IT, IS WE,Z OWN
SO EVERY GALLENG, AND EVERY PELICAN, IS WE,Z OWN
EVERY ROCK STONE IN THE GUT, AND EVERY BLADE A GRASS, IS WE,Z OWN
THE FLAMBOYANT TREES THAT BLOOM IN JUNE AND JULY, IS WE,Z OWN
EVERY SLAVE WALL THAT IS STILL STANDING, IS WE,Z OWN
THE DANSE PANUM WITH MISS NEZE LEWIS, FROM FREE TOWN ,
IS WE,Z OWN
YAYA WITH SHE PRETTY , PRETTY COLOR FROCK , IS WE,Z OWN
THE SHAW MANGOES IN LA COLUMN, IS WE,Z OWN
WE SWEET POM SURETTE , AND WE GUIN EP IN COLOMBAY
IS WE,Z OWN
AND WE TAMARINE , AND EVERY ALMOND TREE IN FRIARS BAY
IS WE,Z OWN
THE SOURSOOP AND THE SUGAR APPLE IN LOTTERIE
IS WE,Z OWN
THE GOLDEN APPLE IN MARGOT PA, IN CRIPPLE GATE
IS WE,Z OWN
THE FRY JOURNEY CAKE WITH SALT FISH AND BUSH TEA,
IS WE,Z OWN
THE PEPERMINT DROP , AND COCONUT CAKE AND MISS MANDA SUGAR CAKE,
IS WE,Z OWN
THE ARROWROOT PORRIDGE IN THE MORNING AS WE WAKE
IS WE,Z OWN
THE DRY CASSAVA BREAD AND SUGAR N WATER, IN THE AFTERNOON
IS WE,Z OWN
WE PIG TAIL AND RED BEAN SOUP, DASH WITH SUGAR IN SPOON
IS WE,Z OWN
THE SCENT OF THE SWEETPATATO PUDDIN
SLOWLY BAKING IN WE ROCK OVEN
IS WE,Z OWN
WE COCONUT TART AND WE GAVABERRY PUNCH FOR CHRISTMAS
IS WE,Z OWN
THE PIGEON PEAS AND RICE
WITH PIECE A PIG TAIL INSIDE SO NICE,
IS WE,Z OWN
EVERY LIME TREE
THAT WE CAN SEE, IS WE,Z OWN
WE SATURDAY DISH
OF CORNMEAL DUMPLIN AND STEW FISH,
IS WE,Z OWN
THE FOUNGE AND FRY JACK FISH,
IS WE,Z OWN
THE CORNMEAL STIRRED WITH OKRA
IS WE,Z OWN
A FISH BOILUP , BANANA, YARM , TANIA SEED AND SWEET CASAVA
, IS WE,Z OWN
THE CORNMEAL PAP, AND THE FLOUR PAP ,THEY TOO IS WE,Z OWN
THE MORNING BREAKFAST WITH DROPPERS IN MILK, IS WE,Z OWN
OH SWEET SIN MARTIN LAND EVEN ,THOUGHT WE RUN AWAY THOUSANDS OF MILES
FROM HER SHORES ,TO SEAK A BETTER MEANS OF LIVELY HOOD,WE STILL COME BACK TO HER BECARZ SHEE, Z- WEE,Z Z OWN
copyright 2016 Raymond Helligar
AKA BIG RAY