《Sonny’s Lettah(Anti-Sus Poem)》歌词

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

[00:00:30] Brixton Prison

[00:00:32] Jeb Avenue

[00:00:34] London South West Two

[00:00:37] Inglan

[00:00:42] Dear Mama

[00:00:44] Good day

[00:00:46] I hope that when these few lines reach you

[00:00:49] They may find you in the best of health

[00:00:53] Mama I really doan know how to tell you dis

[00:00:58] Cos I did mek a solemn promise

[00:01:02] To tek care a lickle Jim

[00:01:04] An try mi bes fi look out fi him

[00:01:08] Mama I really did try mi bes

[00:01:12] But none di less

[00:01:14] Mi sorry fi tell ya seh poor lickle Jim get arress

[00:01:20] It was de miggle a di rush hour

[00:01:23] When hevrybody jus a hustle and a bustle

[00:01:25] Fi go home fi dem evenin shower

[00:01:29] Me an Jim stand up waitin pon a bus

[00:01:33] Not causing no fuss

[00:01:35] When all of a sudden a police van pull up

[00:01:39] Out jump tree policeman

[00:01:43] All a dem carryin baton

[00:01:46] Dem walk straight up to me and Jim

[00:01:49] One a dem hold on to Jim

[00:01:51] Say him tekin him in

[00:01:53] Jim tell him to let go a him

[00:01:55] For him nah do nutt'n

[00:01:57] I'm nah tief not even a but'n

[00:02:02] Jim start to wriggle

[00:02:04] The police start to giggle

[00:02:07] Mama mek I tell you what dem do to Jim

[00:02:10] Mama mek I tell you what dem do to him

[00:02:15] Dem thump him in him belly and it turn to jelly

[00:02:18] Dem lick him pon him back and him rib get pop

[00:02:22] Dem lick him pon him head but it tough like lead

[00:02:25] Dem kick him in him seed and it started to bleed

[00:02:30] Mama I just couldn't stand up deh and do nuttin

[00:02:35] So me jook one in him eye and him started to cry

[00:02:39] Me thump one in the mouth and him started to shout

[00:02:42] Me kick one pon him shin an him started to spin

[00:02:45] Me pump him pon him chin an him drop on a bin

[00:02:49] And crash

[00:02:50] And dead

[00:02:54] Mama more policman come down

[00:02:58] And beat me to the ground

[00:03:01] Dem charge Jim fi sus

[00:03:03] Dem charge me fi murdah

[00:03:07] Mama doan fret

[00:03:11] Doan get depress an downhearted

[00:03:14] Be of good courage

[00:03:16] Till I hear from you

[00:03:19] I remain

[00:03:20] Your son

[00:03:21] Sonny