Jamaica

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"Come Quick!"

By

Lawd Jesus Christ!

Come Quick!

A whole lotta people dead!

Mi feel sick!

Dem Bun dung de World Trade overnight,

Me run lef mi slipper inna de street,

Fi see if dere's anyting dem need,

Mi nevva see so much simoke inna mi life,

Come Quick!

Dem poor people a struggle fi survive,

If mi did have wan helicopta mi woulda rescue dem,

Lawd Jesus!

Mi jus feel like wan big ole hen,

Mi nevva feel so helpless inna mi life,

Somebady loose dem fren,

Not to mention a wife,

A whole heap a women not seeing dem usban tonight,

A modda , nah see ar pickney dem,

Dis ya ting no mek no sense!

Wey dem likkle rebel a terrorize America fa?

Dem mussey nevva did hear bout karma,

Heavenly fadda, host and king,

Me pray for all de people dem who lay down dying.

 

In memory of 9/11/01