Lico Buoy David Seitz

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A Lico buoy was playing in de ditch

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This little boy was catching fish

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Him turn around and what you know

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A bushmaster bite him on de toe

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And de bushmaster said Boy you gween die

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And de bushmaster said Boy you gween die

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And de bushmaster said Boy you gween die

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But de little boy said oh no not I

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Because I was born and raised on de land

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I know this jungle like the back of my hand

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I know you’s a liar I know you’s a fake

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Cuz you’s a boa not a bushmaster snake

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You’s just a boa – you got no poison- you got no fang you stupid

The lico boy was hungry to eat

So he climb mango tree for a mango treat

Him turn his head and come face to face with de killer bee hive dat inhabit this place

And da killer bee said Boy you gween die

And de killer bee said Boy you gween die

And de killer bee said Boy you gween die

But de little boy said oh no not I

Because I was born and raise on de land

I know this jungle like the back of my hand

You neva sting me for reason one - Cuz you can’t fly fast as I can run

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I’s fast – I’s fasta than stink, I ‘s faster than running water in the Chagres

He was getting a drink from a water vine when the buzz from mosquito did distract him mind

Dat mosquito did suck and look up with a grin cuz him inject yellow feva under his skin

And de mosquito said Boy you gween die

And de mosquito said Boy you gween die

And de mosquito said Boy you gween die

But de little boy said oh no not I

Because I was born and raise on de land

I know this jungle like the back of my hand

Your yellow fever does not worry me because I got vaccinate at the dispensary

It was past six oclock and de street lights was on

The cicadas were singing for de sun to go down

Lico boy him tried to sneak home late

But was one vex madda that for him did wait

And de vex madda said

Boy you gween die

all day in de jungle and you worry I

I don’t inderstand I don’t want to try

You come over here I gween tell you why

You was born and raised on this land

You tink all dem creatures is your best friends

Ther’s one painful thing that you can’t escape, that’s the wrath of your mother when you come home late!