Hi all--Probably an easier query to answer than the last few: concerning
Grace Nichols:
SKANKING ENGLISHMAN BETWEEN TRAINS
Met him at Birmingham Station
small yellow hair Englishman
hi fi stereo swinging in one hand
walking in rhythm to reggae sound/Man
he was alive
he was full-o-jive
said he had a lovely
Jamaican wife
Said he couldn't remember
the taste of English food
I like mih drops
me johnny cakes
me peas and rice
me soup/Man
he was alive
he was full-o-jive
said he had a lovely
Jamaican wife
Said, showing me her photo
whenever we have a little quarrel
you know/to sweeten her up
I surprise her with a nice mango/Man
he was alive
he was full-o-jive
said he had a lovely Jamaican wife
All I wanted to know was what "drops" are; & if "grooving" is a felicitous
way of glossing "skanking".
all best --N
Nate & Jane Dorward
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