Michael Bray

Author of A Time To Kill

Raggedy Beard Beach Poem

(Slang Version)

Got a raggedy beard fo’ da beach
Staht off ah scratchy and den to trim
Fuhst take a day or two t’ swim
Den on to take dat nas’y thang down!
Trim on up to da Fu Manchu
(Might even bun up a haya do!)
Den we gonna take dat beard on off
Be lef’ wid a big mustache
Do it mahse’f won’ cos’ no cash
Trim dat ‘stache like in the 3rd Reich
(Then jus’ might ha’ tuh take a hike!)
Yeah we gonna swim an’ get all clean
No moh raggediness to be seen
Can’t teh me Ahm thoughtless an’ mean
Come home all fancy an’ renewed
Folks be sayin’ “Wha’s up dude?”
“Los’ dat raggedly look fo sure
Your han’some looks we can endure.
Well da’s all I got for this lovely mornin’
Stoppin’ dis flow to you ‘thout warnin’

0620 on 23 April, 2021
(Regular English version)

Got a raggedy beard for the beach
Start off allscratchy and then to trim
First take a day or two to swim
Then on to take that nasty thing down!
Trim on up to the Fu Manchu
(Might even bun up a hair do!)
Then we gonna take that beard on off
Be left with  a big mustache
Do it myself  (Won’t cost no cash)
Trim that ‘stache like in the 3rd Reich
(Then just might have to take a hike!)
Yeah we’re gonna swim and get all clean
No more raggediness to be seen
Can’t tell me I’m thoughtless and mean
Come home all fancy and renewed
Folks be sayin’ “Wha’s up dude?”
“Lost that raggedly look for sure
Your handsome looks we can endure.”
Well that’s all I got for this lovely morning
Stopping the flow to you without warning

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