Title: I Man Cool Post by: pez on March 25, 2006, 08:05:51 PM When in my teens I was blown away by a poem I came across. (circa 1980)
It was written by a then well known Rastafarian Poet by the name of Alanzo Izo Robinson (or Alanso Izo Robinson) from Jamaica. Unfortunately I cannot remember the exact words and wonder if there is any well versed scholar who can give me help find the exact wording. The poem was published. As far as I can remember it went something like this:- I MAN COOL I man cool Yes I man cool With love and friend I man cool With health and strength I man cool With peace and joy I man cool. I man go sit up ina de lwa An I man a medidate But Wah! Too much political terminology Gwina causa agony Too much sodomy An too much bigamy Chu! No badda me For I man cool. I man go sit upon I ital stool a Yule For I man cool I man go sit upona Jah throne An spat blood stain all ova Rome. Wah! Rome fight fe fame But all im aims are all in vain All de same im chat no one to blame Him cheat I like an animal I man is not a cannibal I man is a spiritual God moral I man naw go fuss nar fight I man cool ina Jah sight Yes Jah, dat de way I man are Cool as a black star. |