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Simple tings
Simple tings - Jean Binta Breeze
Simple tings
(for Miss Adlyn and Aunt Vida)
de simple tings of life, mi dear
de simple tings of life
she rocked the rhythms in her chair
brushed a hand across her hair
miles of travel in her stare
de simple tings of life
ah hoe mi corn
an de backache gone
plant mi peas
arthritis ease
de simple tings of life
leaning back
she wiped an eye
read the rain signs
in the sky
evening’s ashes
in a fireside
de simple tings of life
Recording used by kind permission of the BBC for the BBC 100 showcase - 'Simple Tings' from Third World Girl (Bloodaxe Books, 2011).