Forwards

“The Weed (aka Man Pyabba)” traditional,
as performed by Count Lasher circa 1966:

One day I met an old lady selling
And I wanted something to eat
I thought she had bananas oranges and pears
But I took back when we meet She had a basket full of plenty[?] to eat
And was calling like she was mad I can’t remember all that she called
But these were a few she had

She had Man Pyabba
Woman Pyabba
Tomtom Callback and Lemon Grass
Minny Root Gully Root Granny Back Bone
Deadman getup and lebanter? Rope
Coolie Bitters Karina Bush
And the old Compellance Weed
Sweet Boom Cow Tongue
And the Granny Cracks Cracks
Belly Full and the Guzzu Weed

She had Cutta
Pemumma?
Fill up tebuppa?
Chinky? Strong back
Rock and tirry?
Genie Roots Siperilla
Madame Fate
and the Ducky Batty
Burbine Pitweed
Duckweed
Me Sister Repeat
And the Bamber Root
Dibbydibby Mill feed
And the Ackim Bush
And the one they call Puss in Boot

She had Rango
Dash along Quarker Bush
Jacob Lead and the Alligator Weed
Mandinga Pustly and Jackna Bush
The Chickanit and the Guinean Weed
Bimzagga the Devil Horse Whip
And the late Revival Weed
The only one she didn’t have
Was the wicked Ganja Weed

I said to her now dear lady
Weeds are good I understand
But weeds don’t have a meaning
To any hungry man
If you had bananas yam and peas
I would a happy when we meet
So go back home with all your weed
And bring something to eat

Instead of Man Pyabba
Woman Pyabba
Tomtom Callback and Lemon Grass
Minny Root Gully Root Granny Back Bone
Deadman getup and lebanter? Rope
Coolie Bitters Karina Bush
And the old Compellance Weed
Sweet Boom Cow Tongue
And the Granny Cracks Cracks
Belly Full and the Guzzu Weed

Kid Cudi - Day’N’Nite (SCREWED)

via 7” found in the staircase at work