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This Machine Kills Fascists

by Ian Whiteley

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This Machine Kills Fascists

 

He was the dust bowl troubadour

A Socialist down to the core

Resist the rich protect the poor

This machine Kills Fascists

 

Dylan, Ochs and Johnny Cash

Seeger, Strummer, Billy Bragg

All of them would raise his flag

This Machine Kills Fascists

 

He plied his trade on Texas streets

Busking to earn some money to eat

Harmonica blu...

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Wednesday 20th May 2020 11:33 am

napowrimo2018   day 20   rebel   woody guthrie   guitar   folk   socialist   activist

Chelp

by Ian Whiteley

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Chelp

 

So

Like

He did everything backards-road round

Put on his coit

And pulled his hat on his eead

Washed his face wi’a wet dish-claht

 

And I’m like Whatever

 

Kids were art laiking

Mucking abart

Ran off darn a ginnel

 

Roobub pie

Waiting back at home

 

Some spice afore then

A ha’porth’a Spanish

Wash it darn

Wi’a sup er watter

 

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Saturday 20th April 2019 11:09 am

NaPoWriMo 2019   day 20   poem that talks   spoken language   dialect   yorkshire   chat

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