Benjamin Zephaniah - The British

Benjamin Zephaniah - The British

Take some Picts, Celts and Silures br And let them settle, br Then overrun them with Roman conquerors. br br Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years br Add lots of Norman French to some br Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously. br br Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans, br Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese, br Vietnamese and Sudanese. br br Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians br And Pakistanis, br Combine with some Guyanese br And turn up the heat. br br Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians, br Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some br Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese br And Palestinians br Then add to the melting pot. br br Leave the ingredients to simmer. br br As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish br Binding them together with English. br br Allow time to be cool. br br Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future, br Serve with justice br And enjoy. br br Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste. br br Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all.


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Uploaded: 2014-11-05

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